Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Murder at the Painted Wings Cafe: A Seneca James Mystery by Ruth J. Hartman! Today we are featuring a review of book two in this series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a Rafflecopter Giveaway for three prize winners!  Each winner will get one of Ruth’s eBooks, Winners’ Choice. ENTER HERE!

Murder at the Painted Wings Cafe: A Seneca James Mystery
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – Indiana
Level Best Books (November 19, 2024)
Print length ‏ : ‎ 281 pages
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DLCSLW3R

About the Book:

Seneca James’ cousin, Evie, ends up in hot water, when she’s accused of stealing a wallet from an angry customer in Seneca’s Painted Wings Café. The customer also happens to be the local bank manager, who Evie pleads with for a much-needed loan, resulting in a public spectacle as the bank manager refuses, and ridicules Evie. When the manager later turns up dead inside the cafe, and Evie is the most likely suspect, it will take all of Seneca’s sleuthing and help from her best friend, Sheriff Cody Bales, to get Evie out of trouble.

My Review:

I somehow missed reading book one of this engaging cozy mystery series, but you can rest assured that I have added it to my Kindle TBR as I thoroughly enjoyed this latest entry (book two). And before I talk about my review of the story, I have to add that the cover of Murder at the Painted Wings Cafe is gorgeous (as well as the cover for book one, Butterfly Betrayal). If you judge a book by a cover, this is one to add to your stack immediately. It just pulls you right in. 

I loved the unique premise for this mystery and wished so much I could visit the Painted Wings Cafe. I enjoyed the attention to details in this story, brought to life by vivid writing. The quirky characters were well developed and entertaining. I did not guess the ending, but so enjoyed the twists and turns the mystery took as I tried to investigate. I’ll be reading book one while I wait for another new entry!

About the Author:

Ruth J. Hartman spends her days herding cats and her nights spinning mysterious tales. She, her husband, and their cats love to spend time curled up in their recliners watching old Cary Grant movies. Well, the cats sit in the people’s recliners. Not that the cats couldn’t get their own furniture. They just choose to shed on someone else’s.

Ruth, a left-handed, cat-herding, farmhouse-dwelling writer uses her sense of humor as she writes tales of lovable, klutzy women who seem to find trouble without even trying.

Ruth’s husband and best friend, Garry, reads her manuscripts, rolls his eyes at her weird story ideas, and loves her despite her insistence all of her books have at least one cat in them. See updates about her cozy mysteries at Ruthjhartman.com.

Author Links: Website  – Facebook Author Page  – Facebook – Twitter/X  
Purchase Links: Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• December 4 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW  
• December 4 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• December 5 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT  
• December 5 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• December 6 – Frugal Freelancer – SPOTLIGHT
• December 6 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
• December 6 – Angel’s Book Nook – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• December 7 – StoreyBook Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• December 8 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
• December 9 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
• December 9 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• December 10 – Sneaky the Library Cat’s Blog – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• December 10 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
• December 11 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• December 11 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• December 12 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
• December 12 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• December 13 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT

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