First Edition Murder (A Sandie James Cozy Mystery Book 1)
by Tessa KellyPublish: Jul 29, 2019Series: A Sandie James Cozy MysteryMysteryBook Overview
A summer wedding ends with a bang of the gruesome kind. Caterer Sandie James must turn amateur detective to save her dad from prison.For Sandie James, fresh out of graduate school with a degree in Literature, employers aren’t exactly lining up. To make ends meet, she works at her sister’s bakery in their cozy little corner of uptown Brooklyn. When a customer asks her to replace her sick wedding caterer at the last minute, Sandie is glad of the extra cash.
The last thing Sandie expects is her dad, an obsessive book collector, crashing the reception to pick a fight with a guest who outbid him on a rare edition of a Raymond Chandler mystery. She is horrified when that guest turns up dead—and her dad is found standing over the body with the murder weapon.
Sandie is convinced her dad has been set up, but proving it is not easy. She must rely on her own wits, and the enthusiastic help of Marlowe, the family’s Springer Spaniel, to save her dad from prison.
As fear and blame spread through their quiet neighborhood, Sandie races to clear her dad's name and find the real killer, before the killer finds her.From readers:
"I loved this fabulous cozy mystery! The storyline was terrific and the sense of family and their relationships very realistic. The characters were wonderfully written, likable, and relatable. It was an easy read but the killer was a true mystery. I am looking forward to more books by Tessa Kelly.""This is a wonderful and fun cozy mystery. I loved this story because I love the characters and it is written so well! I am looking forward to Book 2."
"I really enjoyed this book. I found the characters very realistic and the story was well written. The family relationships rang very true. There were enough twists and turns to keep me guessing until the end."
