Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Edited Out (Seffi Wardwell Mysteries) by Rebecca Douglass! Today we are featuring a review of the third book in this cozy mystery series. Stop by each blog on the tour for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a Giveaway for a set of all three Seffi Wardwell Mysteries) by Rebecca Douglass eBooks. ENTER HERE!

Edited Out (Seffi Wardwell Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Setting – Maine
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published
Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 25, 2025
Print length ‏ : ‎ 263 pages
Paperback
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8291865569
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FLVKH7GT
Digital
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FLB4MDN2

About the Book:

Who erased the writer?

Winter in Maine is long, dark, and cold, and California transplant Seffi Wardwell is combating the winter blues with a full calendar. Tending the plants at the local bed-and-breakfast, writing reports for the library, and generally keeping an eye on events in Smelt Point barely leaves time for pastry and gossip at Sweet Dreams, the local bakery and heart of the village.

When the participants at an artistic retreat held at the bed-and-breakfast grow combative, Seffi is there to smooth things over, stiffen the spine of the innkeeper, and keep things going. But when a writer turns up dead, Seffi’s called on to wield a different kind of expertise. Then someone lets slip there was poison in a coffee bought at Sweet Dreams, and it looks like Seffi’s favorite source of treats is in real trouble. Can her knowledge of plants save the inn—and the local bakery—before the killer strikes again and tears the heart out of Smelt Point?

My Review:

This was just the cozy mystery I needed during a heat wave in the midwest AND our AC going out (it’s fixed now, yay!). I turned on my portable fan, sank into my favorite reading chair and immersed myself in the dark and cold winter in Maine. 

I inhaled this mystery in one sitting and am happy to report it’s just as entertaining as the first two entries into the series. Readers new to the series can certainly jump in here, but I encourage everyone not to miss books one and two. 

In addition to the vivid setting that drew me into the book and made the places and people come to life on the page, the mystery was well paced and there was no lack of suspects. I always enjoy being with Seffi and all the other characters (there are some folks that made me chuckle). The ending is nail biting and then I do believe there’s some budding romance for our Seffi which I’m rooting for. 

A strong entry into a great series! 

 About the Author:

Rebecca M. Douglass has lived, worked, and hiked around the American West for more years than she’ll admit, while raising two children to adulthood and dreaming up interesting ways to bump people off. Thanks to good friends in Maine, she has also fallen in love with that mysterious coast. Since retiring from work at the library, the author has moved to Seattle, where she is writing the Seffi Wardwell Mysteries. In addition to her Ninja Librarian series for younger readers and the Pismawallops PTA mystery series, she has had short stories published in magazines and anthologies. When she isn’t writing, Ms. Douglass likes to go hiking and backpacking, or travels to discover new places or revisit old favorites, including the Sierra Nevada mountains, the desert Southwest, and of course Maine, where so many of the best cozy mysteries are found.

Author Links: Blog ~ Facebook ~ Instagram ~ Goodreads

Purchase Links: Amazon Kindle ~ Amazon Paperback ~ Books2Read Universal Link Buy Me A Coffee store 

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• July 8 – Christa Reads and Writes – REVIEW
• July 8 – Deal Sharing Aunt – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• July 9 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• July 9 – Sarcastically Yours, Jen – SPOTLIGHT
• July 10 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
• July 11 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
• July 11 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – SPOTLIGHT
• July 12 – The Mystery of Writing – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• July 13 – Romance Novel Giveaways – AUTHOR GUEST POST
• July 14 – Ascroft, eh?  AUTHOR INTERVIEW
• July 15 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT 
• July 16 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
• July 16 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
• July 17 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – SPOTLIGHT
• July 18 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• July 18 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
• July 19 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT

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