#Review ~ Buried on a Sundae (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) by Lena Gregory ~ #CozyMystery #AmateurSleuth @LenaGregory03

 

Buried on a Sundae (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries) by Lena Gregory

About Buried on a Sundae:

 

Buried on a Sundae (Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries)

Cozy Mystery

4th in Series

Setting: Long Island, NY

Publisher: ‎ Gemma Halliday Publishing (August 27, 2024)

Digital: Number of Pages 225

ASIN: ‎ B0CW1B4V2Y

From author Lena Gregory comes a delicious new mystery...

Things have been looking up for Danika Delany's business—her uncle's old fashioned malt shop on eastern Long Island. But for her love life? Not so much. After a disastrous date with Detective Jake Barlow, Danika lets her best friends, Gwen and Eli, talk her into a night out at the hottest new nightclub in town. Only, while there, Dani finds her sort-of boyfriend secreted in the shadows on the beach behind the club with crime boss Patrick Johansen’s wife, Angelique! An upset Dani leaves without giving Jake a chance to explain, but when he doesn’t get in touch the next day, she takes a long walk along the beach to reevaluate her love life. That's where she suddenly stumbles across Angelique’s body buried in the dunes near where she last saw her with Jake. Sure that Jake is innocent—of murder at least—Danika and her friends set out to prove Jake had nothing to do with her murder and stop a killer...before they strike again!

My Review:

Buried on a Sundae is the fourth book in the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries series.

Poor Dani. Clumsy as ever, she finds herself flat on her face during another date with Detective Jake Barlow. Adding insult to injury (Dani was actually fine), Jake ends their date before the food arrives, and the next day Dani finds him secluded on the beach with a crime boss's wife. Unclear about Jake's connection to Angelique, Dani is clear about reevaluating her love life. While she didn't get cheater vibes from Jake, how well does she really know him?

Lena Gregory has dished up another winner with Buried on a Sundae. A cleverly crafted mystery, delightful characters, and a fun small town with the infamous busybodies fill the pages. I loved being back in this world. Dani, Gwen, Eli, and Jake are great characters and I love continuing to spend time with them.

The murder mystery was well-developed and the author provided a number of potential suspects in the death of Angelique. There are many twists and turns throughout the story. Every time I thought I solved the murder, the arc shifted and we were chasing down someone else. 

I loved every single page of this book from the characters, the setting, the mystery, and the author's writing style. I found myself totally immersed in every facet of Buried on a Sundae. The pacing was perfect and once I started the book I just couldn't put it down.

I was provided a copy of this book.

My Rating:

 

About Lena Gregory:

Lena Gregory is the author of the Bay Island Psychic Mysteries, which take place on a small island between the north and south forks of Long Island, New York, the All-Day Breakfast Café Mysteries, which are set on the outskirts of Florida’s Ocala National Forest, the Mini-Meadows Mysteries, set in a community of tiny homes in Central Florida, and the Coffee & Cream Café Mysteries, which take place in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, New York.

Lena grew up in a small town on the south shore of eastern Long Island, but she recently traded in cold, damp, gray winters for the warmth and sunshine of central Florida, where she now lives with her husband, three kids, son-in-law, and four dogs. Her hobbies include spending time with family, reading, and walking. Her love for writing developed when her youngest son was born and didn’t sleep through the night. She works full-time as a writer and a freelance editor and is a member of Sisters in Crime.

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