A who-done-it with a stable base of interesting characters and news ones for episode 6 in the Tourist Trap Mystery series.

Jill Gardner's Coffee, Books and More is running smoothly. Her boyfriend Greg's childhood friends are all in South Cove at The Castle to celebrate Levi & Jessica's wedding. When someone ends up dead in the pool Greg has to step aside and let another county investigate. Greg's permission to Jill to look into the murder for him makes her happy but juggling everything in her life and finding time to connect with Greg is difficult.

The ending left us hanging for the next episode in Jill's personal life.

Love this series and this book has more depth to it. Murder seems to always happen in the small town and Jill seems to be involved every time.
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First I want to thank Netgalley and Kensington Books for allowing me to read this story.

I fell in love with Jill and South Cove California years ago when I picked up the first book in this series while on vacation. I can say the books have not disappointed me and in my opinion get better.

In this story weddings are in the air. Jill's aunt Jackie is turning into Bridezilla, Amy is planning her wedding and Jill is meeting Greg's old school friends. Jill and Greg are staying at The Castle for the weekend while Greg gets together with old friends during a stag party. When one of the old friends shows up dead, and Greg is shut out of the investigation he sanctions Jill's snooping to figure out who did it. Of course in typical Lynn Cahoon fashion she leaves me hanging and now I have to wait for the next book to get some very important answers!

Jill Gardner, owner of Coffee, Books and More, is just getting used to living with her boyfriend, Greg. They are meeting his college friends at the local resort, The Castle, for a bachelor party. When the groom is found floating in the pool, Jill needs to investigate Greg’s friends to find the culprit before someone else lies dead.
I loved this cozy mystery. The plot was exciting and suspenseful, and I was surprised who the culprit was in the end. The setting reminds me of times at the beach, and I could envision a shop like Coffee, Books and More open near the shore. An Advanced Reading Copy was received in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to Kensington Publishing and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The Tourist Trap Mysteries are always a great read, and Killer Party was no exception. Jill Gardner is the owner of a coffee/bookstore in South Cove, California. She and her boyfriend Greg go away for the weekend at The Castle, a an exclusive hotel/museum, for a pre-wedding party for one of Greg's best friends Levi, a wealthy tech entrepreneur. Jill meets all of Greg's old friends and their wives, and the next day leads a tour of South Cove for all the wives while the men go out fishing.

The next morning Levi is found dead by the side of the pool. Greg is a South Cove policeman, so he can't be involved in investigate Levi's death. Jill gets involved because she wants to help Greg, and because Levi's death might involve people in South Cove that she knows. She starts looking into Greg's friends, and what she finds surprises them both. Her investigation is complicated by her busy schedule at her coffee shop and her Aunt Jackie's wedding planning.

I enjoyed this book very much. Lynn Cahoon's characters are so real and fun to read about. The plot was interesting, and takes enough twists and turns that the eventual unmasking of the murderer was a surprise to me.

I highly recommend this book, and all the books in the Tourist Trap series.

A weekend reunion of high school friends turns tragic when one of them winds up dead.

Jill Gardner and Greg King are beginning to adjust to living together. A weekend filled with friends and fun should be appealing to Jill, but this group of friends seems a bit bizarre. Tension between the couples is evident and adding alcohol to this bunch is not a good mix.

Finding his best friend dead is more than Greg can take and it's up to Jill to help him.
Finding time to investigate is not easy as Jill's coffee and book shop is busy and her Aunt Jackie is determined to have the wedding of the century.

Jill won't give up until she finds the answers and digging into the backgrounds of Greg's friends is more than she bargained for. Cheating, backstabbing and secrets will cause your mind to spin as you get caught up in Killer Party, another fantastic book by the talented Lynn Cahoon.

I voluntarily read an ARC of this book provided by the publisher and NetGalley.

Killer Party by Lynn Cahoon

Synopsis

A gang of old high school friends meet in South Cove, California for bachelor party. Jill Gardner is attending as the guest of her boyfriend Greg, her new live in boyfriend and roommate.

After a few months of living with her boyfriend Greg, Jill is still getting used to sharing such close quarters, and now she is getting to know a group of his high school friends. Greg and his college pals celebrate their buddy’s upcoming wedding, right up until the time the groom to be is found floating facedown in the pool, Jill is getting to know her boyfriend's friends better than she thought she would as she investigates who killed Greg's friends.

Meanwhile, Jill's aunt is acting a bit strange, especially since the doctors want her to come in for some tests. Not to mention Aunt Jackie isn't sure about the new employee, either. So much going on and you won't guess who the killer is! I"m not going to tell, either

Book Review and 4.8 stars

I liked the story! I think the whole series is great! This story seems to be more about tying up some loose ends and setting us up for some interesting happenings in the future. Check it out, you will love it!!

Reading another book in the South Cove series is truly like getting together with old friends. It's great to catch up with Jill and see how her relationship with Greg is progressing and to visit once again with the other members of the South Cove community. But because this is Jill, murder and mayhem are never far away- this time when Jill and Greg are happily celebrating the wedding of one of Greg's friends it's the groom who turns up dead. And ,despite the fact that Greg is a police officer, once again it's Jill who comes up with some important clues and evidence to solve the crime. The plot is just convoluted enough to keep you guessing all the way through, but it is the characters and the setting that will leave you anxiously waiting for the next volume in the series.