Murder at the Snowed Inn by Imogen Plimp (Tuesday Intros & Teaser Tuesday)

 

Title: When Christmas Comes

Author: Imogen Plimp

Publication: 28 May 2020

Format: Kindle ebook

Amazon Description: 

MURDER IN THE COZY SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS
And heart-warming romance to boot!

Heartbroken after her beloved husband’s death, Claire Andersen — proud foster mom, dog mom, and culinary artisan — decides to try her hand at a new beginning, renovating an old B&B in idyllic Galway, Maryland on the edge of the enchanted Appalachian Mountains. She knew her fresh start would be exciting, but she never expected it to be tinged with enthralling adventure, romance that’s sweet as sweet can be … and murder!

Adorable and resilient, former NYC chef Claire Andersen is no stranger to second chances. She and her stock trader husband George had decided long ago to trade in their life of ambition for one of quaint & quiet adventure — by opening up a cozy neighborhood coffee shoppe on the ground floor their Brooklyn brownstone. He was the coffee-connoisseur, she was the baker extraordinaire. Claire was so happy, she could just die. But fate had other plans — it came for her husband instead.

After George’s passing, Claire decides (with a nudge from her doting foster daughter Al) to trade in her life of brews and baked goods for breakfast — bed and breakfast, that is! And what better setting in which to start over than Galway, Maryland — a charming, snowy mountain town (and favorite cross-county ski destination of Claire’s youth).

All is well in Claire’s new B&B venture — and with her new oven constantly in use, it’s mouth-watering, even — until her first guest is murdered in-house. It’s not long until one of the suspects Claire questions about the murder winds up dead, too. Suddenly, Claire finds herself starting over yet again — and trading in her hostess hat (she’d just dusted it off, too!) for a secret life as an amateur sleuth.

But it’s not all B&B business and bodies: Claire also finds herself in the throes of not one, but two potential romances — each more toe-curling and butterflies-in-the-stomach inducing than the other.

Alongside her trusty new pal Evelyn (who’s feisty enough to make anyone blush) and her faithful bloodhound Rupert, Claire races the clock to get to the next victim — before the killer does. And she knows she’d better hurry. Because if the killer catches her first, she might run out of second chances.

Author's Note: This book contains a non-binary character whose preferred pronouns are they/them. If the notion of a non-binary character (and its resultant use of grammar) is offensive, then this book is not for you!

Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff

 

I'm always a bit wary over self-published books found on Kindle Unlimited, but this was on the list of "you might also like"s so I figured I would give it a shot. Besides, it looked like it might fit my whole murder and mayhem theme for December. I was pleasantly surprised at how wrapped up I became in the story and the characters and I'm going to have a difficult time holding off until Spring for the next seasonal murder.

 

Just so you know : I really love it when a book has a prologue. 

That means multiple Intros to share 💕

 

And it didn't seem fair to have multiple Intros without also having multiple Teasers....

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"First Chapter First Paragraph Tuesday Intros" is from the first paragraph or two

of a book being read now (or in the future) and is hosted by Socrates' Book Reviews. 

"Teaser Tuesday" at The Purple Booker asks for a random line or two
from anywhere in the book currently being read.