Join bestselling author Dahlia Donovan in the final book of her cosy mystery adventure in Grasmere Cottage Mystery book three. With love, wit, and a murder to solve, Valor and Bishan really need to stop life being so bloody complicated in this sweet gay romance.Deadly fire? Check.Fear-induced heart attack imminent? Check.Time running out on them? Not good.Valor Scott wants nothing more than to … out on them? Not good.
Valor Scott wants nothing more than to enjoy life in his little cottage with his boyfriend. The shadows of a serial killer continue to haunt him, though. He only wants the living nightmare to end. He battles one catastrophic event after the other, intent on bringing his loved ones through to the other side safely.
As their killer finally comes out into the open, Valor finds himself face-to-face with an obsessed murderer intent on destroying everyone in their path.
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Cliff hangers done, ending achieved…and what thrill ride it was. Dead in the Shop is the third and final book in the Grasmere Cottage Mystery series. Dead in the Garden started the journey, only we quickly realized we didn’t know as much as we thought we did. Dead in the Pond continued the story, but we were knocked around and couldn’t exactly figure out which end was up. And finally, Dead in the Shop rounds out the trilogy and all I have to say is brava!
The whole mystery series keeps you guessing and holding your breath while you try to keep your wits about you, and you can’t. It sends you every which way while you try to figure it out, and then slaps you along side the head. WOW! I can’t say too much without giving certain things away, but Valor and Bishan fight their way thorugh another brilliant book with brains, a sense of humor, and pudding. Of course pudding. Each character in this series is unique and adds something to the mystery and intrigue…and there were a few times that I wondered about a couple of characters.
I’m giving this book 5 stars. It was a fantastic ending to an amazing series with characters who are memorable and real. Once again, I have to applaud this author for her work and writing characters that are relevant. On top of that, the story is enjoyable, and at times you will find yourself holding your breath as you turn the page. I had to remind myself to breathe more than once. I highly recommend this series and this book. They are must reads and you need to read them in order. You will not be disappointed except for the fact that it did have to come to an end.
Independent reviewer for Archaeolibrarian, I was gifted my copy of this book.
This is book 3 in the trilogy, and you MUST read book one, Dead In The Garden, and book two, Dead In The Pond, before you read this one. They are NOT stand alone books and need to be read in order!
With Bishan in the hospital, Valor has to dig deep within himself to keep it together. When there is another murder, the police finally decide that they need to draw the murderer out. And Valor finds himself not only fighting for Bish, but for his life.
I have LOVED these three books, I really have! But I think you would get a better enjoyment if you read them back to back, not with several other books between each one, like I did! Just my personal opinion, though!
Again, only Valor has his say and I did miss Bishan and his off-on-tangents thing, so it would have been nice if they both had their say here, but it doesn’t affect my rating , I’m just bloody greedy and always want more!
As always, with Ms Donovan’s work, lots of giggles among the drama and murders and lots of lovely ways that show that Bishan and Valor really are perfect for each other.
Some surprises too, with that murder being front and centre, but some budding romances within the supporting cast!
The way it all went down with the murderer was a fitting end, and one I didn’t see coming, so that’s always good, being kept on your toes!
I shall miss these guys, along with all their friends and family, I really shall!
A very fitting . . . .
5 stars!
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This trilogy needs to be read in order, but all the books are out there and waiting. What a roller coaster ride of near death experiences, kidnap and murder. For a cosy mystery, this has been more like a Midsommer Murder episode done in 3 parts and each one has been glorious. I have loved reading about Lord Byron and Prince Valiant, their motley group and family, friends and supporters. Of all the possible suspects for psycho bad guy, it was the least expected. I’ve loved this series and I very much look forward to reading more from Dahlia Donovan.