Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary is a new cozy mystery by Amy Lillard. I'm not sure if it is the beginning of a new series but I sure hope so. I enjoyed this charming story filled with a community of friends and neighbors who seem to know everyone else's business. Sissy, niece to Aunt Bethel who has been temporarily hobbled, has arrived in small-town, Yoder, Kansas, to help out at the Sunflower Café. Arriving with her tiny Yorkie and flashy convertible, it was a last-ditch effort for Sissy to exercise some control over her falling-apart life. Little did she know she'd have a murder mystery to solve if she was to stay out of prison! The author's way with words kept me guessing as to the culprit right to the end. I read a complimentary copy of the book and was not required to write a positive review. The opinions are my own.

Thank you Netgalley for the advance reader copy of Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary by Amy Lillard in exchange for an honest review. Sissy packs up and moves her and her terrier from Oklahoma to Kansas. She steps in to help her aunt at the cafe and stumbles upon a dead milkman. In this who-done-it, Sissy has to find out what happened and quick. I've never been to Kansas and this book made me want to check it out one day. Very fun and quirky.

Sissy moves to Yoder, Kansas with her yorkie Duke to help her Aunt Bethel run her cafe. Aunt Bethel who has broken her leg is happy to let Sissy help her. On her third day, Sissy finds the milkman at the back door stabbed to death. The very same milkman that Sissy had a disagreement with about the door being locked. Sissy is, of course, a suspect. Who is trying to pin the murder on her?

This is a great start to a new series. In this first book, we meet most of the regulars to the series. It's a fun and quick read.

This was a good cozy mystery.
Sissy needs a fresh start and agrees to move four hours away to help her aunt run her cafe while her cousin is on bed rest from her pregnancy. Soon after she starts, the milk delivery man is found stabbed, and the sherif has his sight set on Sissy. She must find who committed the crime and clear her name.
This book was a first for me was far as it was written in an Amish community. It was interesting to read about how they English and Amish live "together". Overall fun characters, interesting plot, and a surprise killer.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I received this ARC via Netgalley and Kensington Books, in return for an honest review. This is the first book in a new series and has potential to develop into a nice cozy series. Englisch (non-Amish) Sissy Yoder travels from her family home in Oklahoma to help her Amish Aunt Bethel run the Sunflower Café in Yoder, Kansas, while Bethel recovers from a broken leg.
However, Bethel didn’t know that Sissy was coming so that’s the first surprise. Sissy arrives at a cross-roads in her own life. Accompanied by her Yorkie, Duke, she’s evaluating a failed relationship and whether to continue her lucrative but not publicly acknowledged newspaper column as a 70 year old advice columnist.
Sissy’s first accomplishment is Bethel agreeing to try her out at the Café. On Sissy’s third day, however, things go very awry when the daily milk delivery is interrupted by the milkman being stabbed in the back at the café’s back door and Sissy discovering the body. Who killed Kevin and why? The town’s deputy sheriff seems to think Sissy did it because she and Kevin had words about the back door being locked when he made his deliveries.
Since this is the first book in the series, much is devoted to introducing characters who should appear in the next books. Some things are skimmed over, like how Sissy found a small place to live. Sissy is a very likable protagonist and the setting of Yoder, Kansas, has much that’s appealing. The mystery is good but there’s always the challenge of why the protagonist is the one to solve the crime. This is a series with strong potential and I look forward to seeing how it develops.

"Never miss a good chance to shut up."

That was one of the sayings used to begin each chapter. It's advice Sissy should have taken to heart. I mean, she wrote it under her "Aunt Bess" column identity. She didn't take it to heart, however, and it almost got her in trouble more than once as she tries to figure out who killed Kevin the milkman. New in Yoder, an Amish community, and the one to discover Kevin's body, Sissy feels she is the focus of the police as Earl Berry shows up repeatedly to question and, in her eyes, look at her with suspicion. While not as conservative as many Amish communities, the nuances of life in Yoder take some getting used to and Sissy, with her bright red convertible and adorable Yorkshire terrier Duke doesn't exactly blend in despite her family connection to the town. Is someone trying to pin the murder on her? She barely knew the victim, having only been in town for less than three days.

