whatsdianereadingmeow 's review for:

Molten Death by Leslie Karst
3.0

Valerie and her wife Kristen are on vacation on the Big Island of Hawaii celebrating their retirement. Valerie is also grieving over the recent loss of her brother. But before they can fully embrace the laid-back healing aloha vibes of the island, Valerie catches a glimpse of a shoe attached to a foot attached to a leg right before it’s all completely engulfed by flowing lava! Unable to get the image out of her head and infuriated that Kristen doesn’t seem to believe her, Valerie launches into a full investigation of her own of who that person was and what happened.

This was a nice cozy mystery and was especially fun because of the setting on the Big Island. And since they’re on vacation, they did a lot of fun activities that made me really want to go there! It also incorporated a lot of the local culture and customs. This was a high 3 stars for me.

Thank you, @NetGalley, @BookSparks, and @LeslieKarst for my gifted copy.