Peach Clobbered (Georgia B&b Mystery)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Hardcover
Peach Clobbered is the debut in the A Georgia B&B Mystery series set in Cymbeline, GA and featuring divorcee, Nina (pronounced Nine-Ah) Fleet. Following a contentious divorce from a pro golfer, Nina uses her settlement to purchase a gorgeous Queen Anne home with hopes of turning it into a Bed and Breakfast.
Nina is settling into her new town with her Australian Shepherd, Mattie, when a knock at the door reveals a penguin. Actually it's Harry Westcott, the great nephew of the previous home owner Daisy Lathrop, who has been claiming since she bought the house that he should be the rightful owner as he's in possession of a letter from Daisy stating she was going to change her will and leave the home to him. Unfortunately, Daisy had passed before the change was made but Harry isn't giving up.
Later that day Nina returns home from a visit to the local coffee shop and discovers Mayor Melissa Jane Green parked in her driveway. The Mayor had originally denied Nina's permit for commercial use to operate a B&B, but now she has changed her mind - with a stipulation. Nina has to take in the group of six nuns who have been evicted from their convent by landowner Gregory Bainbridge. The Sisters of Perpetual Poverty have had to close their cheese making business and while waiting for word on where they will be relocated they need a temporary place to stay.
Nina welcomes the nuns into her home and decides to help them with their protest against Bainbridge who is one of the most despised people in Cymbeline. During a brief break from their silent march on the Town Green, Nina takes a walk over to the ice cream shop and discovers the body of a dead penguin in the alley. Fearing the worst, she is somewhat relieved to discover that the body in the costume is not Harry but instead Bainbridge. With the sisters and Harry named as suspects, Nina takes it upon herself to track down a killer.
A fun, fast paced plot with likable characters, a friendly dog and a mysterious skull. It's a little distracting that Nina is constantly reminding people of the correct way to pronounce her name and her treatment of Harry sometimes borders on bullying, but overall this series is sure to be a hit. I was left a little bit saddened with the ending, but am hoping that we will meet some of the secondary characters again.
Nina is settling into her new town with her Australian Shepherd, Mattie, when a knock at the door reveals a penguin. Actually it's Harry Westcott, the great nephew of the previous home owner Daisy Lathrop, who has been claiming since she bought the house that he should be the rightful owner as he's in possession of a letter from Daisy stating she was going to change her will and leave the home to him. Unfortunately, Daisy had passed before the change was made but Harry isn't giving up.
Later that day Nina returns home from a visit to the local coffee shop and discovers Mayor Melissa Jane Green parked in her driveway. The Mayor had originally denied Nina's permit for commercial use to operate a B&B, but now she has changed her mind - with a stipulation. Nina has to take in the group of six nuns who have been evicted from their convent by landowner Gregory Bainbridge. The Sisters of Perpetual Poverty have had to close their cheese making business and while waiting for word on where they will be relocated they need a temporary place to stay.
Nina welcomes the nuns into her home and decides to help them with their protest against Bainbridge who is one of the most despised people in Cymbeline. During a brief break from their silent march on the Town Green, Nina takes a walk over to the ice cream shop and discovers the body of a dead penguin in the alley. Fearing the worst, she is somewhat relieved to discover that the body in the costume is not Harry but instead Bainbridge. With the sisters and Harry named as suspects, Nina takes it upon herself to track down a killer.
A fun, fast paced plot with likable characters, a friendly dog and a mysterious skull. It's a little distracting that Nina is constantly reminding people of the correct way to pronounce her name and her treatment of Harry sometimes borders on bullying, but overall this series is sure to be a hit. I was left a little bit saddened with the ending, but am hoping that we will meet some of the secondary characters again.
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