I’ve enjoyed this series immensely. Lowcountry Bookshop is an entertaining read, full of the same good writing and interesting characters. The reader is able to see growth in the characters from book to book in this series. Some humor is thrown in, as well. Liz’s family is a hoot. While cozy mysteries might not be everyone’s cup of tea, if you enjoy them I encourage you to read this book. It is easy reading fun. I received an ARC and I am writing this review voluntarily.

Once again Susan has created a narrative that pulls you in and vividly creates the world around you. You get to be a silent partner in the investigation while Liz and Nate(the main characters) work through the information and suspects. There were some twists and turns I did not expect in the conclusion of the book and I wish a little more details/backstory was developed but it didn't take away from the intriguing read. I love the "characters" on Stella Maris and wish they had spent some more time there but I understand the plot led them to less island time. Can't wait for the next book to see what case they take on.

I loved this book and anything written by this author. This book is part of a series that I am always eager to read and usually preorder it once I know it’s going to be released.

Fabulous mystery based in the South Carolina lowcountry. Liz Talbot is at it again solving cases with her private investigator husband. Sprinkled with a little paranormal and a cast of nutty characters, this book, just like the entire series, will not disappoint.

The latest in the Low Country mysteries this adds to the series and once finished makes you long for the next installment.

Another series to follow and adore. I get caught up in the story and characters that this author creates. It is a fun and light hearted read that I was able to enjoy on a weekend.

Traveling With T’s Thoughts:

Having really enjoy Susan M. Boyer’s previous books in her Liz Talbot series- when I found out about this one- I knew I had to have it!

Liz Talbot is a Southern gal who is not afraid to carry a gun (naturally in her Kate Spade bag!) and takes no bull from anyone. I kinda want to BFF with Liz 🙂



What I liked:

The cover!!!! So pretty. The colors. The flowers!!!

The mystery. There is a lot going on and many threads to follow!

Liz’s family. Those people are a hoot and a half.



Bottom line: Put this on your TBR list!



*This book was sent to Traveling With T for review consideration. All thoughts and opinions are mine alone.

I love this series and this installment did not disappoint! Ms. Boyer knows her characters and her setting. She stays true to both in this series. This book has a lot of twists and turns which makes you want to keep reading! I love the setting of my home town of Charleston! It’s wonderful to be familiar with the streets and the family names that pop up. I also love the touch of paranormal with Liz’s friend who died in high school showing up to help the private investigators! I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys cozy Southern mysteries, interesting characters and surprise endings.

LOWCOUNTRY BOOKSHOP; A Liz Talbot Mystery by Susan M. Boyer is #7 in the series. In the series, Liz is assisted by Colleen, a spirit, giving a Paranormal twist to the series. The mailwoman Poppy has found a dead man who she’s accused of beating his wife. This is good, but not the best in the series.

I think this is my favorite book in the Lowcountry series--and I've enjoyed them all. Hope to see more episodes in the future.

What an incredible addition to this series! We get follow Liz as she investigates what may be a hit and run murder or it could be something else. Her P.I. duo is hired through some odd means and the questions just keep piling up from there. Of course these all lead to a conclusion that I really did not see coming which is always nice. I love the addition of the guardian spirit as this provides a nice added element to this series which really gives it some flair. If you are looking for a good suspenseful murder mystery book/series then I highly recommend that you try this one. I really enjoyed it so I give it 4/5 stars.

I love spending time with Liz Talbot and her crazy family, and this story does not disappoint. When Liz and Nate are hired by an attorney representing an anonymous third party to find the person who ran down an accused domestic abuser, there is no shortage of suspects. Along the way, they discover secret messages being passed in a local bookstore, witness suspicious activities all over Charleston, and have a few run-ins with baby goats. This book kept me turning the pages late into the night. And just when you think it’s over, it’s not! It’ll keep you on the edge of your seat until the last page.

This is book 7 in the Liz Talbot Mystery series. It can be read as a stand alone. Liz, her sister Merry and her Ghost, Colleen are having breakfast when they first meet Poppy. She is being accused of a hit and run accident that killed a man. She claims innocence but the police are pretty sure her car was the one that hit the man. As Liz and Nate and Colleen investigate they uncover a movement for abused women and the murder seems to be connected. I like Liz and her ghost but the story is getting a little bland. I received a copy of this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Charleston P.I. Liz Talbot investigates a hit-and-run accident when a lawyer hires her and her partner to clear popular mail carrier, Poppy, if any wrong doing. Luckily, even though the identity of the person who hired the lawyer is confidential, they have the assistance of the ghost of her best friend, Colleen, to help them. While I have only read the first book in the series, skipping to the seventh one was not an issue as the stories stand well alone. Especially the underlying theme of domestic abuse raises the bar on the relevance of this one. Interesting and well-written..

The many fans of Susan M. Boyer’s “Liz Talbot mysteries” will love this new addition to the series. Be aware: Although it’s dealt with in an appropriate way, spousal abuse is part of the storyline. As always, this is a good cozy mystery from this author.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions are my own.

This a story about the road to hell being paved with good intentions. A whole bunch of roads and a whole lot of hells. And plenty of good intentions that go into so many wrong directions.

Phillip Drayton is dead, to begin with. Someone ran him over during a pounding rainstorm just around a blind curve near his house.

It looks like a hit and run, at least at first. But a woman was found standing over the body, her car with a dented fender just in the right place to have been the cause of death. Poor Poppy Oliver says she was just being a good Samaritan, but Detective Sonny Ravenal is absolutely certain that she did it and just doesn’t want to admit it.

But there are at least two people on Poppy’s side. A mysterious benefactor who is paying for the best lawyer in town, who has in turn just hired Liz and Nate to investigate, and Liz Talbot’s guardian spirit Colleen. The lawyer is doing his job, as much as he enjoys riling up Liz in the process.

Colleen, on the other hand, can read Poppy’s mind – and Colleen knows she’s innocent. Which doesn’t tell her a damn thing about who might be guilty.

Then the evidence starts piling up, and the case goes from relatively straightforward to absolutely insane, right along with the shenanigans at Liz’ parents’ house – not that anything is all that far out of what passes for normal on that front.

It looks like Drayton’s wife was being abused, and that makes the victim seem a whole lot less sympathetic. On the other hand, not all of his injuries are consistent with a hit and run, or even a hit and not run. Cars don’t generally taser their victims before they run them over.

But the group of women who assist abused women in getting away from their abusers sometimes do. And seem to all be frequenting not just the same local bookstore but browsing the same display and actually buying multiple copies of the same book.

They might not be connected to the case. But they might.

The more Liz investigates, the weirder things get. Which isn’t actually atypical for any of her cases. The evidence is contradictory, and nothing quite seems to add up.

Until it suddenly does, and the real villain tries to subtract Liz, once and for all.

Escape Rating B: I picked this book for this week because I wanted some light, absorbing fiction to read during some recovery time, and I knew this series would take care of that admirably. And it certainly did.

There are lots of red herrings in this case, sending Liz on lots of wild goose chases. One of the terrific things about the way this particular case works is that pretty much everyone, with the exception of the villain and for once Liz’ cop friend Sonny, seem to be bent on doing the right thing. And while they all are to some extent, they also aren’t.

One of the things that was slightly off was Sonny’s attitude to Poppy. He was much too dogged in pursuing the expedient possibility instead of looking for the real one. He’s usually a better detective than that and it didn’t quite ring true.

A significant part of the story, both in the sense of a group obfuscating the issue to further their own agenda and in the sense that they were determinedly doing the right thing even if some of their methods were underhanded, was the group of women rescuing abused women. Not only did they mean well but they generally did well. And their inclusion in this story did a good job of shining a bit more light on a terrible problem that happens everywhere, even in tiny towns like Stella Maris.

The problem they introduce in the story is that their need for secrecy comes into direct conflict with Liz and Nate’s need to investigate the case. They are also part of what makes the resolution so convoluted. No one really wants to expose the details of their operation, but at the same time no one wants an innocent woman to be tried for a crime she did not commit.

As fascinating as the case itself turned out to be, the villain came a bit out of left field. I can’t say that at least some of the clues weren’t there, but either he did a really, really good job of misdirection or he didn’t appear enough until the very end.

And as much as I love this series, a very little of Liz’ family (other than her husband and partner Nate) goes a very, very long way. Your mileage may vary.

This series just keeps getting better and better!! This time Boyer chose a particularly timely topic on which to focus the mystery. The topic of spousal abuse makes this a candidate for intense discussion by any book group. On the other hand, every time I think the family antics can’t get any funnier they do. I also have a sense of coming home for a visit with lovable family members. Thanks to Henery Press and NetGalley for providing access to the electronic ARC in return for an honest review.

Liz Talbot returns in another well paced mystery. It took a bit for me to get into the story, but once I did, I raced along with the characters to the ending. Charleston is richly described as always, and the atmosphere makes psychic phenomenom seem fully plausible!

I have read nearly all of the Lowcountry mysteries by Susan M. Boyer and this is the first one that has been a disappointment. In nearly every way the story fell flat.

Husband and wife team, Liz and Nate, are hired by an anonymous client to investigate a hit-and-run. The police are convinced they have the right suspect but Liz isn’t so sure and the investigation begins. And, so do my issues with this book.

Nate and Liz seem to have very few boundaries when it comes to their investigations. Breaking into homes, trespassing and eavesdropping are all considered acceptable in the quest for truth and that didn’t particularly set well with me. In addition, there are pages of information about exactly what streets they drive, where buildings are located in Charleston and even where they park their vehicles. General information like this, in small doses, is fine and can enrich a story. But, this much information isn’t necessary and it only detracts.

The family drama was just a little over the top for me as well. While I love quirky families, this time I found Liz’s family to be just a little too much. Her parents, in particular, display very juvenile behavior and her sister and fiancée are simply unnecessary additions.

Finally, I really missed Liz’s ghostly friend, Colleen. Her presence and contribution was minimal and I realize that her character is part of the reason this series has always “worked” for me. I hope she appears more in future books.

All in all, I can only give this book 3 stars and that may be a little too generous.

Susan M. Boyer is a wonderful writer, there's not doubt about that at all. But I hadn't realized LOWCOUNTRY BOOKSHOP mentioned domestic violence. I stopped reading the moment I was aware of that fact. I can't read stories that deal with that subject. Not even there's just a hint of it. I'm sorry I was unable to finish. My four star rating is based on Ms. Boyer's writing ability alone.