Roadside Homicide by Nancy Basile is a great first in a cozy mystery series which has great characters, storyline and representation of LGBT as well as Plus-Size. I really enjoyed this one as it got me hooked.

3.5⭐⭐⭐



- the book honestly got me hooked from the first pages, until i wasnt .
it gotten to the point that it has to be combine with two scenes that i couldnt understand and nearly dnf.
Apparently , i tried to finish it and it was worth it the end .




+ thankyou netgalley for the opportunity .

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Roadside Homicide (River Sutton Mysteries Book 1) is a contemporary cozy mysteries set in small town West Virginia, about an hour drive from Pittsburgh. Twenty-eight year old Robin Pearce returns from Cleveland where she works as a web traffic analyst, to her home town for her little sister Jenn's wedding. When Robin drives on to a dirt road shortcut to her parents' house, a bloody man stumbles in front of her car. Roy, Robin's high school classmate, dies in Robin's arms. The novel charms readers with Jenn's wedding drama and Robin's amateur sleuth and experienced web search skills to work with the sheriff, Chris--the former high school football star--to solve the murder. Author Nancy Basile offers readers a good small town mystery where everyone knows everyone else because they all went to school together.

The setting for this book as well as the job of the main character are great. I hope for a bit more substance in future books. The mystery was a bit too obvious, and I found it hard to really connect with the main character.

Roadside Homocide follows Robin who is returning home to her small town for her sisters wedding, but before she even arrives she runs into an old classmate, covered in blood and dying.

As he dies in her arms it soon becomes clear that something isn’t right here and Robin makes it her mission to find out exactly what happened.

This is a short but sweet whodunnit set in a cosy small town. It’s fun (despite the subject matter) and fast paced and easy to read in one sitting.

If you're looking for a cozy summer, mystery book to read, this would a great one for you! This is the first in the Sutton Country Cozy Mysteries series and I'm looking forward to picking up the next book!

The MC Robin nearly runs over a man on her way back to her hometown. This man then shows up dead from a gunshot. I loved solving the mystery alongside the story, but I do have to warn you: if you're a heavy mystery reader, this might not be the one you you.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book!

A Tad Of Sleuthing…
Robin encounters a deadly homecoming in this lighthearted crime caper and the first in the River Sutton Country Cozy Mysteries. It’s a disaster coupled with everything else and her own feelings about returning home but even this doesn’t stop her from a tad of amateur sleuthing. With a nicely drawn cast and backdrop this is an entertaining quick read.

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley #netgalley

Adorable cozy with memorable characters.

This was a really well written story with likable characters and a plot that flows really easily. I do love a good cozy mystery and this was a really enjoyable one.
I was able to finish this book quickly and would read more by this author in the future.

The perfect “return home to your small town” cozy mystery! Loved the dynamics between our main character, Robin, and her family and old schoolmates. Plus the brewing romance definitely adds to the intrigue for any subsequent books! Will definitely read any future books from this series.

Overall I enjoyed this short book but I wasn't wowed by the storyline or the writing. I would recommend this If you are after a quick light mystery holiday read.

I love me a good cozy mystery! This is the first in the Sutton Country Cozy Mysteries series and I promise you that I will be picking up the rest!

Robin, on her way back to her hometown, nearly runs over a man…who later shows up dead from a gunshot. I loved how believable the solving of the mystery was. It gave me a bit of Aurora Teagarden mystery vibes - and I am totally here for that!

📌 Pub Date: June 26, 2021

I was given an ARC of this story to read; but thoughts and opinions are all my own. Thank you to NetGalley and Media Medusa LLC for the chance to read this book!

En route to her home town for her younger sister's wedding, Robin Pearce nearly runs over a man who stumbles in front of her car. Heavily bleeding, he sadly doesn't make it. Robin of course can't help herself and inserts herself into the crime, despite the warnings of her former high school classmate and start football player now Sheriff, Chris Payne.

This is the first of a proposed series and its a a fun journey as Robin juggles wedding prep along with crime solving. While its a 'cozy' mystery, it still has some bite, it is a crime novel after all, but its a nice change of scenery after reading pretty gory crime novels. If youre looking for a cosy mystery set in a small town, Roadside Homicide by Nancy Basile should be added to your TBR pile.

Super quick and enjoyable read. I liked the characters but would have liked a little more depth to them as well as to the story. Also, I get it's a small town but the constant references to her as Professor Robin got tiresome. Still, I enjoyed it enough to continue with the series.

Roadside Homicide is the inaugural book in Nancy Basile's River Sutton Mystery series. The book opens with protagonist Robin Pearce traveling from Cleveland to her hometown of River Sutton, West Virginia to attend the wedding of her sister Jenn. Shortly before she arrives at home, she comes across a man stumbling near the road and she stops to offer aid. The man dies and when the police arrive she discovers that the deceased was a high school classmate that had disappeared shortly before graduation and has just recently returned to town. She also discovers that the sheriff is another of her high school classmates that she just happened to have had a crush on as a teenager.

The author has taken the time to develop not only the storyline for this book but also a cast of characters whose history lends the opportunity to create numerous interactions and future for all involved. I was especially intrigued by the integration of a long unsolved case into the overall plot as the ultimate reveal of both the culprit and motive being tied to it. I look forward to more books in this series to see where the author chooses to take these characters as they move forward.

I received a copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Cozy mystery with not a lot of gore—perfect if you’re looking for a quick one afternoon mystery read! Robin, the likable main character, finds herself holding a dying man by chance upon her trip home for her sister’s wedding. As she unravels the mystery, she explores her personal relationships. Hope to see more in this series and more of Robin’s story! (Also could absolutely see this becoming a Hallmark mystery series, which I will definitely watch). Many thanks to NetGalley.

This book was interesting and engaging from the start. It featured a likeable woman protagonist who helped the sheriff solve a murder in her small hometown after returning there for her sister's wedding. I highly recommend this book to other cozy mystery readers.

This was a short but fun cosy by an author I have not met before.

Roadside Homicide begins with the main character, Robin, driving back to her old home town to take part in her sister's wedding. On the way she narrowly misses running into a man on the road who turns out to have been shot. The drama continues when she realises she knows the dead man and also the sheriff from her school days.

I enjoyed the mystery that ensued as well as all the family fun of organising a wedding. The characters were all well written and it seemed that a romance might be on the cards for Robin. I thought the author wrote this well and I will be happy to read more books by her.

The writing is a bit cheesy but its a good read. I read it on and off over a couple of weeks. I liked the main character, Robin, she is a force to be reckoned with. An affable read. Nice for a rainy afternoon!

My first read from this author and this the first in the River Sutton Cozy Mystery Series. This is a light hearted romp involving a bank robbery from 10 years ago, a murdered man who had strangely disappeared for years and Robin’s best friend from school days. Oh and the hunk of a sheriff !!

Briefly, Robin Pearce left her hometown of River Sutton, Virginia to make a new life in Cleveland and is working for a web traffic analyst company. She is now driving back home to attend her younger sisters wedding when she literally runs into a former school classmate. However, when she gets out of the car she discovers he has been shot and before he dies he utters some words which she promises to pass on to whoever it was intended for. Along with the sheriff (another former classmate) she decides to track down the killer all whilst preparing for her sister’s wedding.

A faintly quick read I found difficult to put down. The small town interactions are extremely well portrayed and despite the subject matter there were some very funny parts. A well written book and although I felt the mystery part of it needed a little more depth it was an enjoyable read ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️