Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder

This book is ok. I didn’t really like the characters. It took a while to get into it. It’s not very believable. #MargaritasMayhem&Murder #NetGalley

I enjoyed this one! I love cozies especially getting to start a new series and meet the new characters!! I found the characters entertaining and the storyline interesting, I will definitely read the next in the series.

Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder is a fun if slightly flawed cozy mystery. Travel agent Andi Anna Jones’ life gets thrown for a loop when she receives a phone call from Ruby, her ex- mother-in-law. Ruby is in Mexican jail and accused of murder. Andi, reluctantly, agrees to help, and her investigation has her globe trotting to Cancun and Las Vegas, getting into trouble and sticking her nose where it doesn’t belong. You know, everything you’d expect from a cozy mystery. The book features a fun cast of characters and decent storyline. So why did I say flawed? Well, I can’t go into detail without spoilers, but there were a few inconsistencies in procedures that force a bit more suspension of disbelief than normally necessary in a cozy mystery. That being said, I still enjoyed the story and would check out future books in the series. 3.5 stars rounded up to 4. Thanks to The Wild Rose Press, Inc. and NetGalley for the chance to read and review an eARC of Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder.

Kindle Copy for Review from NetGalley and The Wild Rose Press, Inc.

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

A cruise goes deadly wrong. .

Andi books a 60th birthday cruise for her ex stepmom and friends she didn’t expect a phone call one morning from her ex stepmom being held in Mexico for murder. Seems she was the last one to see the cruise lounge singer before he ended up dead.

Should she leave her annoying ex stepmom to the demise of the Mexican police or find out what is going on and make a trip there? It’s a promising new series with potential.

Entertaining and engaging cozy mystery. A cruise, Cancun, Las Vegas and a body museum (yuck, does it really exist?) all add to the fun. Andi Anna is a delight Her ex-stepmother is not. What a character! A smidgeon of romance also occurs. I am eager to read the next one. Nice, light reading. Thanks to the publisher for providing a copy via NetGalley.

This ARC was provided to me via Kindle, The Wild Rose Press, Inc. and by #NetGalley. Opinions expressed are completely my own.

Fun cozy mystery with likable characters. A charming story hoping more form the series.

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Have Agency, will travel.
Laugh your sox off reading this hilarious cozy mystery with a side of romance! Andi Anna Jones is a travel agent in Miami and Ruby the outrageous is her father's widow. Andi is stuck with Ruby's problems relating to a murder charge on ship because dad had commissioned her to care for Ruby (Andi's sister has a new baby). And then there's Sheriff Gonzalez of Cancun! And a fact finding trip to Vegas! A great reality escape read!
I requested and received a free e-book copy from The Wild Rose Press, Inc via NetGalley. Thank you!

I want to thank Netgalley and the author for gifting me the ebook. Cute witty comical murder mystery. Would read from this author again.

Laugh out loud awesome fun! Your in for a most delightful read. Good story plot, great characters and a solid mystery! Thanks #netgalley and #Wildrosepress for the eARC in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are mine.

Another great read!! Enjoyed reading until I could figure out who done it. A fun easy read.to enjoy!

Thank you NetGalley, Mary Cunningham and The Wild Rose Press, Inc for the copy of Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder. This is my personal review.
This is the first book in the new series of An Andi Anna Jones Mystery.
I liked this as a first book but will have to read the next in the series to decide if it is a series I want to continue reading. It was ok but for me it did not grab me enough to keep reading late into the night.
I could not put my finger on exactly why it did not grab me. The characters for me were just ok but I did not connect with them very much.

Margaritas, Mayhem and Murder by Mary Cunningham is the first book in her Andi Anna Jones Mystery series. This was a fun read. I liked the main characters, Andi Anna Jones and Sheriff Manny Gonzales. Andi is determined to find the real killer when her ex-stepmother Ruby is arrested for a murder. Andi meets Manny when she goes to the station to see Ruby. I liked how protective Manny was of Andi. I imagine that a relationship between the two will roll out in future books in the series.

I received an ARC and this is my honest review.

Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder by Mary Cunningham is the first book in Andi Anna Jones series.


This is the perfect choice for cozy beach read, not only because it is set in Cancun, but because it is fast, light read and therefore great choice for a lazy day at the beach.

If you are willing to suspend your belief regarding police procedure and few other things, you will enjoy this entertaining book with likeable characters and few laughs along the way.

This is uncomplicated easy to follow story with not to much sleuthing expertise but a romantic angle to make it a engaging read.

Margaritas, Mayhem & Murder is the first book in this delightful new series.
Andi Anna Jones, a travel agent, books a sixtieth birthday cruise to Cancun for her fathers annoying widow Ruby. Ruby gets arrested for murder, gets thrown into a Mexican jail, and begs Andi to come to her rescue. Despite the sexy Sheriff's warning to stay out of his investigation, Andi is determined to help clear Ruby's name. This was an enjoyable read with likable characters, a little romance, lots of red herrings, and humor sprinkled throughout. I look forward to the next book in this series! Thank you for the advance copy netgalley

I appreciated the writing, flow, and extra of this book. Light, easy to read, and fun locations as characters are developed.

This is what I consider a good beach read book. The story flows nicely and the mystery was entertaining.
It wasn’t hard to follow but I didn’t find a connection with the characters.

This is my first time to read a book by this author. I found the story rather delightful with a solid plot and interesting characters. I will continue to look for more from this series.

This was a quick read that flowed easy. My issue was that it didn't seem as though the implausible scenarios left me rolling my eyes. Andi Anna Jones needs some work being more likeable. I found that she was annoying. Being set on a cruise and Cancun was fun.
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This was a fun book about a ditzy travel agent and her even more ditzy ex-stepmother.

It starts when Andi Anna Jones gets a late night phone call from her late father's widow. She'd ignore the call if it weren't for the promise she'd made to her father before his death. She promised to watch out for Ruby and she was determined to keep that promise, even when Ruby called from a Cancun jail after being arrested for the murder of a has-been lounge singer.

Andi is able to keep her promise with a trip to Cancun and a side trip to Vegas, along with the help of a sexy Cancun sheriff.

Cute shorter story. Fun location. Crazy widow that was unlikeable most times. Andi Anna Jones? Cute play on words there, although if that was my name, I'd never tell anyone my middle name. This was a fun fast read by a new to me author. Story went by quickly and kept me entertained.

This is a great cosy mystery and such a quick and easy read. And what isn't to like about a book with Margaritas in the title!

It's funny, fun, light-hearted and a book you can read in a day. The characters will make you laugh and cry, the story will get your heart racing and there is something happening on every page.

Have some fun and read this book as it is one not to be missed.

A very well-plotted murder mystery. The creepy thing about this story is there are no laws on cruise ships. The only laws that apply are the ones that the cruise company has registered the ship in. When you're out at sea, where do you hide?

Tropic vibes, mystery and murder combine for a fun romp filled with tension and wonder. A family member who rubs you the wrong way; do you help her anyway or leave her to her own devices? Does the mystery of the murder make it impossible to walk away? Cheer on the heroine’s investigation even if the accused is not your favorite person.