Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Waters of Destruction (An Orchid Isle Mystery)! Today we are featuring a review of book two in this cozy mystery series. This mouth-watering cozy mystery is perfect for fans of Ellen Byron, Jennifer J Chow, Lucy Burdette and Raquel V Reyes, and includes a selection of delicious Hawaiian recipes to cook at home.
Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a Rafflecopter Giveaway for a print copy of Waters of Destruction, two Orchid Isle Mysteries coasters, bookmarks with recipes, and a Sally Solari Mysteries grocery bag. (U.S. ONLY). ENTER HERE!
Waters of Destruction (An Orchid Isle Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – Hawaii
Publisher : Severn House; Main edition (April 1, 2025)
Hardcover : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 1448312183
ISBN-13 : 978-1448312184
Digital ASIN : B0DKXTRTX5
About the Book:
Retired caterer Valerie Corbin investigates a suspicious drowning in this Orchid Isle cozy culinary mystery, featuring a feisty queer couple who swap surfing lessons for sleuthing sessions in tropical Hilo, Hawai‘i.
After a vacation of a lifetime in Hilo, Hawai‘i, retired caterer Valerie Corbin and her wife Kristen have decided to move permanently to the beautiful – if storm-prone – Big Island. The couple are having fun furnishing their new house, exploring their new neighborhood and playing with their new little dog, Pua. But while they’ve made good friends with local restaurant manager Sachiko and her partner Isaac, they can’t help but feel a little lonely.
So when Sachiko begs Val to fill in for a member of her bar team who’s gone AWOL, Val dusts off her cocktail shaker and happily agrees. It’s a great chance to meet more people – and learn the local gossip.
Such as about Hank, the missing bartender, who vanished after a team-building retreat at a local beauty spot a week ago, and hasn’t been seen since. Until, that is, his body turns up at the bottom of the waterfall, and the police seem very interested in where Sachiko was at the time of his death.
Sachiko couldn’t have killed him . . . could she? Val dives into the murky waters of the case, determined to find out.
My Review:
Mystery fans who would like a little arm-chair travel should be sure to pick up this entertaining and fun second entry to a great mystery series. Readers could certainly pick this up having not read book one, however book one is a great introduction to the series, so be sure to check it out as well!
There’s much to enjoy here! First is the setting – it is absolutely beautiful and described so vividly, I felt like I was there. The mystery is twisty and even when I had my eyes on the suspect, I wondered how Valerie was going to prove it. The take-down at the end is intense!
Once again, I also appreciated that Valerie was an older protagonist. She’s strong and thoughtful and lets herself feel her feelings. I would definitely want to be friends with her!
A solidly written second book in a series that I thoroughly enjoyed. I’ll be keeping my eyes open for book three.
(Side note: do not read while hungry…thankfully there are recipes in the back!)
About the Author:
Leslie Karst is the author of the Orchid Isle mysteries Waters of Destruction and Molten Death, of the Lefty Award-nominated Sally Solari mystery series, and of the IBPA Ben Franklin and IPPY award silver medal-winning memoir, Justice is Served: A Tale of Scallops, the Law, and Cooking for RBG. After years waiting tables and singing in a new wave rock band, she decided she was ready for a “real” job and ended up at Stanford Law School, then returned to school to study the culinary arts. Now retired from the law, Leslie splits her time between Hilo, Hawai‘i and Santa Cruz, California, spending her days writing, cooking, cycling, gardening, and observing cocktail hour promptly at five o’clock.
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TOUR PARTICIPANTS:
- March 24 – Elizabeth McKenna – Author – SPOTLIGHT
- March 25 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST
- March 26 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
- March 27 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
- March 28 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
- March 29 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
- March 30 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
- March 31 – Rebecca M. Douglass, Author – REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW
- April 1 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
- April 2 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
- April 3 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
- April 3 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
- April 4 – Baroness Book Trove – SPOTLIGHT
- April 5 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
- April 6 – Carla Loves To Read – REVIEW, RECIPE
- April 6 – Celticladys Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
- April 7 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR GUEST POST
- April 7 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
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