Overview
Meg is relaxing in the hammock, taste-testing Michael’s latest batch of Arnold Palmers and watching the hummingbirds at their feeders when her hopes for a relaxing early summer morning are dashed.
First her father recruits her to help him install a new batch of bees in the hive in her backyard. Then Mayor Shiffley recruits her to placate the NIMBYs (Not in my backyard), as she calls them – a group of newcomers to Caerphilly who have built McMansions next door to working farms and then do their best to make life miserable for the farmers. And finally Meg’s grandmother, shows up, trailed by a nosy reporter who is writing a feature on her for a genteel Southern ladies’ magazine.
Cordelia drafts Meg to accompany her and Deacon Washington of the New Life Baptist Church – and the reporter, alas – in their search for a long-lost African-American cemetery. Unfortunately what they discover is not an ancient cemetery but a fresh corpse. Can Meg protect her grandmother – and Caerphilly – from the reporter who seems to see the worst in everything . . . and help crack the case before the killer finds another victim?
Review
Meg has a relaxing day planned…until it is spoiled and spoiled again! She is asked by her dad to help with setting up his new bee hives. She thinks this is going to be the extent of her helpfulness. But, low and behold a dead body turns up and this sends everyone into everyone else’s business.
Well, I am in the minority on this book. This story, as with most cozy mysteries, is very predictable. I anticipated every scene. And the part about the bees…just went on and on.
Ok, now that my rant is over about what I didn’t like. Let’s talk about what I liked. I did enjoy the characters, especially Meg and her father. These two have some really cute conversations which had me smiling!
I also enjoyed the tale surrounding the reporter. There are quite a few story lines moving along in this novel. But the reporter is the best part of the whole book…she really is a piece of work!
Need a quick book for a road trip…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today.
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
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