I'll Sleep When I've Read... Buried in a Good Book by Tamara Berry

 

Title: Buried in a Good Book

Author: Tamara Berry

Publication: 24 May 2022

Format: Kindle eArc via NetGalley & Poisoned Pen Press

Amazon Description

"A mystery writer finds solace and murder in rural Oregon...Whimsy meets woodsy"— Kirkus Reviews

Don't miss the first book in a brand-new gripping and hilarious bookish cozy mystery series by author Tamara Berry!

Bestselling thriller writer Tess Harrow is almost at the end of her rope when she arrives with her teenage daughter at her grandfather's rustic cabin in the woods. She hopes this will be a time for them to heal and bond after Tess's recent divorce, but they've barely made it through the door when an explosion shakes the cabin. Suddenly it's raining fish guts and...is that a human arm?

Tess was hardly convincing Gertie that a summer without Wi-Fi and running water would be an adventure. Now she's thrust into a murder investigation, neighbors are saying they've spotted Bigfoot in the woods near her cabin, and the local sheriff is the spitting image of her character Detective Gabriel Gonzales—something he's less than thrilled about. With so much more than her daughter's summer plans at stake, it's up to Tess to solve this case before anyone else gets hurt.

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This was an unexpected joy and the great beginning to what I am certain will be a great series. I have heard of Tamara Berry (aka Tamara Morgan ... aka Lucy Gilmore), but this is the first of hers that I have read and it certainly won't be the last. It features newly divorced crime thriller novelist Tess Harrow and her fourteen year old daughter, Gertrude (Gertie to her friends). They've left Seattle to spend a month reconnecting with each other at the cabin Tess inherited from her grandfather -- while disconnecting from modern conveniences like wifi and running water. They also connect, literally, with a real life murder mystery. There were so many twists and turns and laugh out loud moments and I absolutely did not see the ending coming the way that it did. It was well worth sleepless hours and I cannot wait until the next one comes out. It looks like November, but I'll be looking for it on NetGalley for sure. I need more Tess and Gertie!

If you want to share whatever has kept you up past your bedtime because you just needed one more chapter ... or the entire book ... please comment! My TBR pile is already toppling, but I can always add more.