Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder

 


Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder (Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery)
by Brenda Whiteside and Joyce Proell

About Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder


Candy, Cigarettes, and Murder (Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Wyatt, Arizona
Independently Published (March 7, 2023)
Print length ‏ : ‎ 266 pages
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BN96RS4G

It’s a birthday weekend with the gift of murder.

Recently widowed, Emma Banefield looks forward to a getaway birthday weekend with her free-wheeling sister, Nicole Earp, sipping chocolate martinis at the peaceful, historic Dulce Inn. When a rude stranger, a nasty food critic, and a madhouse of temperamental artists greet them, all hope for a tranquil weekend evaporates faster than dew on a hot desert morning.

Overlooking the riotous atmosphere is doubly hard after Em discovers the body of a hotel guest, and a second murder affects Nic personally. Now, entrenched in a caper that pits them against a surly detective, they cozy up to a hotel staff hiding dangerous secrets to uncover clues to the killer.

Using their smarts and love of all-things mystery, will the Chocolate Martini Sisters solve the crime ahead of the obstinate Chief Detective or find themselves trapped in the middle of a third murder?

Review

Whew! What a ride! A recent widow goes on a much needed vacation with her sister. What can go wrong with sipping martinis poolside? Well, apparently quite a bit. The widow stumbles upon a dead body, and it just seems to spiral out of control from there. But don’t let the dead bodies keep you away from this book - lots of suspense and you will be wanting to know more as each page progresses.  My Rating: 4 out of 5


About the Authors

   

Joyce Proell is the award-winning author of Amaryllis, Eliza and the Cady Delafield mysteries: A Deadly Truth, A Burning Truth and A Wicked Truth. Along with her husband and little dog, Nellie, she lives in Minnesota in her very own little house on the prairie. She loves to hear from readers.

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Brenda Whiteside is the award-winning author of romantic suspense, romance, and cozy mystery. After living in six states and two countries—so far—she and her husband have settled in Central Arizona. They admit to being gypsies at heart and won’t discount the possibility of another move. They share their home with a rescue dog named Amigo. While FDW fishes, Brenda writes.

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Comments

  1. Thank you so much for the review and being a great stop on our blog tour.

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  2. Sounds so good and I would love to read a print copy and review on goodreads and amazon peggy clayton

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  3. A new series. I like getting in on the first book.

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    1. Mary, I agree. Although our series will be able to be read out of order, it's always fun to see it from the start!

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  4. Thanks for hosting and the cute review.

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  5. I love hearing about new to me authors and this book sounds like a great read! Thank you for the giveaway!

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  6. you are a new author for me- after reading the book excerpt I would like to read this book-thanks

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