Brenda H. (booksinvt) - , reviewed on 7/30/2018 + 465 more book reviews

Death Over Easy is the fifth installment in the Country Store Mysteries series set in the small town of South Lick, Indiana and featuring restaurant owner, Robbie Jordan. Pans n' Pancakes, the combination restaurant and cookware shop, has been open a year and business is booming. Robbie is excited that renovations on the rooms above the restaurant have been completed and her Bed and Breakfast is officially open for business.

Her first guests include her father, Roberto and his wife, Maria who are visiting from Italy for the first time and several musicians that will be playing at the annual Brown County Bluegrass Festival in neighboring Beanblossom. Robbie is looking forward to attending the festival with her family and listening to her boyfriend, Abe's band. Abe's set gets off to a rocky start when banjo playing Pia Bianchi tries to change the playlist, and the verbal confrontation between Abe and Pia broadcasts across the sound system.

Robbie knows Pia from her puzzle club and finds the woman to be very testy. But, she's not the only one who seems to have difficulty getting along Pia. Festival organizer, Sue Berry also has a personal grudge, claiming that Pia borrowed money from her and never paid her back. When Pia is discovered strangled with a banjo string fingers point to Abe, but Robbie is convinced that her easygoing boyfriend is not the killer and sets out to clear his name.

Despite the warnings from Sheriff's Detective Anne Henderson to stay out of the investigation, Robbie finds herself smack in the middle of the drama. With a little poking around Robbie learns that her father and his wife have a history with the Bianchi family and that Pia has been having an affair with a prominent citizen. When another South Lick resident is also found murdered, Robbie turns up the heat to find the killer.

A fast paced plot with well developed characters. Death Over Easy can read as a stand alone, but I suggest readers new to the series start from the beginning to learn a little more about Robbie and her friends. Mouthwatering recipes will have you running to the kitchen to whip up breakfast. This is a great series that will have you smiling from the first page of Book One.

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