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Introducing Mortgage and Mayhem, my new cozy mystery! Mortgage and Mayhem is the first in The Mother-Daughter Realty Team Mysteries.
Mother-daughter real estate agents Autumn and Sierra have just found a dead body in their client’s kitchen. This will have to go in the disclosures!
From the author of The HSP Mysteries comes the first in a fun new cozy series. Sierra Madison and her mother, Autumn Cassidy, have joined forces to establish a realty team in Forest Lake, a gated community in California’s Sierra Nevada foothills. Both recent widows, they hope to come to terms with their grief while practicing real estate and enjoying the peace and quiet of their new community.
Autumn’s best friend, Gail Redland, shows up unexpectedly one morning, begging the two to sell her house. She’s clearly agitated and unable to provide further details. Sierra and Autumn agree to meet Gail at her house a short while later, but when they arrive for the appointment, she is nowhere to be found. They do find someone, though…Gail’s neighbor, Jake, dead on the kitchen floor.
Gail immediately becomes the main suspect in the crime, but she can’t be located. Autumn, refusing to believe her best friend would commit murder, vows to clear Gail’s name and begs Sierra to help her. While the police look for Gail, mother and daughter embark on an investigation of their own. An informant who insists on playing “Deep Throat” from All the President’s Men, a madcap swan boat chase, and a case of mistaken identity—put on your glasses, Autumn!—are a few of the obstacles the pair will face before they nail down the killer.
REVIEWS:
“The characters are well-developed and likable, and their methodical way of investigating the murder leads to a surprise perpetrator in the end. This is a solid cozy mystery, with minimal violence and high entertainment value…The prose is easy to read, the story engaging, and the author’s style allows for humor to be injected into the narrative without sacrificing the mystery aspects.“–The BookLife Prize Critic’s Report
“I have read so many cozy mysteries at this point that if someone can at least keep me guessing but I have the right suspect in mind, I generally enjoy it. This one had me completely fooled and that was refreshing…lots of motives, fun locals and a couple of kitties.” — Cozy Reader Lady
“I love the dynamics between Sierra and her hippy mom. I laughed out loud more than once. They’re both likable, fun characters, and they in turn have to deal with the antics of the other residents of the Forest Lake neighborhood.” –Priscilla, Kindle Unlimited reader
“[Mortgage and Mayhem] is a fantastic read, well-written, and holds the reader’s attention throughout. Some parts will even cause the reader to laugh and smile at what the various characters are getting up to, causing more wrong turns than right ones until the final unexpected twist reveals all.” – Readers’ Favorite Review
““–Sarah E. Burr, author of several cozy mystery series, including the Glenmyre Whim Mysteries
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