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As always this was a brilliant novel in Lynn Cahoon's "A Tourist Trap Mystery" series. It was more of a novella length than a full long book, so it was a quick, fun read. Having read all the books in the series it was nice to see the familiar characters that we've grown attached to. As always something has happened in South Cove and Jill is getting involved much to the displeasure of her policeman boyfriend Greg. All the familiar characters are in the book. There are many good descriptions of books, food and coffee. Looking forward to the next book in the series. 5 stars for this one!

Such a fun series, and this is a great addition. So glad to be back in this town with it's fun, enchanting characters. Well written and enjoyable as always.

This is the newest book in the Tourist Trap series. It is a novella that takes place around the 4th of July. I love this series! The stores in South Cove are getting ready for the big annual 4th of July Festival. The local fire chief, Barry, is threatening to close down any businesses that don't meet the codes. Jill's store, Coffee, Books & More is first on Barry's list. Then Barry ends up dead. Jill thinks it is murder, but who could have done it? Her boyfriend Greg is the local Police Chief and is also investigsting. It is funny when they show up at the same places. This is a novella, so it is a light cozy mystery and a quick read.

This is another great book by Lynn Cahoon! Rockets’ Dead Glare is a novella in the A Tourist Trap Mystery series, but it easily stands on its own. It is time for the Fourth of July celebrations in South Cove. The local businesses are busily planning for the Independence Day event when the fire chief declares a long list of violations that he wants fixed, annoying everyone and sending them into a scramble. The fire chief, however, is soon found in the ashes of one of his controlled burn exercises. Jill cannot resist the temptation to investigate, much to her detective boyfriend’s chagrin. This book is light, engaging and satisfying. I enjoy books with seasonal or holiday themes and I love novellas for those times you want to read something interesting without a substantial time commitment. I always enjoy A Tourist Trap Mysteries and this novella flows smoothly while adeptly capturing and keeping the reader’s attention.

Whichever of Lynn Cahoon's series I am reading always becomes my favorite. This is another great Jill Gardner/South Cove story and it's like meeting up with old friends again. The South Cove merchants have planned a Fourth of July festival but the local fire chief, Barry Gleason, has put a crimp in everyone's plans by coming up with a long list of violations that need to be fixed or they will be shut down. Barry schedules a controlled burn exercise for the local volunteer fire fighters and is found dead in the barn they are burning. The three fire fighters become prime suspects, but neither Jill nor her detective boyfriend Greg believe any of them are guilty. They both learn that Barry had issues that he was dealing with that may have led to this result. It is an enjoyable mystery with a different twist and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I had no idea this was a novella when it arrived courtesy of Netgalley, but it was a pleasant respite from my recent biblio fixation on suspense novels. Lynn Cahool returns us to South Cove as the community prepares for it's annual July 4th festival. Given the brevity of this story I don't want to give away any of the plot except to say that there's a death and Jill from Book's and More can't resist getting right in the middle of the investigation...again, much to the chagrin of patient boyfriend Greg. This story moves along at a good clip and while the ending isn't shocking, it's a little twist on they typical cozy mystery. The novella is an ideal length for a plane ride or short trip, particularly if you are e-reading. It's entirely self-contained, so if you skip this book you won't be left behind when you venture into the next full length novel. All in all this is a satisfying little morsel of mystery.

South Cove is getting ready for the fourth of July celebrations and Barry Gleason is going around checking out businesses to see they are up to code. Instead of this going smoothly he has stirred some fireworks of his own with threatening to close shops before the holiday. When a fire breaks out and Barry winds up dead Jill finds the whole thing suspicious and is determined to investigate to find out what's up. Will she figure it out in time? Or will the fireworks explode in her face?

This book was cute and fun to read as a novella it showed Jill investigating a murder and learning more about resident's of South Cove. Really was a fun 4th of July novella for anyone looking for a cute adventure for the holiday season!