Bookmarked for Murder (Mystery Bookshop, #5)

by V M Burns

Amateur sleuth Samantha Washington’s shopping trip to Chicago takes a deadly detour when a man is murdered on her bus . . .
 
After some post-Christmas retail therapy in the Windy City, mystery bookshop owner and historical whodunit novelist Sam Washington is returning home to North Harbor, Michigan, on a chartered bus. With Nana Jo and her gal pals Irma, Dorothy, and Ruby Mae from Shady Acres Retirement Village along for the ride, it's a lively trip. But one passenger is not so lively—a gentleman Irma befriended is found dead in his seat after an unscheduled stop. The ladies immediately shift gears to find out who punched his ticket, while Sam slips into the driver's seat to make sure Nana Jo and her crew steer clear of fatal conclusions . . .
 
Praise for V.M. Burns and The Plot is Murder
 
“A promising debut with a satisfying conclusion.”
—Publishers Weekly
 
“Cozy mystery readers and historical novel aficionados will adore this warm-hearted,
cleverly plotted new series.”
—Kings River Life

• ISBN10: 1496718313
• ISBN13: 9781496718310
• Publish Date: 26 November 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Kensington Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 256
• Language: English
• URL: https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9781496718310

Reviews

[Baroness Book Trove]

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Great Escapes Book Tours. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Bookmarked for Murder by V.M. Burns is another fascinating tale of finding out whodunit with Ms. Burns. Sam, Nana Jo, and their quirky group of people are back to try and solve another mystery.

Can Sam find out who killed Irma's gentleman friend before someone else is snuffed out?

What I liked:

• Sam's relationship with Nana Joy and Nana Jo's friends. 


• The way that she ends up always having to figure out who killed who


• Sam's relationship with Frank


• Her writing finding its way into the story

What I disliked:

• Some of the scenes were slow and didn't seem like they were going anywhere


• At times it seemed like Sam wasn't relying on her instincts to help her out.

Four Stars

V.M. Burns has done another great mystery that weaves the historical book that Sam is currently writing with the mystery she is trying to solve. Sam ends up getting into a lot of trouble with Nana Jo, but I love it. I didn't think it was who it ended up being. I am giving this book four stars and recommending it to all the cozy mystery readers out there.

 

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