Take the Honey and Run (A Bee Keeping Mystery)
by Jennie Marts
About Take the Honey and Run
Take the Honey and Run (A Bee Keeping Mystery)
The town is all abuzz when a murder occurs in Jennie Marts’ debut cozy mystery, perfect for fans of Jenn McKinlay and Amanda Flower.
As a successful mystery author, Bailey Briggs writes about murder, but nothing prepares her for actually discovering the dead body of the founder of her hometown of Humble Hills, Colorado. Bailey grew up at Honeybuzz Mountain Ranch and was raised by her beekeeping grandmother, Blossom Briggs, aka Granny Bee, and her two eccentric sisters, Aster and Marigold—which is why she drops everything to come home and help Granny Bee after a bad fall. A broken foot doesn’t stop her grandmother from ruling The Hive, her granny’s book club, or continuing to prepare and package her bee-inspired products. But when Bailey's grandmother’s infamous "Honey I'm Home" hot spiced honey turns out to “bee” the murder weapon and her granny is now the prime suspect, Bailey has no choice but to use her fictional detective skills to help solve the murder and "smoke out" the real culprit. With the help of Bailey’s witty bestie, a pair of meddling aunts, the feisty members of The Hive, and her computer-savvy daughter, this amateur sleuth is determined to solve the case. A malicious attack and an ominous threat reveal that someone wants Bailey to butt out of the investigation, but there’s no way she’s backing down. She must use her skills to uncover the truth and catch the clever culprit before her grandmother ends up bee-hind bars.
What I Thought:
This is the first book I have read by Jennie Marts and the first in a new series, The Bee Keeping Series. I thought the book was well written, with a believable plot and the story flowed well. Bailey has come home to visit her Granny Bee and her visit starts off with a bang when she runs into her old High School boyfriend. When she gets to Granny's house, Granny and the "hive" are throwing the Mayor of the town out and Granny threatens him. When he is found dead, Granny is the main suspect as her honey was the weapon due to his allergy. Bailey, Evie, and the "hive" investigate to prove Granny is innocent. Bailey gets herself into some sticky situations and there are laugh out loud moments in this book. The characters are all likable and the setting is enjoyable as well. There is no shortage of suspects in this one, as the Mayor was not a real likable person. The ending was a little different than a lot of cozies and I was a little surprised by the reveal of the killer, though I had thought it was a possibility. This was and enjoyable and quick read that kept me turning pages. I look forward to more in this series.
I received a complimentary copy of this book.
About Jennie Marts
Jennie Marts is the USA TODAY Best-selling author of award-winning books filled with love, laughter, and always a happily ever after. Readers call her books “laugh out loud” funny and the “perfect mix of romance, humor, and steam.” Fic Central claimed one of her books was “the most fun I’ve had reading in years.”
She is living her own happily ever after in the mountains of Colorado with her husband, two dogs, and a parakeet who loves to tweet to the oldies. She’s addicted to Diet Coke, adores Cheetos, and believes you can’t have too many books, shoes, or friends.
Her books range from Western romance to cozy mysteries, but they all have the charm and appeal of quirky small-town life. She loves genre-mashups like adding romance to her Page Turners cozy mysteries and creating the hockey-playing cowboys in the Cowboys of Creedence. The same small-town community comes to life with more animal antics in her latest Creedence Horse Rescue series. And her sassy heroines and hunky heroes carry over in her heartwarming, feel good romances from Hallmark Publishing. Her newest cozy mystery, Take the Honey and Run: A Bee Keeping Mystery, debuts this July.
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Sounds like a book I will enjoy reading.
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