A protagonist into lots of mischief, with a cast of loyal friends to help her out. Engaging characters and enough plot twists to keep you curious.. A fast read but I did have my suspicions early on which tends to happen sometimes but I could get past it. I'm really looking forward to more from the author. The book is a must read if you want to get an insiders view into Nashville culture.

I enjoyed this little cozy mystery set in Nashville. I have been to Nashville many times and am familiar with many of the establishments and areas in the book. I think this just added to my enjoyment of the book. I will be looking forward to reading more in this series.

Your Killin’ Heart by Peggy O’Neal Peden is A Nashville Mystery. Campbell Hall runs a travel agency in Nashville, Tennessee. When Doug Elliott mentions he is going to Jake Miller’s home, Campbell convinces (twists his arm) him to allow her to tag along. Doug is going to repossess paintings from Jake Miller’s widow, Hazel for his brother, Ken Elliott. Ken owns The Mockingbird Gallery. Hazel never paid for six paintings she acquired from his gallery. Campbell grew up hearing the music of Jake Miller and is excited at the opportunity to see inside the deceased star’s home. They arrive at the house and are told that Hazel is not available. Doug, always the lawyer, wants to make sure he has the proper releases signed by Hazel for the paintings. Hazel’s assistant, George Lewis assures him that she has authorized this venture. While waiting for Doug, Campbell starts snooping around. She opens a door and discovers it is a bedroom. The room is dark, but she does see a shadowy figure on the bed. Campbell quickly closes the door and waits for Doug. They deliver the paintings back at the gallery and head for dinner. The pair later hear that Hazel Miller was found dead inside her home. Was Hazel in the bedroom that Campbell looked in? Campbell is visited by Detective Sam Davis and asked about her visit to the Miller house. Campbell believes something is rotten about this whole affair and starts her own investigation. Someone, though, is not happy with Campbell’s snooping. Despite threats to her life and Doug’s pleas for her to quit, Campbell perseveres. Can Campbell find the killer or will the killer stop her meddling forever?

Your Killin’ Heart was a light cozy mystery. While I liked the setting, I did not like Campbell Hall. Her nosiness knew no bounds. Her curiosity (nosy nature) is why she went to the Miller house and why she investigated the murder. Campbell was going to continue despite the danger it was posing to Doug’s future political career and to her own life. I can see Campbell when she is retired, sitting at her front window with a pair of binoculars (keeping an eye on her neighbors and their visitors). The story is written in the first person. It seemed like Campbell opened her mouth and never stopped talking. We are given every little detail of rooms, Campbell’s life and her thoughts. I give Your Killin’ Heart 3 out of 5 stars (okay, but not for me). The mystery was uncomplicated and can easily be solved early in the book. I found the ending unsatisfying. I was left with some unanswered questions. While Your Killin’ Heart was my type of cozy mystery, readers who enjoy lighter cozies with levity will be entertained.

Campbell Hall, a travel agent in Nashville, TN, grew up surrounded by the history of country music. When her boyfriend, Doug Elliot, has to pick up a few paintings at the estate of Jake Miller, a long dead country music legend who died young, Campbell begs to tag along, hoping to catch a glimpse inside the opulent mansion still occupied by Jake’s widow, Hazel. When she’s left alone for a moment, Campbell can’t help but take a look around and peeks into what turns out to be Hazel’s bedroom, with Hazel seemingly asleep in the bed. When it is reported that night that Hazel was found dead and is later determined to have been murdered, Campbell is compelled to investigate. Uncovering long held secrets and pursued by a killer, Campbell risks it all to find justice.
I loved this! The first in a new series, I already know I’ll keep coming back for more. Besides the great plot, the characters were likable and realistic, especialy Campbell, she’s my kinda gal. Self-described as “a little too honest” she’s impulsive, inquisitive, and a little bit socially awkward – in other words, me in a nutshell. Even the setting was a character in itself, with tidbits about the music, the history and the culture of Nashville, TN. It was so vivid, it felt like I was really there.

I really enjoyed the plot, lots of good suspects and lots of suspects you don’t realize are suspects and suspects you suspect but aren’t actually suspects. Lots of plot twists and red herrings kept me guessing and the thrilling ending left me satisfied. The story left a few plot points open to be explored in later books and I’m eagerly awaiting the next in the series.

A light, entertaining cozy mystery that will keep you guessing, Your Killin’ Heart is a fantastic start to a new series and a must read for any cozy mystery fan.

I thought this was a good start to a new cozy mystery series. I found it to be fun and entertaining. I thought it had great characters and an interesting storyline. I'm looking forward to more in the series. Thanks to the publisher read NetGalley for providing a copy of the book in return for an honest review.

“Your Killin’ Heart” was a fun and fast mystery read. It is set in Nashville and has country music as its basis. Campbell Hall has a travel agency that takes up much of her time. When she’s not at work, she loves to listen to live music (mostly country) and lives in a city, Nashville, that is known for exactly her type of live music.

She also has an on again, off again, relationship with Doug Elliott, a lawyer, who disappears on her when the going (in their relationship) gets a little tough. She is able to convince him to let her help him re-acquire (i.e., repossess) some paintings from the widow of country music’s late star, Jake Miller. When the widow turns up dead, Campbell is drawn in the case and starts doing a little (too much) sleuthing on her own.

Along the way, she meets a couple of men, singer-songwriter-guitarist, Randy Dean and Detective Sam Davis both of whom seem a little more grounded than Doug. My personal favorite is Sam but both of these men seem more interested in Campbell than Doug who seems more intent on his own wants and needs.

The mystery was fun and I was able to solve it well ahead of the unveiling in the book due to the clues the author left to follow. What was even more fun was an insider look at Nashville – what it once was and how it has changed, for better and worse, as country music popularity has sky-rocketed.

I thought that book was a fun debut mystery by author Peggy O’Neal Peden. I really enjoyed the book and will be looking for more in this series in the future.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.

I really enjoyed this book from the first page to the last. Campbell Hale is a feisty, funny and smart woman living in Nashville who gets the chance to accompany her sometime boyfriend Doug Elliott to pick up some paintings from the home of the widow of Jake Miller, a famous dead country and western star who was one of her father's favorites. She gets the chance to look around the house and sees what looks to be an older woman sleeping in her bedroom. It turns out to have been the dead body of Hazel, Jake's widow. Because she was there and saw the woman and because of the story surrounding Jake Miller's death in a car crash, Campbell decides that she wants to look into the story. There are plenty of twists and turns, as well as some interesting characters but what I most enjoyed about this book was the chance to learn about Nashville and a backstage look at some of the "listening parlors" and the music business as a whole. This was a great story and I highly recommend it.

Yes, Campbell Hall lives in Nashville, and no, she’s not an aspiring country music singer. She’s actually starting her own travel agency, or trying to at least, along with getting over a broken heart. When she gets a chance to explore the estate of long dead country music icon Jake Miller, she eagerly accepts. But instead of finding gold records and colorful pantsuits, she finds Jake’s wife Hazel in one of the bedrooms. Hazel looks almost like she’s asleep, almost…… Peden creates memorable characters and a sultry Southern setting for her murder mystery