Gluten-free baker Poppy McAllister is about to see the ugly side of beauty expos . . .
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Easter weekend on the Jersey Shore is hopping. Poppy’s Bed and Breakfast is busier than ever, but she needs to leave things in the hopefully capable hands of Aunt Ginny—and paws of Figaro the black smoke Persian. She’s selling her paleo muffins and keto cookies at the Health and Beauty Expo in Cape May’s Convention Hall. Normally sharing a booth with the love of her life would be a treat, but she’s recently discovered secrets that throw her new romance into chaos.
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But more secrets are about to be exposed at the expo. In his keynote address, prominent cosmetic surgeon Dr. Lance Rubin reveals his breakthrough anti-aging technology. Unfortunately, someone has one-upped him with a truly foolproof anti-aging formula: murder. With the plastic surgeon dead under his own UV mask, and bedlam reigning in the hall and back at the B&B, Poppy needs to follow a twisted trail marked by glowing footprints to unmask a killer . . .
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Includes Seven Recipes from Poppy’s Kitchen!
Release Date:Â Jun 29, 2021
Series:Â A Poppy McAllister Mystery
Book:Â 6
Publisher:Â Kensington Books
Price: $6.99
Beauty turns deadly in this cozy-mystery multiple-murder by Libby Klein. This is the sixth book in A Poppy McAllister Mystery.Â
Poppy McAllister’s life is not exactly going the way she had imagined. Having the estranged wife of the man she loves, suddenly show up in town, is definitely something one does not plan for. Thank goodness she has the Beauty Expo to distract her, and with all the baking, she just might be able to get through this. But then again, when someone turns up murdered in the booth next to yours and your frenemy is a suspect in another murder, a murder that you know great details about, well…Poppy will just have to take things to the next murder solving level.Â
I loved the multiple layers to this story. There was always something going on, lots of characters and different story lines running simultaneously, it was never boring, but also not overwhelming. The was an easy read, a bit long, but still fun and relaxing.Â
The characters and supporting characters were a riot. I found the main character in this particular book, to be just regular and nothing really extraordinary, but still good. I felt like the dialogue between her and her boyfriend, was a bit too simple and lacking some spunk, in regard to the estranged wife back in town situation. Still, I was happy there were plenty of hilarious supporting characters available to fill in and entertain me: Aunt Ginny, the biddies, the cat, her best friend Sawyer, the guests at their bed and breakfast, Joanne and so many others.Â
This is the first book that I have read from this series, but not the first book from this author and just like before, this book did not disappoint. I love the way the writer took me on a journey. The murders are never simple, the plot had so many twists and turns that I found myself guessing every step of the way. This was a book I was happy to keep coming back to.Â
~ Patricia
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