Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder: An Oceanside Cozy Mystery – Book 27

Synopsis:

Could an Easter Egg Hunt actually be hiding a killer?

“Another satisfying murder mystery”

Heather is excited to bring her family to a beachy Easter Egg Hunt.

However, the search for “egg-citing” prizes in sand with metal detectors soon takes a deadly turn.

A man is discovered to have been bludgeoned with one of the detectors.

Who in this treasure searching club would have wanted this man dead?

Did the killer dress up as an Easter Bunny to make his getaway?

Armed with some Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Donuts, Heather is determined to find out the truth.

Join Heather as she hops to it and solves the case!

Praise for Susan Gillard:

“I always love imagining with each new release what the featured donut would taste like!” Amazon Customer

“Always packed with fun, lots of friends, family, and plenty of donuts.” Sharon Katz

“This series is fun to read with absolutely no violence.” Amazon Customer

Book 27 in the Oceanside Cozy Mystery series!
Can be read as a standalone but will be enjoyed more as part of the series.
A light, cozy mystery read with a dog loving and donut shop owning female private investigator, in a small town setting with quirky characters.
•No cliffhanger!
•No swearing!
•No gore!
•No graphic scenes!
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Review:

The characters are well round and well developed. I really like the close relationships between Heather and Amy’s families. They not only work well together but they enjoy each other friendship and their families get along well.

I liked the fact that this mystery took place at an Easter Egg Hunt, especially because this is Easter weekend. There were a lot of people at the egg hunt and that made for more suspects to consider. The mystery was well plotted and carried on well throughout the book. The writing style flowed smoothly and the book is an easy read.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well crafted cozy mystery. If you want a good book to help you pass away a weekend, give this book a try.

Easter in Key West has its egg hunt on the beach.
The Key West Beach Detector Club uses plastic eggs
with prizes inside them. The children use metal
detectors to find the eggs. The one to find the golden
egg wins a big prize….this year, it is the choice of
the first piece of a huge chocolate bunny.
For this hunt, Heather Shepherd, owner of Donut
Delights donut shop has created the Chocolate
Hazelnut donut to serve at the hunt.
Heather and her family and friends are enjoying
watching plus participating with Lilly in finding eggs.
Then a member of the club discovers the head of
the huge chocolate bunny is gone. Next the Easter
Bunny appears but doesn’t stop to talk with the
children. Then the man who was to play the Easter
Bunny reports the costume missing.
While searching for the chocolate bunny head and
the lost costume, a metal detector with blood on it is
discovered, followed by a dead body.
Who stole the chocolate? Who stole the costume?
Was it the same thief? Were both incidents related?
Was a member of the club or a family member of
those participating a murder?
Lots of interesting, quirky, colorful characters
present as suspects.
An original plotted adventure in a beautiful setting.
This is book # 27 in the Oceanside Cozy Mystery series.
It can be read as a stand alone.
I volunteered to read Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder.
Thanks to the author for the opportunity. My opinion is
my own.