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An A-List for Death by Pamela Hart
4.0
An A-List for Death is the second book in the Poppy McGowan Mysteries by Pamela Hart. I really enjoyed Digging Up Dirt when I read it last year so I was eager to continue reading the series.
After becoming a bit of an amateur sleuth in the first book, Poppy encounters more accidents and another murder this time around. While staying with her Aunt Mary to help her recover from knee surgery, Poppy discovers Mary’s best friend and neighbour on the floor of her apartment with a head injury. Poppy rushes Daisy to the hospital and gets in touch with her son who of course is famous rock star Nathan Castle. When Nathan arrives to help his mother, he and Poppy are photographed together and this photo hits the internet thanks to a young student connected to Poppy’s boyfriend Tol. As Daisy’s wider family appears, Poppy begins to suspect that Daisy wasn’t injured accidently. Then a murder takes place at the apartment complex and suddenly Poppy is thrust into the police investigation as she tries to clear Tol’s name.
An A-List for Death is a great example of the cosy mystery genre which I’m definitely vibing with. It was wholesome and fun and I inhaled it in one sitting. Pamela Hart has developed a lovely chatty style of writing which feels like sitting down for a good old chat with Poppy. My one criticism (similar to the first book) is that it can come across as a bit too much telling rather than showing but I'll forgive it as it is just a lovely little cosy mystery!
Perfect for if you are looking for a heart-warming palette cleanser between heavier literacy fictions reads (as I often do!).
Thanks so much to @harlequinaus for my #gifted copy.
After becoming a bit of an amateur sleuth in the first book, Poppy encounters more accidents and another murder this time around. While staying with her Aunt Mary to help her recover from knee surgery, Poppy discovers Mary’s best friend and neighbour on the floor of her apartment with a head injury. Poppy rushes Daisy to the hospital and gets in touch with her son who of course is famous rock star Nathan Castle. When Nathan arrives to help his mother, he and Poppy are photographed together and this photo hits the internet thanks to a young student connected to Poppy’s boyfriend Tol. As Daisy’s wider family appears, Poppy begins to suspect that Daisy wasn’t injured accidently. Then a murder takes place at the apartment complex and suddenly Poppy is thrust into the police investigation as she tries to clear Tol’s name.
An A-List for Death is a great example of the cosy mystery genre which I’m definitely vibing with. It was wholesome and fun and I inhaled it in one sitting. Pamela Hart has developed a lovely chatty style of writing which feels like sitting down for a good old chat with Poppy. My one criticism (similar to the first book) is that it can come across as a bit too much telling rather than showing but I'll forgive it as it is just a lovely little cosy mystery!
Perfect for if you are looking for a heart-warming palette cleanser between heavier literacy fictions reads (as I often do!).
Thanks so much to @harlequinaus for my #gifted copy.