Although uncomfortable under Earl Berry's scrutiny, Sissy believes everything seems to have fallen in place for her stay in Yoder. She isn't ready to reveal her secret as the columnist who writes the popular Aunt Bess advice column under the guise of being seventy year old Aunt Bess. She turns out not to be the only one with secrets. Who is Josie and why does seem seem to get a pass for her behavior, especially in this Amish village? Is her aunt Bertha glad Sissy is there to help or not? In a town where so many have the family name of Yoder, how does everyone keep it straight who is who and related to who? Does Sissy watch too many crime shows on TV? Is her imagination running wild or does she have legitimate reasons for her suspicions? Why the excitement over the upcoming birth of a child? Why has Evan Yoder taken such a dislike to Sissy? And, why does Duke the dog seem to dislike him when he's so friendly to Gavin and others? What is it that Sissy suddenly remembers about the day she found the body? Why doesn't she tell the police? Will Gavin ever get her back on a bicycle after the soreness and stiffness she experienced after the last ride? And, hey, who the heck killed Kevin and why?

Nope, not telling. You'll have to read the book to find out. While I enjoyed the way the author brought some of the stories together as the book progressed, i found it rather slow paced, I did like Sissy and found the mystery intriguing. I'd like to know more about the town and its nuances. This is the first of a new series, I understand, so some of the perceived slowness may have been simply to introduce characters and get us acquainted with Yoder, too, as well as those about Sissy. I'll be on the lookout for the next book in the series, especially with, hmm, that closing hint of romance.

Thank you #NetGalley and #KensingtonBooks for inviting me to visit Yoder. Cute cover. Looking forward to getting to know Sissy, Duke, Gavin, and the rest soon. Wonder if I can snag a ride in Sissy's convertible?

I enjoyed this book. The characters are great and the story is interesting. It’s interesting to see the mix of Amish and English people. I was definitely surprised by who the killer is. #DairyDairyQuiteContrary #NetGalley

I really enjoyed this one it was a little different than my usual mysteries. Sissy needs a fresh start after drama with her life. She moves to help her aunt and cousin at their family cafe. Her cousin is on bed rest waiting the arrival of her twins. Sissy finds the milkman stabbed to death and the Sheriff has his eye on her for the murder. Sissy dives in to find the real person responsible before she is arrested.
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Leaving her boyfriend behind, Sissy heads home to family, namely her aunt and cousin who need her help with their cafe. A perfect way to get away from her deadbeat ex and keep on writing her advice column in secret. What she didn’t bargain for was stumbling upon the milkman. Dead. With a knife sticking out of his back. Did I mention DEAD?

Being the prime suspects puts Sissy in a tough spot and she’s got to find out whodunit before she’s sent up the river without a canoe or a paddle. Can she solve the murder of the milkman before things turn sour?

I’ve been reading this author’s work for awhile now and have never been disappointed. This new series is no exception either. If you’re looking for a super clean cozy with a dash of family and a sprinkle of murder with a yorkie on top of it all, you’ve found it!

A nice beginning to a new cozy series. I enjoyed Sissy Yoder, the protagonist, who has a pleasant and appealing personality. Sissy has traveled from Oklahoma to Kansas to help her Aunt Bethel run her Sunflower Cafe while coping with a broken leg. Sissy brings along her adorable 4 lb. Yorkie, Duke. The townspeople are a mix of Amish and non-Amish.

The ‘who killed the milkman?’ plot plods along while several secondary characters are introduced as friends or possible suspects. Sissy feels a touch of rapport with local reporter, Gavin, and he becomes her sleuthing sidekick and possible love interest, although I thought it was way too early for that in the story!

I did like Sissy. I had a harder time relating to the other characters. The pacing needed to be faster and the mystery stronger. I would have like to have seen a more fanfare ending, also. It just ended. I gave this book a 3.5 Star rating and rounded it up to 4 Stars.

I honestly reviewed an un-edited digital arc provided by NetGalley and Kensington Publishing. All opinions are my own.

Good start to a cute new cozy mystery series. Can't wait for the next one in the series. But then I'm always a sucker for cozies.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, Kensington Books and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

I truly appreciate a good cozy mystery, this one didn’t disappoint.
I enjoy finding a new series to read this one will be in my mix.

