Read to Death {+ Giveaway}

◊ READ TO DEATH by Terrie Farley Moran

◊ Series: Read Em and Eat Mystery (Book 3)

◊ Mass Market Paperback: 304 pages

◊ Genre: Cozy Murder Mystery

◊ Publisher: Berkley (July 5, 2016)

◊ Language: English

◊ ISBN-10: 0425270300

◊ ISBN-13: 978-0425270301

SYNOPSIS:

          The national bestselling author of Caught Read-Handed revisits Fort Myers Beach, Florida, where the proprietors of a local bookstore café occasionally take a stab at solving murder...
 

At their seaside Read ‘Em and Eat bookstore café, Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield offer fresh scones, great books, and excellent detective work…

With their book club season wrapping up with The Florida Life of Thomas Edison, Sassy and Bridgy decide to take their group on a day trip to the beautiful Edison and Ford Winter Estates. Hiring driver Oscar Frieland, who’s known for his colorful stories  and love of the café’s Robert Frost fruit tartlets, the bibliophiles set off for a day of sunshine and history.

After a lovely excursion, the club returns to the café for lunch and a book discussion, but the group falls silent after Oscar is found dead in his van. The sheriff’s deputies have some questions of their own for the group, and if the ladies don’t find some answers soon, the next book they read might be from a prison library.

Author Terrie Farley Moran takes readers on a magical trip to south Florida for a bit of sun, sand, fun, history and a murder mystery.

Moran’s protagonists – Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield – are smart, determined, feisty and lovable. The secondary characters add color and depth to the story. All the characters are well-developed and realistic.

With a bookstore café and Fort Myers (FL) as backdrops, the author places readers in the middle of the action through her rich descriptions and vivid details. Blended with bits of history and humor, the author brings the setting to life.

The story moves at a steady pace and holds your attention from beginning to end (which includes tasty recipes). The third installment in Moran’s Read Em and Eat Mystery series, READ TO DEATH can be read on its own. New readers aren’t left in the dark and returning fans aren’t overloaded with too much repeat information.

A wonderful combination of friendship, colorful history, delicious food, love of books and, of course, a murder mystery makes this a tantalizing read.

Read to Death by Terrie Farley Moran, A Read Em and Eat Mystery (Book #3), Berkley, @2016, ISBN: 978-0425270301, Mass Market Paperback, 304 Pages

FTC Full Disclosure – A copy of this book was sent to me by the publisher in hopes I would review it. However, receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review. The thoughts are completely my own and given honestly and freely.

Thanks to the wonderful folks at Penguin/Random House, I have a print copy of READ TO DEATH by Terrie Farley Moran to giveaway. The giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. only and will end at 12 a.m. (EST) on Sunday, July 24.

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Thanks so much for stopping by. Is there an independent bookstore near you that offers fascinating books and a café or does your community have a big brand bookstore with a café?

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