YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR A MIDLIFE CRISIS!As Deena and Gary Sharpe celebrate their anniversary, things are not all wine and roses. Gary is restless at his job while Deena just wishes she still had one.To make matters worse, one of Gary’s clients, a local vineyard owner, commits suicide. However, the victim’s sister thinks he was murdered, and her suspicions lead Deena and Gary to team up to … and Gary to team up to unearth the truth.
Can Deena impress the local newspaper editor enough to get her old job back? Will Gary quit his firm and risk everything he’s worked for on a new business venture?
The stakes are high in Sharpe Note, book 7 in the Maycroft Mysteries. This traditional mystery will put readers’ investigative chops to the test. Get your copy now and snoop for clues along with your favorite amateur sleuth, Deena Sharpe.
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I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
This was both a new author & series to me. To be honest, I probably wouldn’t have picked this book up on my own. The cover isn’t a typical cute cozy cover, so it didn’t grab my attention. And the woman on the cover doesn’t resemble a 60 yr. old, slightly out of shape woman. But it would have been my loss because this was a very well crafted book.
Deena & Gary come across as a real, long married couple. Comfortable together & know each others flaws & love each other. Very normal. I loved that both are unsure what they want for the next chapter in their lives.Gary’s feeling like 6 more years till retirement felt like forever was so easy to relate to. And Deena’s bouncing from job to job since retiring from teaching was equally as real. I really thought that they were going to end up opening their own investigating business together at the end, but the outcome was much better.
The mystery was unique, with plenty of clues & red herrings. I did figure it out, but it took nothing away from my enjoyment of the story. Plus, I wasn’t completely sure till about three quarters of the way thru the story.
The flow of the book was excellent, with no dead spots. It truly kept me turning pages.
Deena doesn’t do anything risky or stupid & has good instincts. Going back to reporting will give her the opportunity for many more adventures & I plan to come along with her.
This is a true example of “don’t judge a book by it’s cover”. I believe that even though this is book 7 you can read it as a stand alone, although this is one series I think you’d benefit by reading in order.Pick it up, & if you enjoy it as much as I did go back & read the first six. That’s my plan.
Happy Reading!
Another great cozy mystery where amateur sleuth Deena Sharpe pulls on her experience and resources to help solve the latest mystery to hit her small town. Was it murder or suicide?
This series just keeps getting better and better. I feel like I really have gotten to know the characters, and I find myself wondering what they will get up to next. I hope we don’t need to wait too long for the next book in the series… fantastic writing and narration!
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and I have voluntarily left this review.
A Murder Mystery with Some Amusing Turns
If you have ever watched Murder She Wrote, you will most likely enjoy reading this whodunit story with some complex and condescending characters. The check-to-cheek dialogue and interaction between crime reporter, Deena, and Gary, her restless husband, keep the narrative moving in so many different directions. There is plenty of drama that exposes greed, fraud, secrets and lies, betrayal, and shocking twists and turns, sloppy police work, scandal, making for an interesting page-turner and an ending that will leave you admiring Deena.