“I found myself laughing out loud…” ―Crimespree Magazine The not-so-proud owner of a dead-end job and a cheating boyfriend, cosmopolitan Mira James jumps at the chance for a fresh start in rural Minnesota. She regrets her move until she crosses paths with Jeff, the ultimate sexy nerd. When their romance heats up, she thinks she has it made.And she does, right up until Jeff turns up dead.Anxious … Jeff turns up dead.
Anxious to learn more about the man who briefly stole her heart, Mira delves into Battle Lake’s mysteries, including an old land deed obscuring ancient Ojibwe secrets, an octogenarian crowd with freaky social lives, and a handful of thirty-something high school buddies who hold bitter, decades-old grudges.
Mira soon discovers that unknown dangers are concealed under the polite exterior of this quirky town, and revenge is a hotdish best served cold.
May Day is a laugh-out-loud romantic comic caper mystery, perfect for readers who enjoy the humorous mysteries of Chelsea Field, Gina LaManna, Janet Evanovich, Denise Grover Swank, Jana DeLeon, and Stephanie Bond. If you love to laugh while reading a page-turning mystery, this series is for you!
May Day is the first in an ongoing series featuring Mira James, an urban woman with rural Minnesota roots. The books can be read in any order; each novel stands alone. Get all the Mira James mysteries today!
May Day
June Bug
Knee High by the Fourth of July
August Moon
September Mourn
October Fest
November Hunt
December Dread
January Thaw
February Fever
March of Crimes
April Fools
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PRAISE FOR MAY DAY
”A hilarious and sexy small-town mystery!! Loved it!!” ―Anniereader (Amazon reviewer, five stars)
”Tight plot and funny.” ―Betti (Amazon reviewer, five stars)
“Read this now! I had a hard time putting this one down…Good thing there are more in the series I haven’t yet read. I’m looking forward to devouring them!” ―S. Waters (Amazon reviewer, five stars)
“This trade paperback packed a punch…I loved it from the get-go!” ―Tulsa World
“What a romp this is! I found myself laughing out loud…” ―Crimespree Magazine
“Mira is the strength of the book. She has a unique voice, full of irreverent humor...I couldn’t help rooting for [her].” ―All about Romance
“Meet this witty heroine in Lourey’s engaging new series.” ―Mystery Scene Magazine
”May Day starts the action rolling with a clever mystery and some snappy writing . . . These pages are filled with fresh dialogue!” ―In the Library
“Mira digs up a closetful of dirty secrets, including sex parties, cross-dressing and blackmail, on her way to exposing the killer. Lourey’s debut has a likeable heroine and surfeit of sass.” ―Kirkus Reviews
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I enjoyed this book a lot. Yes there was a typo here and there but overall this is a fun, cozy-ish mystery. I’m looking forward to the next in the series.
This book in the Mira James mystery series by Jess Lourey is definitely a different kind of mystery solving sleuth, which makes for some very entertaining as well as humorous reading as Mira heads straight on, sort of, in trying to solve a murder mystery. Of course, in a small town, there are bound to be very different and eccentric characters, and the book is filled with them, though the author does hold out the best for last. I found Mira herself to be a fun character to follow in her exploits, many of which were in her own head as she debates with herself about whether she should or should not do something. The plot develops smoothly towards the final showdown and reveal. This is a very late voluntary review of a copy of this book from AXP Books.
I actually started reading this series with book 12,April Fools, and loved it so much I had to go back and read the whole series, May Day is book 1 and a truly enjoyable read! Quirky complex characters and a twist and turn story kept me interested until the last line of this book! A must read series and I cannot wait to start on book 2 June Bug. Murder and mayhem, love and heartbreak, escapades that you would not believe! I especially love the character Mrs. Berns!
This is a super fun read. With a hilarious sleuth, a twisted town, and a murder mystery that had me in the dark until the end about who the killer was, this was the perfect read to get lost in for the weekend. Love that it’s a series.
This was an interesting and sometimes entertaining read. The main character is witty and humorous at times, but occasionally her humor is in poor taste. There is a love interest, a back story that lets you understand some of the main character’s reactions to certain situations, a murder and quirky secondary characters.
While the main character is not always admirable, you do tend to understand her. There are a few things that could have been better researched such as public information around wills. Overall, the book is well-written with decent pacing and has a few plot twists and turns that keep it interesting. I will give the next book in the series a chance.
I loved this book and the cast of characters enough that I have since read the whole series! And I bought nut goodies too!
Mira’s life in Minneapolis is falling apart, so when a chance comes up to be an assistant librarian and part time reporter in the small town of Battle Lake, Minnesota, she jumps at the chance. She’s not expecting her love life to be super active there, but then she meets Jeff, and it is love at first sight. At least it is for a week until she finds his dead body in the middle of the library one morning when she goes to open it. Worried that she is a jinx, Mira decides to figure out what happened. The fact that she can turn it into an article for the paper is an added bonus. Will she figure out what happened?
This series has been on my radar for years, so it was with anticipation that I picked up this book. I was very disappointed with it. While we start out with Mira finding the dead body, we then flashback to get background on the characters. The result was a slow start to the book. The mystery was decent, with enough to keep me engaged and an ending that surprised me. The characters were more types, built to create comedy instead of be real characters. And most of the jokes didn’t land, especially since they were more raunchy than funny. This definitely isn’t one of my typical cozies, and I found that content off-putting. It was almost forced into the book. I really did want to like this book, especially since I have a few others in the series already. But I will probably move on without reading them.
The books are getting better within the series. I had a hard time with the first one, but now I like the series.