An Old Juniper Bookshop Mystery
By: P.J.Nelson
Publish Date: December 10, 2024
Publisher: St. Martin's Press/Minotaur Books
Mystery and Thrillers
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Book Review:
This is the first book in a new cozy mystery series. This takes place in a little town in Georgia. Madeline is back home after the death of her aunt. She arrives to claim the bookshop that her aunt has left her. On the first night back the old gazebo in the back yard is on fire. After she calls 911 and they take care of the fire she gets a nasty call telling her to leave town or worse will happen. As her time in her old town goes on she is relearning things about a small town and nothing is secret. She is able to befriend a young college who helps her out in the store. One night the girl asks to stay over because she is having issue with her college roommate, Madeline agrees. The following morning Madeline awakes to smoke and her front door is on fire and the young girl is the middle of it. Madeline pulls the girl free and then finds out that the girl is dead from a stab wound to the stomach. Why is she dead and who did it? Several people think she was murdered by mistake and that Madeline had been the intended target. Madeline isn't thrilled with the police officer in charge because she used to babysit him so goes out on her own with the help of a couple of friends to find out who the killer is. Madeline finds out a couple of things that surprises her and makes her rethink if she ever knew how people really work. I did enjoy the friendships in this book and the way the bookshop was set up. I didn't figure out who the killer was until the end, but I did guess who set the gazebo on fire. I enjoyed the book and will pick up the rest of the series when they become available.
