Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for The Jammed Judges: Doro Banyon Historical Mysteries by D.S. Lang! Today we are featuring a review of book three in this cozy historical mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! It’s a great way to add books to your TBR! There is also a Rafflecopter Giveaway for one prize package with swag including the book The Jammed Judges, bookmarks, pens, notepad and magnets. (Continental US only)

The Jammed Judges: Doro Banyon Historical Mysteries
Historical Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Ohio
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Debra Sue Lang (April 2, 2024)
Number of Pages – Approx. 310
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CSXQQQ81

About the Book:

Journey back to the Roaring Twenties in small-town America and join Doro Banyon, college librarian and armchair detective, as she confronts another mystery.

Spring is in the air, and Doro is looking forward to her hometown’s May Day celebration. When her friend Aggie wins the baking contest, their celebration is short-lived because the two local lawmen—judges for the competition—fall ill after consuming extra portions of Aggie’s jam roll. Rumors run rampant, especially when the town doctor pinpoints the cause as arsenic poisoning.

With the constabulary down for the count, the two friends must unravel the mystery. As they study possibilities, Doro and Aggie find plenty of dangling threads and likely suspects. Is someone trying to make Aggie look bad or get even with her? Or do area bootleggers want the police out of their way while a big load of illegal liquor is transported through the area? Doro resolves to crack the case before more trouble hits town.

My Review:

The Jammed Judges: Doro Banyon Historical Mysteries by D.S. Lang is book three in this historical cozy mystery series, but the first one I have read. I can attest that this can be read as a standalone, although reading book three had me wanting to go back to read from the start! I adore historical mysteries and The Jammed Judges  combines two of my favorite things – historical mystery and a librarian amateur sleuth. 

As soon as I began reading, I was immediately transported to the 1920s and to a small college town in Ohio. The historical details added so much to this story–especially the descriptions of the outfits and hairstyles. I enjoyed the setting of a progressive college campus and female characters serving as professors at a time where that was unusual. 

Doro and her sidekick, sleuthing buddy Aggie were easy to admire as they dove head first into the investigation that made their friends and local policemen ill. Doro is especially headstrong and unafraid to get to the truth! 

I did get frustrated with Doro in regard to her possible romantic relationship, but I’ll leave details out so this is a spoiler-free review. I’ll just say that the ending is a bit of a cliff-hanger in regard to her relationship, and I am anxious to get my hands on book four! I’m also looking forward to trying the shortbread recipe in the back of the book.

Fans of historical cozy mysteries will enjoy this latest mystery. 

About the Author:

D.S. Lang is a former teacher, tutor, mentor, and program manager. As an only child, she often created stories to entertain herself when she didn’t have her nose in a book. She is still making up stories, but now she puts them in writing.

She writes historical mysteries set in small-town America during the Roaring Twenties. Her books feature women amateur sleuths dedicated to solving crimes, along with a team of colorful characters—often including a local lawman.

Author Links:

Goodreads – Facebook – Website 

Purchase Links:

Amazon – B&N – Apple – Kobo – Smashwords 

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• April 4 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT
• April 5 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading – REVIEW
• April 5 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
• April 6 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT
• April 6 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
• April 7 – The Mystery Section – SPOTLIGHT
• April 8 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• April 8 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• April 9 – Cozy Up With Kathy – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• April 10 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• April 11 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• April 11 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• April 12 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST  
• April 12 – StoreyBook Reviews – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• April 13 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
• April 13 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

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