What a great start to a new series! Really loved sip and spin...it felt like such a cool place! I would love to hang out there. I really liked the fun coffee names w/ music influences such as java be good and mocha places.
Enjoyed the main character and her relationship w/ her two sisters and partners in the record store. There were lots of twists and turns in this, and was guessing till the end!
I can't wait to see what happens next in this small town Texas cozy, and would recommend to cozy lovers!

This is such a fun start to a new cozy series. I like the idea of a sisterly family business and the setting of a small town adjacent to a major urban area. The mystery had enough red herrings to keep me engaged and there’s a lot of potential with the supporting cast.

What a great start to a new series. I cannot wait to see what happens next at Sip & Spin Records.

The Jessie sisters are great together. I love how opposite they are, the little bits of sibling rivalry we see, and how they ultimately pull together to solve the mystery and be a family.

Reading a book set in Texas was like a taste of comfort. Having lived in Texas a few times, there are many things I miss about it.

The mystery had some twists I did not see coming. I enjoyed getting to know all of the characters we are sure to see again in future books in this series. I cannot wait to catch up with the sisters again soon.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for the copy of his book. All views are my honest opinion.

*I received a free copy of this novel from NetGalley, St. Martin's Press and St. Martin's Paperbacks for my honest review.*

What a great first in a new series! Set in Texas. Three sisters re-opening a family music store selling records and coffee and, in doing so, becoming the third generation running a music store in the small town where everyone knows everyone else. Juni, the youngest, returned home to become a partner in the store and is living with the oldest sister. When a body is found in a storage room after the grand opening party, the sisters can't afford to leave the investigating to the police because they are more than happy to point the finger at the sisters' uncle.

Crazy family definitely adds to the selling point in this story. And the added bonus of small town living and everyone knowing who the sisters are help bring in the coziness of this cozy mystery. Juni's ex as the police detective who seems to want to jump right back into a relationship after he broke Juni's heart with no explanation right before she left town years ago..... There is a lot to unpack in the future mysteries and I can't wait! And the drink names incorporating groups and singers are so creative! Some are very worth a chuckle!

Really fun story! Didn't see the figure out the killer till the end. Love the family aspect of the three sisters running the record store. Looking forward to the next book in the series.

Has possibilities to continue in a series.
I like the idea of the sister’s vision to start a used and new vinyl records in the original store of the grandparents. Plenty of planning and everything looks great till a body is found in the cleaning storage closet. On top of it the main person accused is their uncle and he isn’t helping things by his attitude in court.
Juni ex-boyfriend is definite an annoying character. Now with the possibly of a new relationship I hope she becomes more forceful in stopping his macho attitude of entitlement.
All by all it was an enjoyable story. It’s a fast read with lots of twist and some humor. I will be looking for the next one in the series.

Vinyl Resing Place by Olivia Blacke is the first book in the Record Shop Mysteries series.

I really liked the three sisters and their family dynamic.

The family record shop was such a fun cozy mystery business.

A great mystery with fantastic characters.

Looking forward to the next book in this fun new series.

I always love cozy mysteries for escaping into a mystery without the creepy factor. I am happy to say this was a really fun cozy and a nice start to a new series. I really loved the setting and the mystery was really well written.

The book started out slowly and couldn't keep my interest.
I'm sure others will love the book. Just not for me.

Oh my! Oh my! Do you ever pick up a book and right from the first page it is instant love? That is how I felt when I read Vinyl Resting Place. I'm by no means a music aficionado. I listen to music, but would I know the difference between listing to a vinyl and listening on streaming? Nope! Did this stop me from loving every single page of this debut? Also no!

Right from the beginning I was hooked on the family dynamic between the three Jessup sisters, Juni, Tansy and Maggie. Together they are opening a vinyl shop and cafe in the exact location where their grandparents used to operate a record store. It is fate! Or it will be if they can solve the murder case that has literally landed in their laps!

With the backdrop of mouthwatering Texan food [where can I get some of the delicious barbecue?!] and delightful, puny names for drinks in their cafe, this was a most tantalizing mystery! With their Uncle Calvin's penchant for laying [just] on the wrong side of the law, the girls needs to put their heads together to solve the crime. Their dynamic is brilliant, and I liked how they had just enough differences to not always get along, but that they also had each others backs when it counted!

This was a first class debut! I'm still in bathing in that afterglow of reading a good mystery, and not quite ready to move on to another book yet. Surely a sign of a good read! The mystery is exciting, the sleuths are delightful and readers will be patiently waiting, wanting to visit Cedar River again. I know I sure can't wait!

