Book Review Booked for Murder by P. J. Nelson

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Synopsis:

In this atmospheric southern cozy debut, Madeline Brimley returns to the bookstore she inherited, discovering that small towns hold deadly secrets.

Madeline Brimley left small town Georgia many years ago to go to college and pursue her dreams on the stage. Her dramatic escapades are many but success has eluded her, leaving her at loose ends. But then she gets word that not only has her beloved, eccentric Aunt Rose passed, but she's left Madeline her equally eccentric bookstore housed in an old Victorian mansion in the small college town of Enigma. But when she arrives in her beat-up Fiat to claim The Old Juniper Bookstore, and restart her life, Madeline is faced with unexpected challenges. The gazebo in the back yard is set ablaze and a late night caller threatens to burn the whole store down if she doesn't leave immediately.

But Madeline Brimley, not one to be intimidated, ignores the threats and soldiers on. Until there's another fire and a murder in the store itself. Now with a cloud of suspicion falling over her, it's up to Madeline to untangle the skein of secrets and find the killer before she herself is the next victim.

Review:

Someone wants the Old Juniper Bookshop closed permanently and if that means new owner Madeline goes down with the shop, then so be it. Only Madeline isn't the type to give up so easily. She loves the Victorian house, it's quirky customers, and her new assistant clerk. But when tragedy strikes, Madeline will stop at nothing to find the killer, even if that means putting herself in danger. Forming a crime fighting trio with the local female pastor and Aunt Rose's best friend, she's determined to fight. Can she stop the murderer, before she and the house go up in flames? A twisty start to a new series, this one will be worth coming back to check out book 2!

About the Author:

PJ NELSON is the pseudonym of an award-winning actor, dramatist, professor, and novelist (among other many other professions) who has done just about everything except run a bookstore. He lives in Decatur, Georgia.