Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Resort to Murder (Northwoods Mysteries) by Annie McEwen! 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! There is also a Rafflecopter Giveaway for a paperback copy of Resort to Murder, book mark, and some stickers. (US only)
Resort to Murder (Northwoods Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Wisconsin
Publisher : Gemma Halliday Publishing (March 26, 2024)
Paperback : 225 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8884872738
Digital ASIN : B0CSXRZXDM
About the Book:
When Emmy Cooper’s life in Chicago is turned upside down, the young interior designer retreats to her family’s lake cottage resort in the beautiful Wisconsin Northwoods for a much-needed break. Hoping to clear her mind and gain a fresh perspective, she looks forward to enjoying the slower pace and the crisp, clean pine air at her beloved Cooper’s Cove Resort with her family, dogs, and her best friend, Whitney.
Unfortunately, her homecoming isn’t as calm as she’d hoped when Emmy finds out a ruthless development company is relentlessly pressuring Lake Covington property owners, including Emmy’s family, to sell their land so they can build an extravagant, modern resort that would ruin the quaint esthetic of the area. And things only get worse when Emmy finds the dead body of one of the developers floating in the lake—murdered!
Suddenly the police are involved, and since Emmy’s father was leading the fight to stop the shady development from getting approval, he’s quickly painted as the prime suspect. Now it’s up to Emmy to prove her father’s innocence, save the reputation of Cooper’s Cove, and find out who would resort to murder.
My Review:
I absolutely love it when a new cozy mystery series is off to a strong start and that is the case for Annie McEwen’s Resort to Murder, book one in her new Northwoods Mystery series.
Interior designer Emmy Cooper comes home to her family Cooper’s Cove Resort in the Wisconsin Northwoods to take a break from her life and work in Chicago. She’s looking forward to spending time with her loving family (and their adorable dogs) and clearing her mind in a beautiful setting. Unfortunately she learns that a ruthless development company has been pressuring her parents and many in her hometown to sell their lake property so the company can build a posh resort. Not only would a build like this destroy the charm of their town, but it would also damage the environment.
Not long after her arrival, Emmy finds the dead body of one of the developers floating in the lake on her family’s property, and her dad is the prime suspect. Emmy and her wonderful friends decide to tackle this investigation so they can prove her dad’s innocence.
What a fun mystery in a wonderful setting. I felt like I was escaping to the Wisconsin Northwoods with Emmy. The characters are so warm and kind, and I especially loved Emmy’s relationship with her two best friends from childhood. Emmy is determined and focused, and her family’s care for one another is heartwarming. There was a lovely balance of humor, mystery and warmth that it made for such a comforting read.
The pacing was excellent, and I was super nervous at the end because I figured out before Emmy what was happening. Love it when a mystery makes me sit up and turn the pages even faster. I’m anxious to get my hands on book two Dead, White, and Blue which has an expected publication date of July 2, 2024. I adore its cover (just as I did of book one), and it would make the perfect 4th of July reading when it’s probably going to be too hot to go outside!
About the Author:
Annie McEwen is the author of the Northwoods Mysteries Series, set amongst the tall pines and sparkling lakes of northern Wisconsin, where she spent vacations as a kid. Annie and her husband are empty nesters living in their rural Indiana home, but their married children and two toddler grandsons fortunately live close by. Being grandparents is definitely the best gig ever! They also have four fur babies, one of whom is a very important character in her books. When Annie isn’t writing, playing with her grandsons, or tackling trash-to-treasure projects, she works as a radiological technologist. As a former farm kid, she still loves to dig in the dirt and garden. She’s a member of Sisters in Crime and loves attending mystery conventions.
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