I love cozy mysteries! Earlier this week, I shared my review of Maxed Out, the latest book from the Owl's Nest Mysteries by C.S. McDonald. Yesterday, I shared my thoughts with a review of Bon Voyage to Murder from McDonald's Fiona Quinn series! Today, I have a review of the latest book from the Fiona Quinn Mysteries: Taking Notes on Murder. Read my thoughts on the book, learn about the author and her books--and be sure to enter for a chance to win a prize in the book tour giveaway at the end of this post!
Author: C.S. McDonald
Category: YA Fiction, 184 pages
Run Time: 5 hours
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: McWriter Books
Release date: May 19, 2020
Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
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Mysterious notes are showing up in Fiona’s kindergarten classroom, claiming a suicide from 2005 was actually a homicide. Detective Landry maintains the messages are too vague, possess no integrity, and do not warrant a review of the old case.
Fiona’s not convinced. She’s determined to find the author of the enigmatic notes and uncover the truth about a man who had many secrets and countless enemies, including Fiona’s mother and former suspect Nancy Quinn!
Can Fiona crack this cold case, and what will it take to get Detective Landry involved? Don’t miss taking notes on this murder!
Taking Notes On Murder is a Fast-Paced Mystery with Great Characters. As I have said before, I love C.S. McDonald's writing style, storyline flow, and character development. Readers will find another fast-paced story in Taking Notes on Murder that flows well, serves up twists and turns and surprises--and really keeps readers guessing throughout the novel. As always, the author gives readers a host of characters--and each could be a valid suspect. Add in the unique paranormal element with Grandma Ev, a continuation of the Fiona/Nathan love story--and bits of humor and mishaps--and this book is another fun, cozy mystery for fans.
Would I Recommend Taking Notes on Murder by C.S. McDonald? I enjoy the Fiona Quinn Mysteries and, I always hate to see the story end. I love the characters and the way that the mystery unfolds and finds resolution. As always, the storyline flowed well, the characters were entertaining--and the mystery was well developed and sustained well into the book. The novel is a quick, light mystery that brings smiles, keeps readers engaged--and pulls you in to await the next book in the series! I definitely recommend this book and the series to cozy, light mystery fans who enjoy a fun, clean mystery to solve.
Author: C.S. McDonald
Category: YA Fiction, 198 pages
Run Time: 6 hours, 52 minutes
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: McWriter Books
Release date: Nov 5, 2019
Content Rating: G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)
About the Book
Hooray! Fiona has finally convinced
her boyfriend detective Nathan Landry to go on a romantic Caribbean
cruise. Unfortunately, their fun on the high seas is interrupted by
murder. It isn’t long before they discover a boatload of suspects, who
have motives deeper than the ocean for wanting the victim out of their
lives.
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Author: C.S. McDonald
Category: Adult Fiction, 184 pages
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Publisher: McWriter Books
Release date: April 2021
Content Rating: G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content.
The Owl’s Nest Couturier Shoppe is a huge success! Business is booming and Alexa Owl’s love life is heating up. Yet much to the seamstress’s dismay, Detective Bobby Starr is suddenly back again! Bobby isn’t your everyday gumshoe. Rather, he’s an angel who’s trying to earn a place in Saint Peter’s Guardian Angel Squad. He’s required to solve
murders he had left unsettled from when he walked the earth in order to be accepted into this prestigious group. Of course, they will need to return to the time period in which the murder took place, and again, Alexa is a reluctant time traveler. Oh, and there’s one more little problem—this time, Bobby’s brought along a friend, Maxi Krogen, and she’s no angel!
For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries has nine books.
Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh. The Owl’s Next Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy!
Cindy resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister.
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