Bowled over . . .
Sophie “Phee” Kimball is getting dragged into the drama again at her mom’s Arizona retirement community. A new board member wants to get rid of two golf courses and replace them with eco-friendly parks, and some of the residents are pretty teed off about it. On top of that, her mother’s book club friend Myrna is being pushed out of the bocce league. These seniors are serious about winning, and Myrna’s dragging them down. She’s so bad at bocce, in fact, that when a community mem.ber’s dead body is discovered while Myrna’s practicing for a tournament, she assumes it was one of her own errant balls that killed the woman.
But before Myrna can be tossed off the bocce court and into criminal court, the police find an arrow in the victim’s neck. It looks like this was no accident—and Phee and her investigator boyfriend Marshall will have to team up to bounce a killer into the slammer . . .
My Review
Botched 4 Murder is a cozy mystery set in Arizona. Phee (Sophie) Kimball is an accountant for a detective agency. When an aquaintance of her retired mother is killed by an arrow, Phee works to solve the mystery.
This is my first read in the Sophie Kimball Mystery series. I was intrigued by the Chiweenie (Dachshund - Chihuahua mix dog) on the cover. I had some catching up to do -- lots of new names and characters to learn -- but it was a fun read. I do think this book would work best read in order with the other books in the Sophie Kimball Mystery series. And for dog lovers -- I enjoyed the stories about Streetman, the dog, in the book and only wish there had been more of them!
The mystery was well plotted and it kept me guessing. I enjoyed the twists and turns of the plot. I did not guess the murderer before Sophie did.
I enjoyed the characters in this book, especially Sophie, Marshall (her detective boyfriend), Nate and Augusta from the detective agency, her mother, and her eccentric aunt. The authors did an exceptional job of creating lots of well defined characters.
The book also has some humor and light moments that were enjoyable. It was a fast read that moved quickly.
I recommend Botched 4 Murder for other fans of cozy mysteries. It would make a fun weekend read.
Author Bios
Ann I. Goldfarb
New York native Ann I. Goldfarb spent most of her life in education, first as a classroom teacher and later as a middle school principal and professional staff developer. Writing as J. C. Eaton, along with her husband, James Clapp, she has authored the Sophie Kimball Mysteries (Kensington) set for release in June 2017. In addition, Ann has nine published YA time travel mysteries under her own name. Visit the websites at www.jceatonauthor.com and www.timetravelmysteries.com
James E. Clapp When James E. Clapp retired as the tasting room manager for a large upstate New York winery, he never imagined he’d be co-authoring cozy mysteries with his wife, Ann I. Goldfarb. His first novel, Booked 4 Murder
(Kensington)
is set for release in June 2017. Non-fiction in the form of
informational brochures and workshop materials treating the winery
industry were his forte along with an extensive background and
experience in construction that started with his service in the U.S.
Navy and included vocational school classroom teaching.
Visit their website at www.jceatonauthor.com and Like and Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/JCEatonauthor/
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I received a copy of this book from Great Escapes Book Tours and Netgalley.
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