Since the touristy town of Blueberry Cove on the coast of Maine opened its arms and welcomed Iris Buckley and her Gram, Anne, and their beautiful new business, Ruffles & Bows; their lives have been fruitful. Recently, the town also welcomed back Lance Pederson, their celebrity golden boy—an expert sailor and Olympian. The townspeople are hard at work preparing for the lighthouse museum to open on Labor Day weekend, and it’s going to be a gorgeous sight to see! However, a disturbing death hangs over the celebration.

The colorful characters give this book a ton of charm. They’re caring, smart, and savvy, and when they put their heads together, mysteries get solved quickly! As a whole, the story has to come full circle near the ending for the reader to fully understand how and why the murder happens. To entertain in between; the author pulls some emotional strings with the search for, and reunion of a Korean War veteran with his first love—a sweet elderly lady who was actually born in the lighthouse during a winter storm. At 87% on my Kindle, I still didn’t have the killer pinned down. The exciting conclusion escalates rapidly as the unhinged perpetrator attempts to take two more lives! The ending is wonderful. I highly recommend this cozy mystery.

I was provided with an advance digital copy via NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you.

When the local celebrity olympian that Bella is dating is killed in a hit and run and she becomes the prime suspect, Iris and the girls will stop at nothing to prove her innocence. With Bella’s ex husband in town trying to win her back and a slew of other suspects, they can find means, motive or opportunity, but not all three.

Iris and the girls need hard evidence to get the state police to look at other suspects. They need to get cracking if they’re going to save their beloved friend and finger the true murderer. What they don’t need is to become collateral damage in the process.

I love this series and miss my own Grammie who taught me to sew and cook whenever I read it. It’s a pleasant setting in coastal Maine with a great whodunit and always leaves me feeling a bit nostalgic. This is the third book in the series and at the end of each one I’m looking for the next one.

Iris and her grandmother own a delightful apron shop, and are the characters in this series by Elizabeth Penney.
When a long time friend of Iris winds up being arrested for murder, Iris can't help but get involved.
She has a knack for finding out whodunit and her character is very likeable.

This is the third book in the series and it is my favourite so far.
This series has become one of my favorites.
Entertaining characters and a well written whodunit.
I highly recommend it.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.