When Georgie Kaye chases down a customer to get paid for one of her custom pet portraits, the client stalls but invites her on a fancy dinner cruise on Lake Michigan to make up for his delayed payment. Georgie invites Aleta and together they set sail with a cast of characters straight out of a fitness magazine.In between meeting new clients and hunting for desserts on board the ship, Georgie is … Georgie is shocked when one of the cruise passengers ends up dead.
Georgie is determined to solve the mystery so she can get paid, and she jumps into the community of fitness fanatics, her sister’s new devotion to healthy living, and the surprising underworld of gym owners.
With her detective ex-husband Stan at her side, Georgie goes undercover to solve the murder. Will she be able to find the killer before he escapes and takes one of Georgie’s biggest paychecks yet with him?
This is book 2 in the Pet Portraits Cozy Mystery series, but can be read as a standalone.
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Kale brownies? Really!
This is another great cozy Murder by Sandy Scott. She has a great way of combining plenty of humor and a good mystery to make for an entertaining read. The characters are likable and the plot has some good twists.
I liked the interaction between Georgia and her ex-husband Stan, and the great lengths Adele and Georgia will go to avoid kale. The author kept me guessing right until the end of the story.
I love the sisters. What a good story!
A cute cozy with hilarious “seasoned citizen” sister sleuths. Will definitely read more of this series!
I like this book and plan to get more in the series.
When pet portrait artist Georgie Kaye tries to get paid by a client, he stalls by inviting her on a dinner cruise on Lake Michigan. Georgie decides to take her sister Aleta along to meet new clients and get their hands on tasty desserts. What they find instead is a dead body and another mystery to solve.
What I love the most about this series are the sisters Georgie and Aleta. They are twins but polar opposites when it comes to style and personality. They come together on their love of desserts and keeping Georgie out of trouble when she sticks her nose into uncovering murders.
This is the second book in the series, but can be read as a standalone. It is filled with lots of humor, madcap adventure, mystery, and hijinks.
Another great mystery with Georgie and Aleta, 66 year old twins. This story is perfect as a stand alone although I loved continuing the adventure with the twins. The characters, even the minor ones, are well developed. There are several plot twists and sub plots to keep you guess and interested. Very enjoyable.
Surprisingly Surprised
(Disclaimer: I was provided an Advanced Reader’s Copy of the book and decided to provide my honest review Which I have). I truly enjoyed Murder on the Great Lake. It was the funniest, coziest, read that I spent time with for some time. Aleta and Georgie, the twins, are hilarious. They are perfect antagonists for each other and any mystery that they are going to solve. They just make it seem so effortless. The author has done an excellent job with character development. Even the minor characters, including the murdered were developed enough, with flaws, that all were believable. There were just enough relevant, this is key, side plots to make the overall plot full but not overwhelming. Stan, Georgie’s ex-husband and the detective on the case, are another element that adds depth to the storyline. Overall, it’s the character development, plot development, humor, and storyline depth. This is what makes a book become more than a book but an engaging experience. –Tex.
“Murder on the Great Lake” earns 5/5 Fitness Franchises…Murderous Fun!
I am a big fan of Georgie and Aleta! Despite their 180 degree differences in personality, their “60-something” mature perspective makes them delightful, humorous, and a pair with which I can identify. I, too, have a sister who is my opposite, yet we’re always there when a sticky situation arises. Sandi Scott has penned a clever mystery with several suspects whose motive and opportunity keep you guessing. Georgie asks Aleta to join her on a cruise on Lake Michigan. Her latest pet portrait is unpaid for, and although the client says he’s good for it, they take him up on his invitation to join in on the Fit Family Gyms’ annual cruise. Great! They search out real food (sweet tooth), not that healthy stuff, until “dead man overboard” makes Georgie thinking murder. The mystery is engaging with several suspects to keep you guessing, but it’s the characters I really enjoy: the sisters, Georgie and her ex, and all the supporting cast who offer laughs. Fans will love this second book, and newbies can jump right in. Enough background and character connections are visited to make for great fun!
The super twins are off for some high seas high jinks – and a search for sweets that are not more cardboard than fun carbs.
They of course find themselves in the middle of a crazy murder scene, and put their funny bones and sleuthing skills to work.
Sister power sees them to a happier conclusion, with a roof in better shape to boot.
I’m a big fan of these sleuthing sisters, their bond, and their flair and fun.
If you like heroines who aren’t 16 year old fairies, but full life real women with wicked sense of humor and Justice, this could be your next great read!
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from the author. This is my honest review. I did enjoy this second book in the series A Pet Portraits by Sandi Scott. Sandi has a wonderful way of drawing you in and keeping your interest. I love the dynamics between the sisters Georgie and Aleta. Add in the ex husband Stan a police officer too and you have a great cast. Can’t wait for the next book in this series. So the first book was a dog and the second a cat with a possibility of a snake portrait. Well my interest is peaked.
Georgie and Aleta are the crazies twin sisters you will ever meet. Feisty hardly describes the pair, tenacious is probably a better description. They are such fun and get themselves into situations that are hilarious. Imagine a fancy dinner cruise turning out to be a murder scene. Of course, Stan, Georgie’s ex-husband will catch the murderer. Especially if it will make him look good to Georgie and encourage her to take him back. You will totally enjoy this story. Who knew that painting pet portraits would be so dangerous? Run to the nearest store and pick up this paperback book, it is truly worth your time to read. Love this author, try her you will love her.
Double the delight!
This was a great, laugh out loud, cozy mystery. I absolutely adore Aleta and Georgie, twin sisters that couldn’t be more different from each other but complement each other perfectly! I love the fact that they are more “mature” ladies in their 60’s, and I feel that these great characters fill a much-needed niche in literary prose, today. This book is loaded with mystery, suspense and so much wonderful humor. I believe that Scott may just be my new, favorite author of cozy mysteries. I am looking forward to where these delightful sisters take us next!
*I received a complimentary ARC of this story in order to read and provide a voluntary, unbiased and honest review, should I choose to do so.