Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for An Escape Goat: A Zen Goat Mystery by Janna Rollins! Today we are featuring a review of the first book in this new cozy 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 paperback copy of An Escape Goat. 

An Escape Goat: A Zen Goat Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – New Hampshire
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Level Best Books (March 12, 2024)
Print length ‏ : ‎ 265 pages
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CW1DMVTL

 About the Book:

After finding long-lost family through a DNA test, Callie heads to Bobwhite Hollow, New Hampshire, to meet a great-uncle she never knew existed. Charmed by the village and more than half in love with her new family, she decides to stay and open a goat yoga studio and retreat space.

When retreat guest Angilene Claudson turns up dead with a wine glass shattered at her side and Callie’s favorite goat lapping up the spill, the death is written off as an accidental overdose. But when the goat gets sick, Callie’s gut tells her it wasn’t an accident at all. With her new business on the line and a possible murderer staying in the guesthouse, Callie sets to work to uncover the truth and keep her family safe.

My Review:

An Escape Goat is the first in a new cozy mystery series – A Zen Goat Mystery by Janna Rollins, and in addition to now wanting to have my own goat, I am excited to get my hands on future additions to this series. This was so great! 

Callie is in Bobwhite Hollow, New Hampshire and staying on the farm of a long-lost Great Aunt and Uncle. Ready to try something totally different, she sets up a goat yoga studio and retreat space on the farm. (Can we give this an award for most fun occupation of a cozy mystery sleuth?!) 

Callie is nervous when her first group arrives for a retreat and there are some serious mean girls in the bunch, including Boston socialite and Instagram influencer Angilene Claudson. Later Angilene is found dead in the barn, and while police first call it an accidental overdose, they later determine it was murder. That means Callie must be hosting a murderer at her first retreat. To save her family and new business venture, Callie jumps into the investigation. 

What a great start to a new series! Callie and her great Aunt and Uncle are wonderful characters, and I love that they are a long-lost family connected by a recent DNA test. This aspect of the story gives major found family vibes, which is my most favorite theme ever. 

The setting was charming and the goats and farm dog Daisy adorable. The mystery was well paced and had me quickly turning the pages. I thought I had it all figured out and realized as we neared the end that I actually didn’t. There’s also a little unresolved family business at the end that has piqued my interest, and I’m looking forward to reading more about Callie and her adventures on the farm and with her goats. I hope she stays on the farm for a long time!

About the Author:

When Janna Rollins isn’t writing, she likes to thumb through New England-based magazines and drool over the pictures. She has a love for red barns, goats, and genealogy. Janna can be found showing her socially awkward side on Facebook or sharing pictures of her tiny one-acre farm on Instagram. She is a member of Sister In Crime, and also writes the Hometown Hardware Mystery series as Paula Charles. Janna lives in Southwestern Washington with her husband and a whole menagerie of furry and feathered critters.

Author Links:

Website – FB:  Rainy Day Mysteries – IG: rainy_day_mysteries – Goodreads

Purchase Links:

Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Bookshop.org – Powell’s Books 

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• May 6 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
• May 6 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading – REVIEW  
• May 6 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• May 7 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• May 7 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• May 7 – Literary Gold – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• May 8 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
• May 8 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
• May 8 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• May 9 – CelticLady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• May 9 – Hearts & Scribbles – SPOTLIGHT
• May 9 – Mochas, Mysteries and Meows – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• May 10 – Novels Alive – REVIEW
• May 10 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
• May 10 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
• May 11 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
• May 11 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW
• May 12 – Cozy Up With Kathy -REVIEW
• May 12 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

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