USA TODAY Bestseller andAGATHA AWARD Winner for Best First Novel FULL OF SIMMERING SUSPENSE AND INTRIGUE… “Imaginative, empathetic, genuine, and fun, Lowcountry Boil is a lowcountry delight.” – Carolyn Hart, Author of What the Cat Saw “It’s a simmering gumbo of a story full of spice, salt, heat and shrimp. She had me guessing, detouring for a few laughs then doubling back for another clue right … laughs then doubling back for another clue right until the last chapter.” – The Huffington Post
PI Liz Talbot is a modern Southern belle: she blesses hearts and takes names. She carries her Sig 9 in her Kate Spade handbag, and her golden retriever, Rhett, rides shotgun in her hybrid Escape. When her grandmother is murdered, Liz high-tails it back to her South Carolina island home to find the killer. But when her police-chief brother shuts her out of the investigation, she opens her own. Then her long-dead best friend pops in and things really get complicated. As more folks turn up dead, Liz must use more than just her wits and charm to keep her family safe, chase down clues from the hereafter, and catch a psychopath before he catches her.
Praise for LOWCOUNTRY BOIL:
“Plenty of secrets, long-simmering feuds, and greedy ventures make for a captivating read…Boyer’s chick lit PI debut charmingly showcases South Carolina island culture.” – Library Journal
“I love this book. And you will too. Witty, droll,clever–and just a tad quirky! This light-hearted and authentically Southern mystery is full of heart, insight, and a deep understanding of human nature. Susan M. Boyer is a fresh new voice in crime fiction!” – Hank Phillippi Ryan, Anthony, Agatha & Macavity Award-Winning Author of The Other Woman
“Pulls the reader in like the draw of a riptide with a keeps-you-guessing mystery full of romance, family intrigue, and the smell of salt marsh on the Charleston coast. A welcome visit home with people you want to know and, in some cases, are glad you aren’t related to. A fun summer read!”- Cathy Pickens, Author of the Southern Fried Mysteries and Charleston Mysteries
“Twisted humor has long been a tradition in Southern literature (maybe it’s the heat and humidity), and Boyer delivers it with both barrels. In lesser hands, all the hijinks could be distracting, but not in Lowcountry Boil. Boyer’s voice is so perky that no matter what looney mayhem her characters commit, we happily dive in with them. An original and delightful read.” – Betty Webb, Mystery Scene Magazine
“What do you get when you cross a Southern mystery, a ghost of a warning, a love triangle and a savvy protagonist who will stop at nothing? Easy, you get a page turning read–Lowcountry Boil.” – Donnell Ann Bell,Bestselling Author of The Past Came Hunting
Books in the Liz Talbot Mystery Series:
- LOWCOUNTRY BOIL (#1)
- LOWCOUNTRY BOMBSHELL (#2)
- LOWCOUNTRY BONEYARD (#3)
- LOWCOUNTRY BORDELLO (#4)
- LOWCOUNTRY BOOK CLUB (#5)
- LOWCOUNTRY BONFIRE (#6)
- LOWCOUNTRY BOOKSHOP (#7)
- LOWCOUNTRY BOOMERANG (#8)
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I live near the Gulf Coast and love all things low country. Southern charm and real relationships.
Great Beach read!
Loved it. Want to read more.
Very entertaining and quite funny at times! I for sure wanted to read the next book in the series!
a completely fantastic read!!! absolutely grabbed me from the start. if you love “southern charm and witticisms” and a great mystery in one you must read this!
Great book!
I have read the entire series. They were all entertaining with good plots. It was fun to “visualize” the familiar places listed in the books. Great beach books for both me and my college aged daughter
Fun book, light read
Sleuthing in South Carolina with your best friend’s ghost has never been so much fun – you get all the best old family secrets mixed up with the new, this book is just right for a lazy afternoon on the porch swing with glass of tea and plate of oatmeal cookies.
Very enjoyable setting and plot. The main character earns to understand herself better as the mystery situation proceeds on its own path.
Loved the book. Looking forward to reading other books by this author.
Once you start this series, you are hooked – a great read!
Good beach read, especially if you are familiar with the Low-country.
I read this first book in the series, then bought the next 5!
My first Susan M. Boyer read and I am hooked. Liz Talbot is a character that feels like a friend. Through trying to solve a family mystery to dealing with feelings from the past, Liz shows bravery and gumption while encountering family, friends and foes. A great read. Looking forward to reading the next Lowcountry story.
Part of a series set in the Charleston Low Country. Enjoy the setting as much as the characters.
Enjoyed this book and will look for others by this author,
Can’t wait for more.
I enjoyed the location of this book, as well as the characters in it. The ghost in the book has an interesting role as well, since she isn’t specifically able to aid the mystery, yet still finds a way.
In 2012 Susan Boyer won the Agatha Award for first time book for this the first in a series of Liz Talbot mysteries. For those who love anything low country this is a great book. Liz co-owner of a P.I. firm in Greenville, SC grew up on Stella Maris an island off of Charleston, SC. She moves back to the island after the death of her grandmother and …