I received this book for free for an honest review.

Cute cozy mystery short but to the point . Happy I read it.

I am from West Virginia so that automatically drew me in and I have to say that the characters and the town were so good and believable. I loved the storyline I was hooked from the start.

Roadside Homicide is the first River Sutton cozy mystery by Nancy Basile. Released 26th June 2021, it's 140 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The second book in the series, A Fatal Fumble, is also currently available on KU. There's a novella with the same main character which is available on the author's website as well.

This is a fun and engaging small town cozy set in West Virginia. Web traffic analyst Robin is home visiting her family in Sutton River as the maid of honor in her sister's wedding. She runs into lots of familiar faces from her past and not all of them stir up happy memories.

There's a very central slow burn romance element with the local handsome law enforcement officer, naturally. I liked that Robin wasn't helpless or prone to swooning helplessly. She makes quite a few questionable decisions, not out of the ordinary for cozies. The denouement and resolution weren't overly surprising, and it's not a huge head scratcher "whodunit", but the author does tie up all the loose ends satisfyingly. Both books in the series work perfectly well as standalones.

It's a pleasant, light read, ideal for commute or travel reading. The language is squeaky clean and there's no sexual content whatsoever. It's set in a fictitious town in northern WV and the author seems to be intimately familiar with the area.

Three and a half stars. Well done, and the series seems to be developing well. Cozy mystery comfort food.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.

This is a very intriguing mystery. I liked the characters, Jenn and Debb are well-developed and realistic characters. It was interesting following along as the mystery gets solved.

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Nancy Basile, I feel so lucky we found each other! I was traveling to Deep Creek, MD, craving a weekend away to curl up and read a cozy mystery and BOOM! Enter Nancy, who tells me all about her cozy mystery series! A Roadside Homicide is the first book in the Cozy Mystery in Small Town in the Country. While the books could be read out of order, I don't recommend it.

I found myself partial to this first in this series and was absolutely geeked to that I was able to read both in succession without having to wait! In this first book, Robin is heading home for her sister's wedding. Her road trip home is quickly brought to a screeching halt, when a man stumbles in front of her car bleeding. Deeply affected by witnessing someone die in her arms, Robin promises to figure out what happened.

What I like about this series is that it takes place in West Virginia and makes mention to my hometown, Pittsburgh and the Steelers. So from the beginning, I latched onto the familiarity of the places mentioned. I also liked the dynamics Robin has with her family. They felt real. Above all, what I enjoyed most was that Sheriff Payne treats Robin as a valuable asset instead of dismissing her and trying to sideline her like I see often happen in amateur female sleuthing series. There is a lot less of the macho male nonsense and a great deal more female empowerment and equality represented in Nancy Basile's books. If you are a fan of cozy mysteries, I highly recommend reading this series. The books are short and a quick read. I read both in a weekend along with a few other novels.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Nancy Basile for giving me this opportunity to review both books. Nancy is so approachable on Instagram. We've exchanged quite a few messages about our love for The 'Burgh!