
Member Reviews

This is a highly entertaining, fun and upbeat mystery with excellent dialog and an immensely likable cast. After the death of her husband John, Poppy has moved back to her hometown of Cape May to live with her elderly but feisty Aunt Ginny. Together they are turning her large Victorian home into a B and B and are in the midst of renovations. Poppy's former mother in law, Georgina, has made an investment in the B and B and arrives to create chaos by changing everything Poppy has designed. The stress of Georgina's meddling and the ongoing renovations has led to Aunt Ginny's anxiety level increasing so her doctor prescribes two medications which lead to Aunt Ginny's sleepwalking into her neighbor's homes where she eats their sweets and takes a small souvenir. Poppy realizes that her aunt is the neighborhood bandit and gets her medication changed, but meanwhile Boyd, a respected member of the community is murdered by someone following the pattern of Aunt Ginny's escapades. When Ginny is arrested Poppy is forced to suss out the real culprit to save her aunt and their fledgling business. This is an engaging mix of mayhem, murder and some romance. It captivated me from the first page and has me rooting for more adventures with Poppy and company.