A Berry Suspicious Death is book #9 in the Cranberry Cove Mystery series by Peg Cochran.

Monica’s half-brother is celebrating his wedding and it is going well, until a body is found in a porta-potty. We didn’t have to wait long for the murder. I was sure who was guilty, but I was wrong. Monica gets investigates while juggling the rest of her busy life, including baby Teddy. I enjoyed this story.

Thank you to the author, Beyond the Page Publishing, and NetGalley for the Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) copy of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

This is the ninth in a series. Monica has just had her baby Teddy. Much of the book deals with feeding Teddy and putting him in his carry cot. This is not a term I’m familiar with and it seems odd each time I read it. The story begins with a body falling out of a porta potty at an outdoor wedding. Monica tries to solve the murder between taking care of Teddy and wandering in to places where clues fall into her hands. I had a hard time with this book.

Monica’s brother Jeff gets married as fall comes to the cranberry farm. It’s a beautiful day for Jeff and Lauren, and they leave for their honeymoon before anything goes wrong. A dead woman tumbles out of a porta-potty when it is being picked up at the end of the wedding.
Monica intends to stay out of it as she is now Mom to baby Teddy (Theodore). I have to say I’m glad we final know Monica and Greg had a little boy. I was a little bit put out to not know the gender of the baby at the end of the last book.
Back to A Berry Suspicious Death. Jeff’s Mom Gina keeps pulling Monica away to go to this new health spa that has opened up in town. The owner Kiran conducts classes in an interesting fashion. He also seems a bit suspicious with some of his activities and what Monica is hearing about his past.
There are suspects that don’t pan out, there are new issues that rise to the surface, and I didn’t suspect who the murderer turned out to be.
I enjoyed reading A Berry Suspicous Death and taking a journey with Monica as a new Mom and preparing to move to the new home she and Greg were building in a previous book.
Thanks to Netgalley and Beyond the Page for the opportunity to read this book.

I'd say 3.5 but round up to 4 stars. Nice clean murder cozy, flows well and the characters are well written. I have not read any other previous books in this, and it was easy to get into the comfort of the setting, although I might get tired of cranberries in everything. There are a couple of mysteries in this, a murder, drugs, and another murder, along with shenanigans from an employee of a hospice center. All are solved, but I don't know that the evidence would hold up in a court of law as to how they were found. Not nitpicking I did enjoy this cozy and the characters. Several suspects looked promising. I received a free copy of, A Berry Suspicious Death, by Peg Cochran, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

A Berry Suspicious Death is the 9th book in the Cranberry Cove Mystery. It takes place in the town of Cranberry Cove, Michigan. Monica Albertson is the main character. She lives on a cranberry farm named Sassamanash Farm. It is owned by her half-brother, Jeff Albertson. She had come from Chicago to help him run the farm. She also owns the bakery and store on the farm. She is married to Greg Harper who owns the book shop Book'Em. They have a new baby named Teddy. Other characters from the other books that make up the town as well as new characters that add to the story make it a fun read.

Jeff and his fiance, Lauren, are getting married. All their friends and employees are invited to enjoy the day. At the wedding, Mick, her baker, introduces Monica to his wife,Joline Spencer Amentas. Monica is surprised as she didn't know he had a wife. There are people there that Monica doesn't know. At the end of the wedding, Timmy who works for Johnny-on-the-Spot comes to pick the port-a-potties up. When moving one to take back to the office the door opens and a body falls out. It was Joline dead. She had been suffocated. They call the police and they come along with detective Tammy Stevens. Monica knows detective Stevens from when she helped her with the headminister's murder. She tells Monica to stay out of the investigation, When Greg hears about the questioning, he is aware that his wife will be looking into the death herself.

This is where the story takes off with all kinds of twists or turns that leaves Monica, Greg and her friends on an adventure to an exciting ending. As there is so much to tell I will leave it for the reader to enjoy.

I have read this series from the beginning and have enjoyed them very much. I look forward to the next book.

Thank you NetGalley and Beyond the Page for this ARC.

After her brother’s wedding, a body is found in one of the porta potties that was rented for the event. Doesn’t really concern Monica, even if it was found on the farm, she finds herself drawn in to helping her stepmother Saul a Billing issue with the Porta potties. This then turns into links that tie to other people and places in town.

Being Monica, she can’t help but pull the threads and try to solve a mystery that is right in front of her. But as a new mother, can she do it without bringing danger home to her family?

