My first time reading the Ferrara Sister's Mystery. What a great read. Characters were engaging, story line was interesting and it kept me interested.
Alberta, her sister Helen, sister in law Joyce and granddaughter Jinxie are all trying to solve 3 murders in the quaint town of Tranquility, NJ. They sleuth around, help the police and find themselves in some big trouble as they close in on the killer and uncover a lot of family secrets.

This was an absolutely delightful murder mystery with very fun characters. I loved Helen the retired nun the most. But each of the four primary characters grew in both their sleuthing skills and personal lives through the story. I love the family dinners with the delicious sounding food.
These 4 sleuths embark in a journey to find who is killing the locals. They each have their own skill and together they solve the crime with a lot of humor. I really enjoyed the book and must go back and read the three prior books now.

Murder at Veronica's Diner is a good cozy mystery that features older protagonists. I loved the Italian sayings and references. I had a difficult time connecting to any of the characters, though, and I found elements of the story a tad far fetched. The writing was done well, and most of the story was good, but I didn't like the ending or the reason for the murders. I will, however, check out more books by this author and in this series.

I would give this a 3.5 out of 5 stars.

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This is the 4th installment in the Ferrara Family Mystery series. I love that this series features multiple family members and the dynamics of that family is what makes this series a winner for me. Alberta, Helen, Joyce and Jinx decide to head to Veronica’s Diner for some breakfast, Terri Jo the waitress is really frazzled and a little off and it seems like it is more than just how busy the café is. She even asks them a favor “just in case”.. what the heck does that mean? Well the ladies soon find out when Terri Jo arrives back at their table not with a check but with a knife in her back. They are on the case and it is fun watching the family get down to business. They have even earned a nickname of “Senior Scooby Gang” which I found funny. This is a good series and the mystery is solid and keeps you engaged. This series keeps getting better.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC. I didn’t know this was a series. I would probably enjoy this story better if I had read the first one before reading this one. The characters were very likable and fun.

Have I mentioned how much I love cozy mysteries? From their titles to the stories to the characters. I just can not put these down!! They are great fun reads with murder and mayhem but told in a way to be light, fast reads that you just can't put down. This one set in a diner had everything I was looking for!!

Jonesing for Eggs Benedict, Alberta, Helen, Joyce and Jinx head to the local diner for a fix. As they try to attack their waitress’ attention for their check, the woman falls down on the diner floor with a butcher’s knife in her back. In a full diner, not a single person saw the murderer and that leads the Ferrara ladies to get their detective hats on and try to solve the mystery.

With some home cooked food, plenty of Entenmann’s and a few pitchers of a Jinx’s new Red Herring beverage, the ladies get down to doing what they do best, sleuthing. As the body count increases, the ladies are hoping they won’t be adding themselves to that count and hit the road to track down the clues and serve up a murderer.

I adore this series. A mix of two generations and lots of love make this a fun series with solid whodunits each and every time. You’ll find yourself laughing out loud at times and dating yourself at others, like when Vinny calls the ladies the Senior Scooby Gang. Having grown up in New Jersey, each and every entry in this series is like a visit home. Family really is everything!