Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for The Mysterious Case of the Missing House (The Redemption Detective Agency) by Michele Pariza Wacek! Today we are featuring a review of the fourth book in this series. Stop by each blog on the tour  for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! There is also a Giveaway for two Paperback Copies of The Mysterious Case of the Missing House (The Redemption Detective Agency) by Michele Pariza Wacek, US only. ENTER HERE! ⬅️

The Mysterious Case of the Missing House (The Redemption Detective Agency)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting – Redemption, Wisconsin, in the 1990s
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Love-Based Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 15, 2026
Number of Pages 177
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FMT7ST5F

About the Book:

Emily has a big decision in front of her. But before she can make it, Amelia Clark, one of Aunt Tilde’s friends, calls The Redemption Detective Agency with an emergency.

Apparently Amelia can’t get a hold of her niece, who’s been house sitting, and she’s worried that her niece forgot to water her rose bushes.

Should be fairly straight forward, right? Drive to the house, see if the niece is there, and make sure the roses aren’t dead as well.

Except…the house is no longer there. It’s now a fancy health club.

Nor is the niece.

Needless to say, Emily has no choice but to figure out what happened to Amelia’s house and her niece before she makes any decisions about her career. Or her love life.

A spin-off from the Charlie Kingsley Mystery series! The Redemption Detective Agency is a funny, twisty, romcom cozy mystery series set in the 1990s featuring silver sleuths solving cold cases, cats, dogs and an opposites attract love triangle. Great for fans of the Thursday Murder Club.

My Review:

I love this series. Just like previous entries, this newest title is under 200 pages and had me turning the pages so quickly. I adore all the characters (especially Aunt Tilde) and am especially fond of the nostalgic 1990s settings (remember answering machines?!). The cozy details sprinkled throughout add delight to the reading experience. 

Michele has a knack for balancing the mysterious with the silly, which I think is hard to do. Under all the normal that’s in Redemption, there’s this everpresent vibe that things are just a little different. And that feeling kept me reading and on guard, looking for the out of place and strange. 

I didn’t solve this one ahead of time, but I sure did enjoy the ride. 

 About the Author:

A USA Today Bestselling, award-winning author, Michele taught herself to read at 3 years old because she wanted to write stories so badly. It took some time (and some detours) but she does spend much of her time writing stories now. Mystery stories, to be exact. They’re clean and twisty, and range from psychological thrillers to cozies, with a dash of romance and supernatural thrown into the mix. If that wasn’t enough, she posts lots of fun things on her blog, including short stories, puzzles, recipes, and more, at MPWNovels.com.

Michele grew up in Wisconsin (hence why all her books take place there), and still visits regularly, but she herself escaped the cold and now lives in the mountains of Prescott, Arizona, with her husband and southern squirrel hunter Cassie.

When she’s not writing, she’s usually reading, hanging out with her dog, or watching the Food Network and imagining she’s an awesome cook. (Spoiler alert, she’s not. Luckily for the whole family, Mr. PW is in charge of the cooking.)

Author Links: Website   Facebook   Instagram

Purchase Links: Amazon

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• July 21 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW          
• July 21 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• July 22 – Read Your Writes Book Reviews – AUTHOR INTERVIEW           
• July 23 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
• July 23 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW     
• July 24 – Romance Novel Giveaways – AUTHOR GUEST POST    
• July 25 – deal sharing aunt – SPOTLIGHT
• July 26 – Sarandipity’s – CHARACTER INTERVIEW  
• July 27 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT  
• July 28 – Ruff Draft – AUTHOR INTERVIEW    
• July 28 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
• July 29 – Books1987 – SPOTLIGHT
• July 30 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW            
• July 31 – Salty Inspirations.com – CHARACTER GUEST POST
• August 1 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
• August 2 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
• August 2 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW        
• August 3 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR INTERVIEW  
• August 3 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW     

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