This is another solid entry running series. I love the setting on the farm with the cranberry bogs. I find myself craving cranberry bread and a cup of tea whenever I read a book in this series. This goes along really well with the mystery so have a nice cuppa and a couple slices of bread ready when you start reading.

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The body in the porta-potty was not an asset to the wedding breakfast. The victim was a shady woman suspected of overdosing her terminal husband then marrying a man needing a green card. Add in a couple of believers in ghosts and folklore and you have the basic background. But it's the group sleuthing that held my interest through the plot twists and odd red herrings. Besides, I really like this series.
I requested and received a free temporary EARC from Beyond the Page Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!
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Monica's brother is getting married. While a somewhat informal event under tents on the farm, several unexpected guests are in the mix. When Jolie is found dead after falling out of a port-a-potty, there are plenty of suspects. This is a twisty tale and lots of good side suspects. I loved the characters and the baby made a fun addition to the story. A good read, well plotted and there was a practical clue that helped Monica later in the book.
Thanks to Netgalley for giving me an ARC of this book, in exchange for a review.

A Berry Suspicious Death
By: Peg Cochran

Book 9 of A Cranberry Cove Mystery

Publish Date: August 20, 2024

Publisher: Beyond the Page

Cooking, Food and Wine/Mystery and Thriller/Parenting and Families

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I gave this cozy mystery 4 stars. I read and reviewed book 8 in this series a while ago. I enjoy me a quick and fun mystery.

In this book Monica has had her baby and is on maternity leave. Her half-brother is getting married, and everything is going great until the guy comes to pick up the port-a-potty. As he is lifting the potty a body falls out of it. The person is the new wife to the cook she hired before she went on leave. Who killed her and why?

Come to find out she wasn't well liked and had a not so perfect pass. Monica is on the case because she wants to help her cook and somethings just don't add up.

"A Berry Suspicious Death" is a cozy mystery. It's the 9th book in the series. You can understand this book without reading the previous ones, and this novel didn't spoil previous mysteries.

Monica just happened to repeatedly be right where she needed to be to see or overhear some clue to the mystery. She also stumbled upon a side mystery, which was actually the easier one to guess as she gathered more clues about it. However, Monica didn't seem very clever as she had troubles putting the clues together. I was a little confused by the ending--not whodunit, but why Monica didn't just tell the cop when she had the chance rather than hope he understood an little-known signal. Anyway. The writing also didn't read smoothly, but this is an Advanced Reader Copy, so the writing might be more polished in the final copy. There was no sex. There was no bad language.

"A Berry Suspicious Death (A Cranberry Cove Mystery #9)" by Peg Cochran falls a few months after Monica gives birth to her son, Theodore (Teddy). It starts off at the wedding of Monica's half brother. At the end of the reception the vendors are picking up their items and the port-o-potty guy comes for his rentals. Well, one wasn't as unoccupied as it should be. I have to say that has got to be a gross place to be left. Luckily that's all that the port-o-potty was used for, a hiding place.

Monica seems to mostly just collect the gossip. Everyone seems happy to spill the tea to her wherever she goes. I was totally ready to pin everything on one particular person. They did do some illegal things but not what the primary crime of the story was. Thankfully the dire situation that was part of the reveal happened when the baby was home with Monica's husband/the dad. Yay, Cozy Mysteries! Keeping babies and animals safe.

When I think about weddings, I am always thinking about the perfect gift or what shoes to wear. Murder and porta potties never cross my mind but I sure as glad they crossed the author mind because they make up the central plot of this story. Once again, this story takes us back to Cranberry Cove which immediately made me think fall. The town sounds picturesque, and I admit to a mild curiosity to see a cranberry farm at harvest time. I bet it makes a thoroughly unique wedding venue.
While weddings are beautiful, this star of this wedding was a drama and tension which skyrocketed with guests and staff when Jolie made her appearance. Monica, our somewhat reluctant investigator and new mom on leave, finds herself with a plethora of motives and suspects to chase sometimes with a baby in tow. As I mentioned, Monica is somewhat reluctant and at one point pushes her laptop aside to let the professional do the job, but curiosity wins out and she is back chasing leads. On one hand we have money and, on the other, had we have more money leading to two suspect pools. The author did an amazing job of laying out cases against the heirs, the possible heirs, the greed card chasing hubby and her former employer. All had motive – money and a lot had opportunity – the wedding.
You simply had to keep turning the pages are new information was uncovered, new scenarios bloomed as to the identity of the murderer. As a new fan of cozies, I am finding more reasons to enjoy these stories. One the surface, our FMC are normal women with normal jobs and no special powers but below the surface they are more. They are diligent and loyal friends who hate to see justice not served or the wrong person punished. The normalcy of the FMC's live made her relatable although I don't know if I am ready to jump in and play hero. LOL
I liked how her two stories Monica was investigating had ties that possibly bound them together into one mystery. The question is do coincidences exist? I mean do ghosts exist or will solving one case solve the ghost mystery too?
This is my first book in the series but by the time I reached the midway point I had added another book in the series to my kindle.
Thanks to NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for the opportunity to read this ARC.

I received a free copy of, A Berry Suspicious Death, by Peg Cochran, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book nine in The Cranberry Cove Mystery series. Monica should be celebrating a joyous occasion, the wedding of her brother, but when someone is murdered, Monica has a killer to catch! This was a nice cozy mystery,

I don't know, maybe I am just on a bad run lately. I used to enjoy this series more. Monica is a good main character, even dragging a baby with her, but this particular mystery just seemed very formulaic. Monica is just given a reason to show up somewhere, a delivery for the shop, a dance class with her stepmother or dinner out with Greg and clues just appear for who did in her baker's new wife, at Jeff and Lauren's wedding and stuffed her in a port-o-potty. While the framework for a series I really did enjoy is still there, it definitely feels hollow and more just going thru the motions. Hopefully, the next mystery brings back a little more of the spark! Thank you to #Netgally, #BeyondthePagebooks, and the author for a chance to read. #ABerrySuspiciousDeath #PegCochran #bookreview #bookideas #retiredreader

#ABerrySuspiciousDeath #NetGalley is another delightful book in this series.
Monica's brother is getting married and she couldn't be more proud.
The day seems perfect, until the end, when a body tumbles out of a porta potty. That's not exactly wedding etiquette.
Monica soon finds herself wrapped up in the murder investigation, trying to balance motherhood and marriage while trying to catch a killer.
Thank you to NetGalley for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.

A couple of things about this book. A unique setting and a good story that kept me engaged. The author must love clothes as there are very specific descriptions of characters clothing which I found odd. Also the main characters baby must be the most precocious 2 month old ever as he unties things and is fully interactive with other characters and his mother, again not terrible, but odd. Otherwise it's a pleasant read.

This is a fun, entertaining read. I enjoyed the mystery and how it played out. The amateur sleuth is different than any of the previous books of read and that’s something that I really enjoyed. The mystery is captivating and I enjoyed the role that Monica played in solving the case. The secondary characters – including her infant son – added to the fabric of the story and my enjoyment. The book is easy to read and get into.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

In A BERRY SUSPICOUS DEATH Monica attends the wedding of Laura and Jeff, Monica's step-brother. Jodie Amantas, a wedding guest and wife of one of Monica's employees, is found dead after the wedding when Timmy Fisher, a Johnny-on-the-Spot worker, tips a porta potty for removal. How did Jodie Amantas wind up dead in a porta potty? I read on to find out.

It feels good to read another book in the Cranberry Cove Mystery series. Setting the wedding at Sassamanash Farms is perfect. Many mysteries I read take several chapters to establish the setting and characters but I am happy the author is able to do this in one swoop. In fact, the murder victim appears at the end of the first chapter. The mystery is well-constructed with a satisfying ending. I look forward to reading other books in the Mystery Cove series. Thank you, Beyond the Page Publishing and NetGalley, for the chance to read and review an advance reader copy of A BERRY SUSPICOUS DEATH.

This is one of the series I very much enjoy and look forward to with each new book. For me, part of the draw is that the series is set in my home state of Michigan. It's also a bit unique in that normally, in Michigan, books are centered around cities in the north with our apples, blueberry or other farm to table type ingredients. I love that the cranberry theme is unique and the books are set in the southern part of the state. These characters have grown over the course of the series and now they feel like catching up with old, familiar friends. Ms. Cochran, a transplant to Michigan, does a wonderful job of crafting a town that has the small town Michigan feel to it. The plot was a bit slow to start but overall it held my interest and I enjoyed catching up with these characters and solving another mystery with Monica.

Lots of excitement in the cranberry community in Michigan. Monica's half brother is getting married, her new baby is doing great, the new house is almost ready, and the store is doing ok. But then, a body falls out of the port-a-potty at the wedding. Who killed the new wife of one of Monica's employees? Lots of characters to track, and lots of clues to put together to find the guilty party in the land of cranberry scones. It was a good cozy--likeable heroine --.Am sure a sequel will be coming.
Thanks to Net Galley for the arc.