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Death and the Brewmaster’s Widow by Loretta Ross
#2 Auction Block Mystery
Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Midnight
Ink
Published: 2.8.16
ISBN: 073874705X
Pages: 264
Rating: 4
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased
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GoodReads Blurb:
They call it "the Brewmaster's Widow"; the
abandoned brewery where Death Bogart's brother died in an arson fire.
With his girlfriend, Wren Morgan, Death goes home to St. Louis to take on a deeply personal mystery. When Randy Bogart went into the Einstadt Brewery, he left his broken badge behind at the firehouse. So why did the coroner find one on his body? Every answer leads to more questions. Why did the phony badge have the wrong number? Who set the brewery fire? What is the connection between Randy's death and the mysterious Cherokee Caves, where the opulent playground of 19th century beer barons falls into slow decay?
Not understanding how and why he lost his brother is breaking the ex-Marine's heart. But the Brewmaster's Widow is jealous of her secrets. Prising them loose could cost Death and Wren both their lives.
With his girlfriend, Wren Morgan, Death goes home to St. Louis to take on a deeply personal mystery. When Randy Bogart went into the Einstadt Brewery, he left his broken badge behind at the firehouse. So why did the coroner find one on his body? Every answer leads to more questions. Why did the phony badge have the wrong number? Who set the brewery fire? What is the connection between Randy's death and the mysterious Cherokee Caves, where the opulent playground of 19th century beer barons falls into slow decay?
Not understanding how and why he lost his brother is breaking the ex-Marine's heart. But the Brewmaster's Widow is jealous of her secrets. Prising them loose could cost Death and Wren both their lives.
Sophia Rose's Review:
That teaser at the end of Death and the Redheaded Woman about Death's (pronounced Deeth)
brother becomes the new mystery for Death and Wren to tackle in Death and the Brewmaster's Widow.
Death and Wren are a new item, but he already relies on her
and respects her so much more than he ever did his ex-wife. Wren is the one he wants beside him when he
goes to closeout his brother's affairs and stumbles across one oddity after
another when it comes to Randy's death.
People try to tell him that he and Wren are grasping at straws when
clues lead to the possibility that Randy didn't die in that fire.
As with the first book, there are a lot of great elements to
this cozy mystery. Death is a disabled
vet with PTSD who has turned to PI and Bounty work for his new livelihood. Wren is an auctioneer with a penchant for
historical artifacts and settings. The
pair work well together as a couple and as a detecting team.
The mystery was one of tempered hope because it may lead to
Death getting some good news about his family for once and yet, he doesn't dare
get his hopes up after all this time. It
has the lighter cozy mystery feel to it and delivers an engaging, steadily-paced
story centered around an old St. Louis Brewery, the Cherokee Caves, and a
family connection Death wasn't expecting.
I'm definitely loving this series and will look forward to
picking up the next detecting adventure for Death and Wren.
Author’s Bio:
Loretta Ross is a writer and historian who lives and works
in rural Missouri. She is an alumna of Cottey College and holds a BA in
archaeology from the University of Missouri - Columbia. She has loved mysteries
since she first learned to read. Death and the Redheaded Woman will be her
first published novel.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/lorettasueross
Sophia’s Bio:
Sophia is a quiet though curious gal who dabbles in cooking,
book reviewing, and gardening. Encouraged and supported by an incredible man
and loving family. A Northern Californian transplant to the Great Lakes Region
of the US. Lover of Jane Austen, Baseball, Cats, Scooby Doo, and Chocolate.
Sophia’s Social Media Links:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sophiarose1816
Thanks Sophia Rose for the great review!
ReplyDeleteI love cozies and this looks like something I would like
These are a lot of fun and right down in your neck of the woods, Debbie. :)
DeleteI am enjoying this series on audio and patiently waiting for the next release :)
ReplyDeleteI have one more and then I'm caught up and stuck impatiently waiting, too. :) I'll have to try them on audio.
DeleteOne day, one day! Cozy mystery time
ReplyDeleteYou'll have a treat waiting when you get the chance. :)
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