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Book Three of The Tory Benning Mystery series, Murder in the Community Garden, opens with a cabbage heist and a flurry of clues. At stake is a seemingly inconsequential gardening contest with apparent ties to the hotly contested mayoral race for the community of Santa Sofia. When one of the candidates drops dead after a press conference The obvious suspect is the opposing candidate, who just very publicly threatened her. Tory is convinced that her friend couldn’t have done it but the matter is confounded when a witness places him at the shooting of the victim’s son.

I have not read the first two books in this series and I didn’t need to. I do think that Tory’s story is compelling enough to give the first books a looksey. The cold opening to the story with immediate drama is a terrific way for the reader to dive right in. Even though the murder takes place further into the story, there is already an emotional investment. The mystery itself is a classic whodunnit trope with a trove of suspects, several conflicting and quixotic clues, and some pivotal plot twists.

Overall the story was enjoyable. The cast of secondary characters is witty and colorful with plenty of growth over the story and through exposition over the series. The descriptions of the town of Santa Sofia put the reader right into the setting. There is plenty of room for expansion n this series and I am looking forward to revisiting.

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Rating: 4.5 out of 5.
I received an advance review copy for free through Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours and Netgalley. I am leaving this review voluntarily
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Ireadwhatuwrite | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Jun 23, 2022 |
This is the second of this series that I have read and both have been really enjoyable. The characters are written really well and their personalities come through great. The mystery for this one was also done well. I enjoyed the nods and mentions to the pandemic as so many books seem to be just ignoring it. I thought the author did a great job of including it in the story. Will definitely be interested in reading another installment. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy.… (més)
 
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Kathl33n | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | May 23, 2022 |
Southern-California, local-politics, murder, murder-investigation, law-enforcement, amateur-sleuth, family-business, friendship, cozy-mystery, dogs, pets, post-pandemic-life, secrets, lies, contentious, private-investigators, verbal-humor****

Interesting and rather quirky characters. Good plot, fine sleuthing, great world building.
I requested and received a free e-book copy from Beyond the Page Publishing via NetGalley.
 
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jetangen4571 | Hi ha 2 ressenyes més | Apr 4, 2022 |
Really fun read. The murder in this took front and center and, while it felt a little meandering right after that, the last half of the book was filled with action and a very twisty and complicated murder scenario/motive that I did not piece together. Even though the book centers around a Christmas tree lot, it does take place in California, so for this East Coast reader I did miss the winter scenery that usually comes with a Christmas cozy. But there were Santas galore! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me this copy.… (més)
 
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Kathl33n | Dec 15, 2021 |

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Obres
3
Membres
9
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#968,587
Valoració
4.0
Ressenyes
7
ISBN
3