The ending was absolutely fantastic and I can't wait to read more in this series by Michelle Hillen Klump. I highly recommend this book, to any reader who truly likes a fast paced, engaging mystery. Her knowledge as a news reporter helps Sam find the clues she's looking for, and she won't stop until the right person is behind bars. In a matter of hours, Sam becomes a murder suspect, and there's no way she's going to take this sitting down. Mixing cocktails with her own homemade bitters does help keep her focused until a guest suddenly gets sick. Hoping to take her mind off current events, Sam fills a sudden vacancy at a historic homes tour. Her fiance dumped her right before the wedding, and her world is turned upside down.
Samantha Warren, our protagonist, is devastated. Sometimes a book surprises you, and A Dash of Death certainly surprised this reader! But if Sam can't "pour" over the clues to find the killer, it may soon be last call for her.Īs an avid cozy mystery fan, I'm always nervous when reviewing the first in a new series, especially if I'm not familiar with the author. Job hunting, building her mixology business, and fending off late-night phone calls from her nearly betrothed don't leave much time for sleuthing.
Who could have wanted Mark dead? His wife, Gabby? His girlfriend, Darcy? Someone who wanted his seat on the council? Or another citizen of this sweet Texas town that holds some seedy secrets?
Now, she'll have to use all of her reporter's wisdom and wiles to clear her name. Since Sam mixed the drink that Mark imbibed right before his demise, she finds herself at the front of the suspect line. It turns out that the victim, Mark, was poisoned-his drink spiked with oleander. But the party's over for one of the council members, who keels over dead soon after he sips the bereft bride's bitter brew. She intends to use that as her "in" to become an in-demand party mixologist. At a meeting of the local historical-homes council, she serves up the homemade bitters that she made as gifts for her wedding party. But Sam has a way of making lemonade out of the bitterest of lemons. Bad news for Samantha Warren: The plucky Houston, Texas, reporter lost her job and her fiance in rapid succession.
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