Miriam Webster’s a woman with a few secrets—can she keep them after she and her spirited Dalmatian, Domino, find a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff?
When Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages active adult community, the last thing she expects is to find a body on the bluffs nearby. The mystery takes a quick detour when Miriam and her friends return to Fitzgerald’s Bluff with the Deputy … with the Deputy Sheriff. The dead woman’s gone, but not for long. Where the body turns up is only one of the surprising twists the mystery takes for Miriam and her friends.
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Convinced that the local deputy isn’t up to the task of finding a killer on the loose, Miriam and her gang of Grand Old Lady Detectives [G.O.L.D.] set out to discover the truth about a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff.
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This was a fun easy read. I did find it a bit confusing with three of the main characters having names that start with ‘M’ but once I got my head a round that I quite enjoyed the mystery.
A body is discovered but before the inept police can arrive on the scene it disappears. It’s not long before it washes up on the beach and then the real mystery begins who wouldn’t want to kill the manipulative victim. Afraid they might be the next victim the group of friends that discover the body start to investigate but hiding there own secrets it proves to be a daunting task.
It was an interesting setting and I will be reading book two very soon.
“A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff” earns 5/5 Delightful Detective Discoveries…Clever & Engaging!
Anna Celeste Burke is a favorite “Top Ten” author, and her new series, Seaview Cottages Cozy Mystery, is one that I am eager to read more. With her signature well-written, steady-paced engaging style, she introduces Miriam Webster, a struggling widow due to her husband’s poor investments. One option is is for her to hide her fifty-years with glasses and hair dye and take up residence in the Seaview Cottages, an active adult community for those fifty-five or older, where her husband had purchased a cottage (he, of course, did meet the age requirement).
Bam! One reason for my being an eager fan is Anna always leads off her stories with a way to grab the reader’s attention and never let go. Here, panic runs amok in the community because Miriam, her Dalmatian Domino, and the Seaview Cottages Walking Club discover a dead body on the bluff, but after getting help and returning to the site with the sheriff, the body is no where to be found. Not for long! It does reappear, and the mystery takes on twists and turns, and several suspects with motives may have opportunity and means. Being a first book and so many characters and connections to introduce, it was a bit overwhelming sorting through all the characters in the first two chapters, but it improved once the initial panic slowed down as the drama found a good pace. All of this with Burke’s signature clever plot challenging the readers deductive skill, an informative Cast of Characters list and chapter titles (I enjoy this), funny and admirable characters, entertaining banter, and satisfying conclusion. A main theme is developed with four residents and Miriam banding together as the Grand Old Lady Detectives (G.O.L.D.) ready for any additional mysteries, mayhem, and murder that comes their way. Don’t forget Charly’s Angels as back-up along with one cranky and one hunky detective!
My two favorite words are “Recipes Included.” In this first book in the series, Anna provides several easy-to-follow recipes perfect for a Seaview Cottage pot-luck: Muffins, Queen City Chili, Death by Chocolate Cake, Vanilla Bean Scones, and Shoo-Fly Pie.
“A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff written by Anna Celeste Burke is the first installment in the Seaview Cottages Cozy Mystery Series. This was a quick read and drew me right in and didn’t let go until I finished. There are so many twists, turns and suspects to keep you guessing until the end. The characters were well developed, quirky and very believable. The descriptions of the Seaview Cottages makes one want to move there. I love when senior citizens are the stars of the story. They are such a comical group. The book will have you chuckling and smiling throughout. This is a fun mystery. I highly recommend it. I can’t wait to start the second book in this series.
A delightful new series from the talented Anna Celeste Burke. The GOLD ladies and Charly’s angels are a very interesting set of characters. They each bring a different set of talents to bear in solving crimes that makes them unstoppable as a group. Miriam is by far the youngest and most staid member of the group. The rest of the ladies are teaching her how to let loose and get more joy out of life. There are numerous suspects and plenty of twists and turns. Seaview Cottages are chock-full of quirky, eccentric characters who are sure to bring havoc and mysteries to the group for them to solve. I look forward to the next book in this series. I recommend all of this author’s books.
A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke is a wonderful cozy mystery that is the beginning of a new series. The setting is a community that is for 55 plus citizens who live in cottages near the sea that are each named after a famous writer.
The main character, Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages community with her dog, a Dalmation named Domino. She has a few secrets that she needs to keep from the residents…. But when Miriam and Domino are out walking they discover a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff.. After she and her friends report finding the body to the local Deputy Sheriff the dead woman has disappeared. Only later the same body turns up at another resort.
Miriam and her gang of Grand Old Lady Detectives (G.O.L.D) after determining that the local deputy is of no use in solving this crime decide to investigate it themselves. As the group set out to discover who the killer is Miriam is finding it harder and harder to keep her secret. How much longer can she maintain it especially when a new lead detective, Hank Miller now on the case…
Ms. Burke’s vivid descriptions of each quirky character and the plot make for an engaging storyline that keeps you reading until the end. I loved it from the first page until it ended leaving me wanting to read more. I can’t wait for the second one in this series.
I originally read this story in the Summer Snoops and Cozy Crimes anthology. I received a ARC copy of this book in exchange for a honest review.
I love this book couldn’t stop until I finished I even unplugged my computer so I could finish with a thunderstorm going on outside. The characters are great kept my attention all the way through. I loved that my name showed up as a character. What a wonderful way for Celeste to show reorganization to her readers. I can’t wait for the next SEAVIEW COTTAGES MYSTERY book to come out.
I love reading mysteries with senior citizens as sleuths. This is one of them. Miriam lives in an “adult” housing complex called Seaview Cottages. When she and her dog,Domino stumble on a body and it just disappears , is where the fun and mystery begin.She decides to find the murderer with her crew “the grand old lady detectives” . This is such a fun story. The characters work well together. If you like to read a fun story with mystery,then this is it ! I certainly recommend it to everyone
A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke was a great beginning to what I hope will be a long running series. Ms. Burke’s descriptive writing had me want to move to Seaview Cottages and meet the residents. Each one of the senior women of the Grand Old Lady Detectives are vibrant, active and quirky as they bring their own special talents to discovering who murdered the victim. The swiftly paced plot kept me turning the pages.
I originally read this story in the Summer Snoops and Cozy Crimes anthology.
I liked the characters. I just wish the author would have had it proofed for grammar and spelling errors. When I read the next volume I found even more problems–one also suspects it was written quickly to cash in on the first volume.
This book is about a woman living under false pretenses in a retirement community for adults 55 years and older. She discovers a body on the beach with her dog and investigates the crime with two of her friends from the community.
This is one long dialogue. There is no meat to speak of.
Kind of slow throughout
Boring.. Never finished reading.
Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages active adult community and the last thing she expects is to find a body while walking her dalmatian, Domino on the bluffs nearby. The mystery takes a quick detour when Miriam and her friends return to Fitzgerald’s Bluff with the Deputy Sheriff and the dead woman’s gone, but not for long. The story has twists the mystery takes for Miriam and her friends, of Grand Old Lady Detectives [G.O.L.D.] set out to discover the truth about a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff. I think the heroes are the dogs but I don’t want to spoil the story for anyone.
Book in: (Summer Snoops and Cozy Crimes:12 Mysteries for the Dog Days of Summer)