Reserved For Murder - A Review

 

Reserved For Murder

by

Victoria Gilbert

A Review

What happens when you combine a Bed and Breakfast with retired spies, a well-known author, and murder - you get “Reserved For Murder”.

I enjoyed Victoria Gilbert’s latest cozy mystery. Set in Beaufort NC, the Chapters Bed and Breakfast is hosting Amanda Nobel, noted romance writer, and a few of her fans for a weeklong getaway. It should be a lovely week - at least until the body of Lisette Bradford is discovered on the pier, at which time almost everyone, resident or visitor, becomes a suspect. Charlotte Reed, owner of Chapters, and her neighbor, Ellen Montgomery, a retired spy, will find themselves assisting the town’s law enforcement in tracking down the suspect.

The book held my attention and had me wanting to know more and more about the suspects and the crime as I read. The B and B, the quaint community, and the characters, easily make for a five-star book.
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This review is based on a free electronic copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review. The opinions expressed are mine alone.

Booked for Death - A Review

 Booked for Death

by

Victoria Gilbert

What do you get when you mix murder and international espionage with a seaside resort town’s Bread and Breakfast? One answer is Victoria Gilbert’s Booked for Death.

It began simply enough - a costume party held for the members of Chapters’ (a local Bed and Breakfast) book club and current B&B guests. Tonight, the club was going to discuss the work of Josephine Tey, a Scottish mystery author from the early 1900s. That was the plan. But by the end of the evening, the discussion would focus on the unexpected death of Lincoln Delamont in the old house’s carriage house.

The author has carefully crafted a cozy mystery that lays out enough clues that a careful reader might discover the murderer before the truth is revealed in the final chapters. There were times that this reader thought that some of the plot would not fit well with the story. In the end all the pieces fit together nicely. I enjoyed the book - others will as well.

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This review is based on a free electronic copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review.  The opinions expressed are my own.