SUCH A COZY MYSTERY by Haley Jordan

Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Small Town Florida

4****

Blurb: Oh, bother!Rosie Alexander has a lot of problems, such as juggling running her cross-stitch shop with caring for her beloved husband, who has Alzheimer’s. She doesn’t need the aggravation of a pushy customer who shows up with an old, mysterious cross-stitch sampler he wants appraised. She definitely doesn’t need the aggravation of that same sampler getting stolen…with a dead body left behind. And when another murder happens in her orbit, a former friend is implicated, and an aggravating reporter tries to paint her as running a multi-national crime ring? Maybe she should adopt a dog. Because they’re not aggravating at all. This is the first book in a contemporary cozy mystery series set in the small town of Cozy, Florida.

THOUGHTS: The main character, Rosie, is a very likable character. Having gone through some of her challenges, I could relate to her through her struggles with her husband, diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s through my in-laws and parents. The author presented the emotions and frustration with this insidious disease perfectly. The plot was well laid out, except that I knew who the killer was from early on. But enough other suspects were thrown in to make it still a question. Overall, an entertaining cozy mystery and a good start to a series.

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