Someone spiked a Private Investigator and the police want to know why he had Julienne’s business card. Julienne needs only three things: successfully pull of a last minute wedding relocated to her resort, work out things with her stubborn ex- boyfriend, and solve the murder of a private investigator. The wedding she can handle, but it comes with a flirtatious Brother-of-the-bride who manages to … Brother-of-the-bride who manages to give Mason the idea she has moved on. The dead PI was playing with fire before he was poisoned leaving a myriad of suspects. Two of those suspects are part of a scandal waiting to explode.
Spiked is the third book in Avery Daniel’s Resort to Murder series and is contemporary cozy mystery. If you like Cleo Coyle, Maddy Hunter, Duffy Brown, and Annette Dashofy, then you’ll love this series with a strong intelligent sleuth, lavish settings, and tantalizing mysteries.
Buy this spunky and clean cozy mystery and start enjoying Julienne’s adventures today!
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I just loved this book. Once again the author has created another well thought out story where so much happens that you never get time to breath, let alone get board. The characters are fun and likeable and with book three you have got to know them so well that they feel like old friends, Julienne’s friend Porshe isn’t in this book so much but it more than makes up for it with the addition of the hunky British M15 agent Liam, which very much complicates her life. The mystery was good and had plenty of suspects to keep you and Julienne guessing. It unfolded nicely, with lots of twists, amusing situations and misunderstandings. Just a fun cozy mystery that I would recommend, in fact I have to my mum and it probably means another book to add to my audio book collection.
Julienne doesn’t like weddings probably because her love life isn’t going so well but as trainee assistant manager for the hotel she is the one liaising with the couple and there family. That is until a private detective is killed with her business card in his procession. Then worrying about the right cake is the last thing on her mind, especially as the annoying detective that tried to arrest her after the last murder is back. This time Julienne has the management’s blessing to look into the case and get the hotel free from any bad publicity, especially when the Brides brother and M15 agent offers to help. The dead man had been seen at the hotel a number of times following people but that doesn’t explain why he has her card. The dead man wasn’t a very ethical detective and made a number of enemies but with the murder weapon being poison then not only must she find a reason for his death but also how he was given it. With the wedding fast arriving and Liam’s attractions growing Julienne has her work cut out for her to find the killer before the hotel makes the evening news again.
I was given this free review copy book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
Ughhh. What could possibly be more stressful than moving a wedding job up? How about also dealing with a pushy detective who thinks our Julienne is involved in yet another murder mystery. Oh, and the brother of the bride is super hot, and super interested in super single (okay not super single, and certainly not super over Mason) Julienne. And he works for MI5. Yeah, THAT MI5. Oh yeah. This’ll be a breeeeeeze.
This is another fantastic cozy mystery with warm, well written characters and a fantastic female lead.
Another fantastic book. Very entertaining, great characters. I was trying to guess who the murderer was until close to the end, then had to change my mind for a bit before the real killer made his/her (not giving it away) self known. Great mix of mystery with a bit of romance ( or almost romance). Julianne is once again trying to solve a murder to save the resort’s reputation and she gets a little help from a very interesting man in the wedding party. He wants to start a relationship, she isn’t ready to give up on Mason even though there is a mystery blonde coming to visit him. It was good to see Julienne more on her own this time taking the initiative to go out and investigate leaving her new friend behind sometimes. I like strong women characters, but there is nothing wrong with some help when needed. I forward to seeing Julianne, Mason, Porsche, and Johan in the next book.
I enjoyed this book but thought there was too much angsty romance that took away from the story. But if you like a lot of romance then don’t listen to me! The plot was interesting, and I like that Julienne is smart and independent. I didn’t guess who it was until the very end.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for a voluntary, honest review.
“Spiked: A Resort to Murder” earns 5/5 Bridal Bouquets…Clever and Engaging!
When you’re a romance-challenged event planner, planning a last-minute wedding for someone else is an unwelcome turn-of-events. Then again so is having your head turned by the bride’s brother and having your business card found in the pocket of a murder victim! Julienne LeMere can’t catch a break! This was a thrilling third book from Avery Daniels with Julie once again taking the lead on another murder investigation. The bride’s brother is quite the British heartthrob (budding romance or just “Trouble with a capital T”) whose professional skills come in handy, but the local detective is not amused at Julie’s interference (enjoyable conflict) despite her success with the previous murder investigations at this resort and elsewhere. Avery’s writing style is very entertaining with a first-person perspective laying out well the clever plot along with various suspects with motives and twist and turns, and sharing it all with Julienne’s inner thoughts and vivid descriptions. The mystery was delightfully involved with several lines of questioning to incorporate, an insinuation of Julie’s possible involvement, and keeping the “Wow!” ending to the…end. The murder victim, a private investigator, pushes the envelope to uncover cold and current secrets with his stalking and telephoto lens, so of course, the suspect list is long. The banter between Julie and the British was entertaining and relationships are challenged. All of this was excellent, and I am eager for “Arrowed,” the next adventure.
Although this book is 3rd in the series, let me start by telling you that it does just fine as a standalone, so this is a good place to start even if you haven’t read the other two. If you have, then you’ll recognize the characters as they are recurring, however, they are all well developed enough to get to know and follow along. Fun story about a resort event planner who just keeps getting caught up in murder investigations in spite of herself. Of course, you have the required hunk boyfriend, plus a little competition in the love department, some laugh out loud moments and of course, those characters that you love to hate. Throw in some quirky friends that are willing to jump right in and help our heroine without hesitation at a moments notice. I didn’t figure out the murderer until the very end, and then it was an aha moment! The author does a good job telling a fun whodunit that will keep you turning the pages so you can find out what happens next. One last thing, there is certainly room for more in followup books, but this one does conclude with a feel-good HEA. Go get this book, heck, go get the series, you won’t be sorry!