Life for Sissy Yoder is complicated. Sissy is "Aunt Bess", a popular syndicated advice columnist. Unfortunately, Sissy could have used her own good advice when her rodeo boyfriend broke her heart. When her Aunt Bethel breaks a leg and needs help to run the Sunflower Cafe in Yoder, Kansas, Sissy decides to help her Aunt and get out of Tulsa and get over her heartbreak. Problem is Aunt Bethel isn't the warm and fuzzy type and doesn't want her help. Then, when the milkman is murdered at the Cafe, and she's a suspect, Sissy realizes even "Aunt Bess" would have trouble with this predicament.

I enjoyed the mystery and liked Sissy. She's a practical person, who doesn't run into danger and she has a good heart. The book is set in a town with Amish citizens and I liked the cultural nuances. Another favorite was Duke, her ,three pound Yorkie...what a cutie! The mystery was full of "red herrings" and I couldn't figure out "whodunit". I'll definitely take another trip to Yoder and see what's going on at the Sunflower Cafe!

I received an ARC from NetGalley and the opinions expressed in this review are my own.

Amish culinary cozy
Ms. Lillard pens a family oriented Amish cozy centered around a cafe.
When Sissy Yoder’s life implodes in Oklahoma, she goes to Yoder, Kansas to help her aunt. She finds a place she’s comfortable in ......and a body behind the cafe. Being new in town, she becomes a suspect and is determined to clear herself. We meet a varied cast of characters and get a taste of small town life. Great start to the series, with a twist in the end.
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A new cozy mystery series set in Yoder, Kansas. Sissy's life has somewhat fallen apart so she decides to go to Kansas to help her aunt in her café, the Sunflower Café. Soon, a delivery man shows up dead, and Sissy starts to investigate.

I had trouble getting into this one. I love cozy mysteries, but I couldn't connect with the main character here. The description also leaves out the fact that her aunt and many people in Yoder are Amish. This maybe was one of the reasons that it was harder to connect to.

Thank you Amy Lillard and Kensington Books, for allowing me to read an ARC for Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary that will be released June 28, 2022.

This is a delightful mystery about Sissy Yoder who packs up and moves to Yoder, Kansas from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help her Aunt Bethel run the Sunflower Cafe. Bethel has broken her leg and really needs the help. Sissy also needs a new beginning and she thinks Yoder is just what she needs.

Amy allows us to journey with Sissy on this adventure in such an interesting way. You are drawn into the story right from the beginning when Sissy, who has only been in town a few days, finds the milkman dead by the cafe’s back door. Immediately, she is suspected of committing the murder, and she sets out to prover her own innocence.

In a unique way, Amy introduces us to different characters in the town as Sissy searches for the real killer.

A 5-star beginning to the new Cozy Mystery Series by Amy.

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Sissy Yoder takes a break from her busy life to help her aunt in a small Amish town. Sissy is a fun character who I really grew to love as I read Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary.
She is only in town a few days when she discovers the milkman, dead, and the sheriff thinks she is the murderer.
While trying to cope and save herself, Sissy begins to look for clues, and at the last possible moment, she gets her answer.
I enjoyed getting to know all the colorful characters in this book, and I'm looking forward to reading more.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.
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Dairy, Dairy Quite Contrary is a nice little cozy mystery where a woman named Sissy Yoder comes to the town of Yoder to help her aunt Bethel run her café. A murder promptly ensues and Sissy needs to find out whodunnit in order to clear her name.

I must confess that, while I love cozies, I am not a fan of the "protagonist has to solve the mystery because they are the prime suspect" trope. But this book does a nice job of using the trope as a plot device without letting it dominate the narrative.

Instead we get to watch as Sissy learns about the people of Yoder- both the Amish and the English- and investigates what ends up being a slightly obvious mystery.

I really enjoyed the setting and characters and, while it took a bit to get into, this turned out to be a nice read on a quiet Saturday night.

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I received a free, advance copy of this book and this is my unbiased and voluntary review.

Advice columnist moves to small town Kansas to help out in her aunt’s café for a new start. She soon gets more than she bargains when the local dairyman is murdered. Shell be prime suspect as she is new in town.

Small town life is featured as we learn about the residence of this quaint town. Sissie will have to save her name and reputation despite writing undercover as well. Promising new cozy series.

A great mystery that kept me guessing from page to page. The small town setting and interesting down to earth characters brought the story to life. This is another wonderful story by author Amy Lillard. I received a complimentary copy of the book. No review was required.