Vinyl Resting Place is the first book in a new series by new to me author Olivia Black.
I really enjoyed this mystery, it was well written, well paced, I was able to guess the culprit, but that did not take away from my enjoyment of the story.
I really the record shop setting, I thought that was very unique, I always enjoy a cozie with a little something different.
I am looking forward to the 2nd book in the series.
Would recommend for any cozy fan!

Thank you NetGalley for the e-arc which I voluntarily reviewed.

After losing her job in Oregon, Juni (Juniper) Jessup returns home to Cedar Rivers, TX, to start a vinyl record store/coffee shop with her sisters. The night before their grand opening, the girls throw a huge party. Unfortunately, the next morning they find a body of a young woman in the supply closet, clutching their uncle Calvin’s business card. The detective in charge (Juni’s ex, of course) names Calvin as the chief person of interest in the case. Calvin’s reaction? To skip bail and go on the lam. Juni and her sisters, Tansy and Maggie, start looking for him not only because they’re worried, but because they put the record store up as collateral for his bail.

I really enjoyed this book. In fact, I couldn’t put it down and literally read it in a day. The characters are fun and relatable. I especially liked that the family is not perfect. They fight and they bicker, but they love each other. Juni and her sisters are strong, intelligent women. Their friends and family are believable and just quirky enough to be fun. The mystery itself was entertaining and had enough twists and turns to keep you guessing. Vinyl Resting Place is the first book in the Record Shop Mystery series, and I can’t wait until the next one comes out.

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

In "Vinyl Resting Place", Olivia Blacke's new cozy series about a trio of sisters that open a vinyl records and coffee shop just outside of Austin, Texas. The characters here are relatable and quirky. I think this book will appeal to those who love cozies, a good pun, musical references and coffee. Overall a good read and I look forward to the next in the series.

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for the advance reader's copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Set in a small town in the heart of Texas, Vinyl Resting Place is the first book in a planned series. Juni Jessup and her two sisters, all named for flowers, are in the middle of a grand opening of their new retro-style vinyl record store as the book opens. Juni has just recently returned to her hometown after being laid off from her tech job up in the Pacific Northwest after years away and joined her sisters in putting all their money into this new store. But all is halted for their new business when in the cleanup of their successful grand opening a body is found inside the store’s storage closet. With the store marked off as a crime scene a bad situation gets even worse for the Jessup sisters when their uncle becomes the prime suspect—and promptly disappears after they use the store as collateral to bail him out after he’s held for traffic warrants. With the store off limits and in jeopardy if Calvin doesn’t show for court, Juni starts her own investigation despite the efforts of her former boyfriend and now detective Beau.

The Jessup family, headed up by their widowed mother, are a quirky, charming bunch. The punny names of the coffee drinks at Sip and Spin are a mouthful, but fit in with this sweet, but eccentric family. Their small town, just outside of Austin, maintains the Keep Austin Weird vibe shared throughout Texas Hill country. Alongside the twists of the murder mystery Juni re-establishes two old relationships with new beginnings. She begins to find some resolution with her ex-boyfriend and how he suddenly ended their relationship, but also discovers she may have missed understanding the unrequited romantic interest of her long-time best friend. While Juni and her family work together to resolve the mystery of who was the murderer, it’s clear that there are still engaging tales to come as Juni navigates her green trike around town as her new life unfolds in her old hometown.

I really enjoyed this book and the unique setting in a record store! I cannot wait to read more of this series.

The record shop is a great idea. The 3 sisters are working together to make it happen with the help of their mom and uncle. Finally the grand opening is here. So why is there a dead body? And who could possibly want to kill her at the store?
First let me say the title of this book is cleaver and totally fits the storyline. So much is going on in the book. We learn all the side stories and even the stories of the policemen. I like the level of detail. I felt that the book had several characters that could be involved but did not see the ending coming. A good story.

I really enjoyed this book. It had everything I look for in a cozy: creative concept, LOTS OF PUNS, an interesting setting, lots of puns, and cool characters. (Okay, I may have grabbed it solely for the title.) I liked that it was set in a record store rather than a bakery/cupcake shop, although they still sell coffee. The hints of two potential love interests were good, although there is one very clear winner in my mind. I'm curious to see what happens--and hope it doesn't turn into a 15 book story arc of indecision.

