Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Charm City Spouse’s Club (A Charm City Mystery) by Pamela Kyel! Today we are featuring a review of the second book in this 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 free eBook copy of Charm City Spouse’s Club (A Charm City Mystery) and a prize package TBD. ENTER HERE! ⬅️
Charm City Spouse’s Club (A Charm City Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
2nd in Series
Setting – Baltimore, Maryland
Publisher : Wild Rose Press (April 2, 2025)
Paperback : 254 pages
ISBN-10 : 1509260013
ISBN-13 : 978-1509260010
Digital ASIN : B0DTKQ8L8W
About the Book:
Special Agent Laci Duvall, AFOSI, thought it was supposed to be a lighthearted baseball game between the Air Force and Army Special Investigative Teams. But things took a deadly turn when the president of the local military spouse’s club was found dead in the women’s bathroom—stabbed with a plastic pink flamingo.
Now, Laci will work with the Army Criminal Investigative Division to find who hated the woman enough to leave her in a public restroom. Was it the spouse who ran against her for the presidency or a fellow club officer sick of her cruelty? The list of suspects increases by the minute, and Laci learns there is no loyalty when it comes to social climbing—military spouse’s style.
My Review:
This was my first introduction to the Charm City mystery series, but I’m glad I have book one loaded and ready to go on my kindle! Book two works well as a standalone, but there were references made to plot points from book one that piqued my curiosity.
There’s a lot of like here and I’ll admit I was first pulled in by the cover – I love flamingos! So I came for the cover, but stayed for a fun plot, intriguing mystery and entertaining characters.I did not have the mystery solved beforehand and enjoyed the final reveal. The will-they-won’t they between Desio and Laci added a layer of humorous tension to the story. I think that’s what I enjoyed the most about this story – it had murder and also had me chuckling to myself several times. Humor and mystery are hard to blend together and I think this story held its own!
Looking forward to more in the series and in the meantime, I’ll be reading book one!
About the Author:
Pamela Kyel was born and raised in Edgewood, Maryland—north of Charm City. It’s a running joke when you live near a large, well-known city—you tell people that’s where you’re from. So, unofficially, she’s from Baltimore! Since her spouse’s retirement from the military, they call Wisconsin home, where they have two daughters and two cats, Daisy and Ernie. You can follow along with her on her website.
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