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Peril in the Pines (Cody Costin Cozy Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

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Talk about a killer vacation!

Cody Costin has just returned to Evergreen, Colorado, for the summer, having completed her first year at college in South Carolina. She expects to spend long, lazy days basking under perfect skies with family and friends. But when her best friend’s sister turns up dead, and everyone, including the sheriff, thinks it’s a case of death-by-misadventure, Cody is compelled to box her plans and dive into investigation mode.

The crux of the mystery involves a group of high school graduates who all have both motive and means. Did one of them resort to murder?

The good news is Cody isn’t one to give up easily. The bad news is someone intends to stop her at all costs.

Peril in the Pines is the first book in a captivating cozy mystery series set in and around beautiful Evergreen, Colorado. If you’re young at heart and enjoy contemporary mysteries with a twist that you won’t see coming, then you’ll love this unique whodunit.

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Cody Costin Cozy Mystery
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January 7, 2020
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ "Peril In The Pines: A Cody Costin Cozy Mystery 1 by Sharyn Bradford Lunn is a beautifully-crafted adventure into unknown intrigue and peril, drawing the reader into a young woman's quest to find answers. On returning home from her studies in Journalism for a break with her family, Cody Costin finds her plans derailed when she is led to a grim discovery whilst walking in Dedisse Park. This discovery is not only shocking in its nature but directly linked to Cody in a very painful way. This precipitates her involvement in the subsequent investigation, where her passion drives her to try to solve the mystery. Will Cody uncover the truth or will fate hold another card for her future?
Sharyn Bradford Lunn's Peril In The Pines is a well-developed story that is very easy to read, containing clear and precise language with no distractions. The plot unfolds in a very structured and logical way, allowing the tale to flow smoothly whilst maintaining a good level of engagement with the reader. The characters were all well defined, particularly the sisters Cody and Scout, who displayed very real young adult behaviors and sibling interactions. The inclusion of Brad's accident was a clever subplot, which allowed the main focus to center on Cody, whilst also stepping up the anxiety levels surrounding the main players. I also enjoyed the relationship between Cody and Sheriff Lockridge, and at times felt a great deal of empathy for his situation. Overall, a truly wonderful drama-mystery." ~ Readers' Favorite

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B083LJQZJ2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ thewordverve inc. (January 7, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 7, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2161 KB
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 233 pages

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- #10,113 in Amateur Sleuth Mysteries (Kindle Store)
- #11,152 in Cozy Animal Mystery
- #11,863 in Murder

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Sharyn Bradford Lunn was born in Sydney, Australia, but most of her schooling occurred in a small country town before she returned to "the big smoke" so she enjoys both city life and the rural hideaway. Before embarking on a career in nursing she worked briefly in a telephone exchange then a kindergarten. Sharyn has also worked as a senior investigation officer with the New South Wales Health Department and later the Health Care Complaints Commission.

After reading Alex Haley's Roots, she developed a passion for genealogy and history that deepened with the ensuing years. This went hand in hand with another newly discovered interest: writing. And so the Southern Skyes series was born.

Now, after writing six books in the series Sharyn has turned her attention to another of her passions - the good old fashioned mystery, and is currently working on her first cozy mystery series featuring a young college student, Cody Costin, as the amateur super sleuth, as well as an archaeology mystery series.

When not writing or researching, Sharyn can be found enjoying time at home on the New South Wales Central Coast with family and friends, swimming, hiking, walking her dogs, reading, painting, tracing someone's family tree, or enjoying a rock concert. She digs a good rollercoaster ride as much as a trail bike ride. To round out her adventurer's spirit, she embraces the joy of travel and learning about other cultures.

Look for more books from Sharyn in the coming months and years, as she develops the Cody Costin Cozy Mystery series as well as tinkers in other writing endeavors.

If you enjoy her books please spread the word and consider leaving a book review . . . they are always very much appreciated.

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Interesting Mystery

Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2021

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No sooner does Cody return home to Colorado from college, when she trips over a dead body while walking with her mother and dog. Given her history of asking questions and sleuthing around, she soon finds herself fully embroiled in the investigation of the murder. The circumstances surrounding the death get more and more convoluted by the day, though, and Cody starts receiving threats. Can she solve the murder, or will she end up dead, too?

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2021

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A journalism student stumbles (literary) on a dead body…of a friend’s sister. Was it an accident? A “death by misadventure?” Or was it something else?

Story has an easy narrative that carries the reader fairly well. It takes a while to dive into the mystery as many characters get into the mix and complicate things. But once the inquisitive Cody starts asking the right questions, we start getting somewhere.

A decent mystery.

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Phillip Vega

A Five out of Five Mystery Novel!! A Killer Vacation Indeed!!

Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2020

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Sharyn has done it again. She's taken the mystery genre and turned it on it's ear, with this fresh tale of murder and mystery. I love the characters, especially the main protagonist, Cody. The location is haunting, yet draws the reader in. Loved, loved, loved this novel! I can't wait for the next one!!

Cody is relatable, brilliant and a terrific sleuth. I'd want her on my team, if I had a mystery to solve.

Five out of five stars for this terrific tale!! Well done, Sharyn! Well done!!

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Tari H.

Cody was like a determined bloodhound with this case

Reviewed in the United States on May 2, 2021

I really enjoyed this younger main character, Cody. She was just out of freshman year of college and home on summer break when she got involved investigating a murder. Cody was a tenacious interrogator, I'll give her that. There were times I felt embarrassed for her when she'd get hung up on then actually call the person back, lol. She never gave up, and she never used immature tactics to get her way.

I liked her younger sister Scout too. She cracked me up, and being girls of a single mom, these two were more mature than your average teens. I liked how they could kick back and hang out as sisters for dinner (although I think Cody always had investigating on the brain haha), then they could turn around and be a responsible job holder (Scout) and holders-down-of-the-homefront for Mom while she was tending to their brother who'd had an accident in California.

There was a good showdown, and the whodunit was someone I'd started suspecting around when Cody did. Cody just lucked into some other people being around to help out, but she held the killer off. The sheriff always had the girls' back and even though he was sweet on their mom, he gave them a good share of scolding for investigating a dangerous case. I looked up the blurb for the next one, and it sounded really good-and I found out I won't need to borrow it on KU, because somewhere along the line I bought it.

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Cody's nosey and it's dangerous to her health!

Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020

I borrowed this through KU and this is an honest review. I loved the book, it grabbed my attention from the first few paragraphs through the last page. I kept trying to figure out "Who Done It" until the last page. Cody should quit nosing into the death of her friend's little sister, but that would ruin the story.
If you like surprises, twists and unexpected turns you'll love this book -- it has them all

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RHM-TN

Well written cozy mystery!

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2020

Having read all of her Southern Skies series of historical novels, I knew that Lunn was an able story teller. As she has shifted to a new genre, those skills rise to the top. There are adequate breadcrumbs scattered that hint of the real killer, but they are subtle enough you can read past them. This sets up the potential for a nice series featuring the budding journalist.
I look forward to future stories in this series.

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