Home Fries and Alibis (An All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery) by Lena Gregory
About Home Fries and Alibis:
Home Fries and Alibis (An All-Day Breakfast Cafe Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
8th in Series
Setting: Florida
Publisher: Beyond the Page Publishing
Publication date: September 23, 2025
Print length: 178 pages
ISBN-10: 1966322275
ISBN-13: 978-1966322276
Digital ISBN-13: 978-1966322269
ASIN: B0FN8G8H1G
When a belligerent woman moves in across the street, café owner Gia Morelli has to call off the welcome wagon and call in the homicide squad . . .
When a nasty new neighbor moves into their peaceful community, Gia and everyone else in the neighborhood is ready to blow a fuse. The spiteful woman has quickly made a nuisance of herself, complaining to and about everyone there. Then she makes the grave mistake of falsely claiming Gia’s dog tore up her yard, and Gia goes ballistic, telling the woman to back off . . . or else. It was an impulsive move for Gia, but someone else decides an even more extreme approach is called for, and silences the woman—permanently.
Unnerved by the thought of a murderer living in her neighborhood, Gia begins digging into the victim’s life to figure out who would have wanted her dead. She soon discovers that the woman was not only malicious but was blackmailing people in the community. Even more surprising is that nearly everyone in the neighborhood has something to hide. Dead-set on rooting out the culprit, Gia has to determine who stood to lose the most if their secret was revealed, unaware that she’s perilously close to losing her own life . . .
My Review:
Home Fries and Alibis is the eighth book in the All-Day Breakfast Cafe. Gia has a new neighbor causing all kind of havoc in the HOA. When Gladys brings her drama to Gia's front door, Gia is having none of it and gets into a heat argument with her nasty neighbor. Shortly after the confrontation between the two, Gladys is found dead in her yard. Knowing that murder isn't the answer, Gia, Samantha, and others in their friend circle start looking into Gladys. What they find out about Gladys is shocking, sickening, and, infuriating. Now the group must try to figure out who among those in Gladys's sights could have committed the deed. There are so many suspects with means, motive, and opportunity.
Full disclosure, certain scenes in this story made me sob. When you've been invested in these characters for so long, and you have a magnificent writer, you can't help but become emotional. This book though? Absolute mess (me, not the book)!
Lena Gregory does a remarkable job setting up the mystery, creating suspense and drama, creating and developing wonderful characters, and continually expanding an enjoyable world. I love Gia and Samantha. They both have pasts that have defined who they are in the present - good and bad. I love watching them both evolve, develop, and grow. Hunt and Leo are the amazing men in our favorite gals' lives. The secondary characters in this book continue to bring realism to this series.
Home Fries and Alibis is another great book in this series. The book is perfectly paces - not too fast or too slow. I was pulled in from the very beginning and engaged throughout the entire book. The story was exciting, suspenseful, and full of twists and turns. With volume and caliber of suspects, I found it difficult to pinpoint the actual perpetrator of the crime. Once revealed it made sense but the author did a great job masking and then unmasking our bad guy. I really enjoy the author's writing style and devour every book she publishes.
I was provided with a copy of this book. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.
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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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Thank you so much for such an incredible review! (Sorry about the waterworks :) ) I'm so happy you enjoyed Home Fries and Alibis! And thank you for sharing my release.
ReplyDeleteIt is my absolute pleasure :)
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