A Body Close To Home…
The third in the Shepherd Sisters series of mysteries from Hallmark Publishing and Tracy Gardner and life is seemingly settled in Carson with Savanna delighted when Uncles Max and Freddie make the move there. The peace is disrupted and scandal ensues, however, when Max discovers a body close to home, Will the real killer be uncovered before more deaths occur and in particular Savanna’s own? Entertaining, enjoyable mystery with a likeable protagonist, a colourful cast of supporting characters and a pacy engaging plot. Hallmark recipe for Chocolate Pecan Brownies included.

I enjoyed this book although I thought it was slow, it felt longer than it is. The main characters switched from time to time which also is a bit confusing, although they're likeable enough. #StillLifeandDeath #NetGalley

I think this series is definitely getting better as each new book comes out; the characters have grown on me and everything is both fresh and comfortable when I read one of these. I love seeing how everyone is growing personally and romantically, and also not doing too many stupid things. It’s nice to see Vanna working with with Nick and I love the great family dynamics! She only did one super stupid thing this book, so yay for that too.

Still Life and Death by Tracy Gardner is the third (and final) book in her Shepherd Sisters cozy mystery series. I've been lucky enough to read the previous books in this series and enjoyed each one from the first page to the last page.

Ms. Gardner's writing has made me feel at home in Carson and her sisters, Skylar and Sydney are great supporting characters. This swiftly paced plot with limited suspects and several twists and turns kept me riveted to the book as I had to know who was behind the murder. I was a little disappointed in Savannah during the dramatic reveal as she had never before put herself in harms way in the previous books like she did in this one. This book also included a little more romance than in the previous books but that was fine because I knew that this was the book that would wrap up all of their relationships. It was a great ending to a wonderful cozy series.