Thanks so much to Minotaur Books for the eARC of Coconut Drop Dead, book three in the Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries by Olivia Matthews. This is such a fun cozy mystery series–I’ve listened and read copies and both forms are wonderful. 

Lyndsay Murray is co-owner of the Spice Isle Bakery with her family. They are looking forward to serving as one of the food vendors at Brooklyn’s annual Caribbean American Heritage Festival. Their food truck is a success, but the glow of that success quickly subsides when Camille, lead singer of an up-and-coming reggae band, dies.The police think it may be a tragic accident. But Lyndsay’s cousin Manny was close to Camille, and he believes someone cut her life short. Now Manny needs Lyndsay’s help to make sure a killer faces the music.

There’s so much to love about this series, but I think my favorite is the closeness of Lyndsay’s family. I especially love her grandmother who pushes Lyndsay to trust her intuition and step out of her comfort zone. Lyndsay’s romantic interest develops at just the right pace for a cozy mystery, and I found myself anxiously awaiting the next clue to solving the mystery. The celebration of Caribbean culture and food is delightful and the recipes at the end had my mouth watering.