There were things I just didn't understand, though. Juni talks about the expense of sending a record via media mail, but then notes that they were using a courier service (which would be significantly more expensive and, also, couriers don't deliver postal mail). I guessed the killer from the moment they made their first appearance, so I would have appreciated at least one other viable suspect. Most of the book is about Juni trying to track down her uncle, but since she never actually believes her uncle might be a killer, I didn't get the usual red herrings that I like. The final "gotcha" piece of evidence really came out of nowhere. There could have been a clue or two earlier than the police were looking at social media or looking for images that hadn't been developed yet/couldn't be found, something. When I got to the last page, it seemed like the murder should have been solved the day after it happened.

Overall, the book kept my attention. The writing was good. I'll probably read one more. 3.5 stars, rounded up.

Review based on ARC obtained from Netgalley. I am leaving it voluntarily.

I love cozy mysteries for the wit, a little romance, murder and mayhem. Vinyl Resting Place has it all for an afternoon getaway.

Juni returns home to her small town Rapid River, Texas. She and her sisters, Tansy and Maggie are going to open a record store like the one their parents owned and also sell coffee. The name of this new business is Sip & Spin (haha!) Family is very important to the girls and the success of Sip & Spin will keep success in the family for another generation. They encounter a not so smooth grand opening by finding a dead body in the closet. Police and crime scene tape isn't what they had in mind for publicity. Plus, they run into trouble when Juni's ex arrests her uncle and he needs cash asap. There's a bit of tension between Juni and her ex. The only way to get that much cash is to put the store up for collateral. It's risky, but all he has to do is show up for the hearing. Easy enough until he doesn't show up.

This is a fun cozy to start the series!

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the arc!

Three sisters come back together in their Texas hometown to open a record shop/coffee bar in the same store where their grandparents used to own a record shop. A body is discovered in their storeroom on the night of their grand opening party.

This book is the first in a new cozy mystery series. I liked that the business idea was unique. The author did a fantastic job writing this book so that it doesn’t feel like the first in a series. I quickly felt like I knew the characters and never had a problem trying to keep everyone straight. I loved the relationship between the sisters and can’t wait to read more about them. There is a love triangle and I really did not Ike one of the characters in the triangle. Hopefully he will grow tremendously or disappear.

This was a wonderful start to the series and I cannot wait for the next book.

4.5 stars

Vinyl Resting Place is a fresh take on a cozy murder mystery. In a genre that often features a protagonist with at least 3-4 decades under her belt. Olivia Blacke presents Juni, who isn't quite in that 3rd decade. But with enough experience to not be unrelatable to someone (like me) in her 4th decade of life. A well written and interesting story. I gave this a solid 2.5 stars as I finished the book. But after letting it marinade a day or two. I give it a solid 3 stars.

Juni comes home after losing her big tech job. Along with her 3 sisters (who have remained in the community while she was away), she is reopening a vinyl record shop in the same building her grandparents once had their shop in. I liked the mystery, and I liked Juni's character and interactions with her sisters.

(We're going into just an opinion part now that I just have to share. So if you just want to read a well written and interesting story about a family opening a record shop in Texas and solving a murder, then just ignore the rest of this and go read the Vinyl Resting Place.)
There are 2 reasons I won't go above 3 stars. 1-The male characters. I've read enough cozies and watched enough hallmark to know the routine with the ex-boyfriend and the male best friend who she never saw a romance with. But Beau, the ex, is really a jerk. I get this is a setup for future stories and there's room for his character to grow. But I really don't care if her interactions never go beyond the fact that he's a detective. Then there's her Uncle Calvin. It seemed odd that the uncle, who we quickly learns plays in the gray area of the law, doesn't realize what's going on? Really? Okay, I can let that slide. But if the long time family friend who they call "uncle" Sam did to me what he did to Juni... well.... Let's just say he would be in the fetal position for quite awhile and my family wouldn't allow him in the home ever again. And Sam is surprised that the family is actually worried about Calvin and not mad at him? He can't be that close if that's news to him. Yes, there's the excuse of the fact that these men are older and Juni was brought up to be polite and respectful in the Texan way. But I say put the cowboy boots on teach these men to show some respect! I'm hoping the character grow quickly out of their stereo typical personalities. Reason 2- repetition. There are more than enough mentions about the sisters and their different personalities and dressing styles. Yes we're getting to know all the characters and this is a first in the series. But I actually thought to myself "okay, I get it! She's conservative and the other sister is independent. Got it!"

I'm sorry for the long winded opinion. But if you've read this far then I can say buy the book and read it. I am interested in continuing to read the series and that alone says a lot! Thank you #netgalley and #StMartinsPress for the DRC e-version of this book to read and review. I look forward to reading more.