Death Rides a Pony

When Hope does a reading for her sister Summer, the cards are not good. But being interrupted they are unable to finish the reading. Turns out the cards were right when a murder occurs at the local fundraiser festival. With Summer as a potential suspect, can the sisters figure out who killed the man before things turn on Summer?

I adore this series. The boutique and brownstone are the perfect setting for this series and the sisters story. The use of herbs, teas, and the paranormal is the perfect way to tell this story and they are always tied into the story so well. If you’re a cozy fan with a love of the paranormal, this series is for you!! Grab a copy and enjoy the read!

Death Afoot…
The second in the Fortune Telling Mysteries as we pay a return visit to the Bailey sisters. A charity auction offers the sisters the chance to display their fortune telling skills whilst raising money for charity but when a bad reading serves as an omen, death is sure to be afoot. Will those same cards help the sisters find a killer?Witty and warm and with an endearing pair of protagonists and a colourful cast, this is a delightful and a fitting follow on from the first in this new series.

Davis the realtor might have been annoying to Summer but she didn't kill him. That tarot card that predicted bad things wasn't meant for her, it turns out, but for him. Unfortunately, she's got to use her skills, as does her sister Hope, to find the real villain, Oh, while dealing with the unpleasantries of an ugly divorce, The sisters are good, fortune telling figures in, and the mystery has some nice turns. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. Second in a series but fine as a standalone.

I enjoyed the previous book more but this was a fine second in the series.
Interesting characters and a good whodunit.
I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book.

My thanks to Severn House for an eARC via NetGalley of ‘Death Rides A Pony’ by Carol Miller.

This is Book 2 in Miller’s Fortune Telling Mysteries and I was initially drawn by this premise as well as the cover art of a Tarot card. While I haven’t read the first book, ‘The Fool Dies Last’, I had no difficulties reading this as a standalone.

Hope and Summer Bailey are the proprietors of Bailey's Boutique, a mystic shop in Asheville, North Carolina. Every year the town holds a charity festival and the sisters are talked into setting up a fortune telling tent in order to raise money.

Just before the festival opens, Summer receives a bad Tarot reading. She fears that it means that her upcoming divorce will leave her destitute. Then a body is found on the carousel at the festival.

The victim (no spoilers) had a bad reputation amongst the Ashville community, but who would go as far as murder? The sisters investigate.

This proved a fun cosy mystery with a quirky cast of characters, including Percy the Pug, who belongs to Rosemarie Potter, a flamboyant client of Hope’s. I was intrigued by story behind the brownstone’s apparently sentinel attic.

Having enjoyed this I likely will seek out the first book in the series as well as look out for future titles.

I like the characters, the setting but i love The Attic. An intriguing characters, I would like one in my home as it would be really handy.
If you want to know more about the Attic please read this lovely and entertaining cozy series with a pinch of paranormal.
This is another solid mystery, i was glad to catch up with the characters and read about the changes in their life.
The mystery is solid and kept me guessing.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this arc, all opinions are mine