Red Truck Mysteries is such a fun series. Sabotage at Cedar Creek was a delight to read. RaeLyn and her buddies and family have to figure out who is sabotaging Tasha's new rental business. RaeLyn can't let her bestie down. Along with the mystery, sparks of romance fly. If you enjoy cozy mysteries without murder, you'll love Thompson's series. This is a light, enjoyable, and relaxing read, that made me smile and cheer on the characters.

Sabotage at Cedar Creek is considered a cozy mystery in the Little Red Truck series. It was recommended to read the first book, Tracking Tilly prior to the second, but I read it as a stand alone which seemed fine.

The mystery is set in Mabank, Texas, as the Hadley family opens a new antique business called Trinkets and Treasures. All is running smoothly and profitably with Tilly, the red antique truck, as its mascot. RaeLyn Hadley drives, Tilly, her Grandpa’s truck around looking for antiques for the family’s store.

RaeLyn’s friend, Tasha, will soon open a new bed-and-breakfast inn to accommodate the area’s growing tourism, but suspicious circumstances keep popping up, hampering progress. RaeKyn goes to work to try and find out who could be behind the acts of sabotage. As in good mysteries, there are multiple suspects. Could it be the nearby resort owner, the daughter of the house’s former owner; a neighbor, or a squatter who had been living in the house before renovations? RaeLyn is determined to solve the mystery for her friend.

While thoroughly entertaining and inspirational, I grew weary of the seemingly forced southernisms. I’ve lived my whole life in small town, North Carolina and say y’all and eat cobbler, but there was enough sweet tea references to fill all Texas! The term whelp as in “Whelp, my compassion just sailed out the window” was not familiar to this southern girl.

I recommend this clean, sweet story, but you may end up baking a peach cobbler and topping it with Blue Bell vanilla ice cream.

First book I've read by this author and it was an entertaining cozy mystery.
The characters are sweet and the friendship among them all seems genuine.
I enjoyed the mystery involving Tasha and the purchase of her new home, it made the story more realistic.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of the book.

I like this author and the book.

I don't normally read cozy mysteries but I'm glad I read this one. For those who regularly enjoys this type of read, I'll think this book will be a hit.

My one complaint is: There was a bit too many southernisms. I'm a southern girl myself, born and raised in a slightly smaller town than Cedar Creek TX. We do use the same expressions as those in this book but, goodness alive, not every other sentence. Of course, that's one person's opinion and perhaps it's different in other areas.

Janice Thompson does it again in the Little Red Truck Mystery series, it had that element that I was looking for and enjoyed from the first book. It had that mystery element that I wanted and was glad everything worked overall with the characters and storyline. It had that feel that I was looking for from Janice Thompson and had a great concept that worked.

Janice Thompson is one of my comfort authors--one I go to when I just need something light, cozy, and fuzzy. This one certainly fits that bill! I think the flaw for me here was just not enough sentence-structure variety; there were a lot of repeated phrases and telling vs. showing. So - it's fine! Clean and sweet, but not entirely my favorite read.

I do recommend reading the series in order, though it's not mandatory.

I received an eARC of the book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

A delightful story that encompasses Multi generations and family building community. Such an inspiration to walk in the place God has me, doing what he's gifted me to do.

I was so very happy to see a sequel to this series.
I felt like it was coming back home again.
I loved this story of community, love, and romance even in your 80's. Thompson has done a wonderful job of making this a reality.
Timing is everything in life along with God plans.
I wanted to take my time with this book and savor it but I couldn't help myself. It was soooo good.
For me in this story Bessie Mae was my favorite character. Just absolutely adored her. She is perfect example for patience, kindness and love.
Bob is a different sort of character. I felt sorry for him in a way. He'd had a hard life. Life can sometimes make u you that way but it doesn't have to be. It is what you make of it.
And we can't forget the mystery part of this story. It was what kept me turning the pages.
5 stars from me for keeping these amazing characters alive. I won't forget these wonderful people anytime soon. They'll be forever etched in my heart.
My thanks for a copy of this book. I was NOT required to write a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine.