Another great mystery in this series. Lindsay and her family, who own Spice Isle Bakery, seem to always get caught up in the investigations in some way. In this book her cousin Manny has been dating the deceased. The police originally decided it was an accident but after Lynds and her family dig deeper and medical examiners report comes back it looks like a homicide. Detective Bryce enlists the help of Lindsey, in an unofficial capacity, as she knows most of the people he needs to interview. Will they be able to
solve this one together? I enjoyed this book and love Granny who always knows when to say the right things.
I received and ARC copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

Lyndsay Murray and her family are busy with the Caribbean American Heritage Festival when Camille Abbey falls to her death down a flight of stairs. Camille is the lead singer of DratonFlyZ an up-and-coming reggae band. Lyndsay's cousin Manny was close to Camille and wanted to be closer. Lyndsay decides to look into the death to see if it was murder.

When Camille's death is judged to be murder, and the police seem to be taking their own sweet time to investigate, Lyndsay and her family decide to do their own investigations to answer their questions and help Manny grieve.

There are a number of suspects from the manager who was often at odds with Camille and the ex-boyfriend who was her fellow songwriter. Maybe the backup singer who was displaced for Camille had decided to get rid of the competition.

Besides investigating, Lyndsay is also busy with the upsurge in business the festival brought her bakery and the new catering opportunities the festival also brought. She's also wondering about her relationship with detective Bryce Jackson who seems to want to date her. But she still hasn't forgiven him for thinking that she was a murderer and worse that her mother was.

Lyndsay has changed a lot since she and her family opened the bakery. She has grown more self-confident and assertive. Successes at solving two mysteries have been good for her self-esteem, While this case has its complications, Lyndsay and her family are up to the task of solving the murder.

I enjoyed the vivid and colorful descriptions of the bakery with all of its wonderful spices. There were so many delicious sounding dishes served there. A couple of recipes are included at the end of this story.

Olivia Matthews continues to dazzle in her Spice Island Bakery mystery series. Lyndsey and her family play amateur detectives from their Caribbean bakery. It is a page turning and entertaining story as you meet this cast of colorful characters. You will delight in the witty banter as the family discusses clues and chats with customers. Every turn of the page will be another opportunity to fall in love with this wonderful community that you want to revisit time and time again.

Another great mystery. I like this series. The narrative has strong character building and has a well written foundation. I find these books have a lot more substance than a lot of similar titles in this genre.

Another great entry in the Spice Isle Bakery series. Lyndsay looks into the murder of an up-and-coming local musician at the Caribbean heritage festival where her bakery has a food truck. The mystery is interesting with lots of suspects, but what I love most is the portrayal of a warm, vibrant community honoring its heritage and wholly comfortable with itself. Thanks to Minotaur and NetGalley for the ARC.

Cozy murder mystery involving the whole family from Spice Islands Bakery. You don't have to have read the first two books, they get brief coverage during this story. Although I got real tired of reading about the bags the baked goods go in, and the smells get over used a bit too much, it's basically a fun read and the family as a whole are part of the investigation as always. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a read for an honest opinion.

Lyndsay and her family are thrilled that the family Spice Isle Bakery is a food vendor at Brooklyn's
annual Caribbean American Heritage Festival. Unfortunately, a local reggae band's lead singer
Camille dies from an accidental fall. However, Lyndsay's cousin Manny who has been dating the
singer is convinced it was murder. Results from the medical examiner's report proves it was murder.
Lyndsay promises Manny thet she will investigate the people invovled with Camile and the band
to see who would have a reason to kill Camille.
Cozy filled with family, food, music and community connections.
#Coconut Drop Dead #NetGalley

Very sweet murder mystery. Sounds like an oxymoron but the “sweet” is because of the strong family ties of the main characters. Most of the story takes place in a wonderful bakery with descriptions of all the aromatic flavors that waft about the store. Loyal customers surround this family with their patronage and support. Oh, yes, the family helped solve a murder! Their third one in fact! Cozy mystery. Curl up with it with a cup of tea and a sweet confection and enjoy. Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. #NetGalley, #CoconutDropDead, #St.Martin”sPress.

I LOVED this book. In my opinion, it was much better than Book 2 of this series. Opening to the first page and walking into Lyndsay's world felt like meeting up with an old friend. I missed these characters; it was so great to see them again.

Spice Isle Bakery is thriving, Lynds is finally willing to admit that the hot cop has a thing for her, and I really enjoyed the story. Matthews takes the reader on an adventure, full of twists and surprises, but with a very satisfying ending.

Lyndsay the carribean baker has a new murder to solve. Like always with the help of her family. Fun to read.

The Murray family is excited to be participating in the annual Caribbean American heritage festival this year. Spice Isle, bakery has been a success within the community, and now they have a chance to reach a wider audience. However, when a popular singer, home, Lindsay’s cousin was falling for, dies during the event, the family realizes it’s time for them to investigate another murder.

With the police two steps behind the family, the Murray family only wants justice for every promising musical talent that was cut short before her time. Can Lindsey and the police work together to solve this one? And can Bryce redeem himself and Lindsey’s eyes once and for all

I could almost here and feel the steel drum as I was reading this book. I love the adorable Murray Family and look forward to each visit to Spice Isle Bakery. This hard-working family always makes time to fight for Justice whenever it impacts someone in their family. With a strong, protagonist and mystery, you’ll be turning on the reggae and making yourself a cup of ginger tea as you snuggle in to read.

Lindsay owns the Spice Isle Bakery and with more than a little help from her investors, her family,it’s becoming successful. She is so excited that they have a spot at the Caribbean American Heritage Festival. The bakery has only been open for a few months, and this is an opportunity to get their products and name out to a huge number of potential customers. Everything is going well until Camille, the singer for DragonFlyZ who is performing at the festival, dies in what appears to be a tragic accident. Or was it murder……..
Lindsay has experience solving crimes. Especially since she cleared her own name and her mother's when they each were suspected of different murders. Who better to figure out whodunnit and why. Certainly not the police, even though sparks seem to be flying between Lindsay and Detective Bryce. That is if she can forgive him for thinking that she and her mother could’ve killed someone.
I won’t say more in case I fall into a mixing bowl of spoilers, but it’s a good, cozy mystery. The bakery food sounds yummy, and Lindsay and her family are an entertaining group of characters.

Through NetGalley, I received a free copy of COCONUT DROP DEAD (Book 3 of the Spice Isle Bakery mystery series) by Olivia Matthews in exchange for an honest review. Lyndsay Murray, co-owner of the Spice Isle Bakery, is excited about being able to participate as a vendor in this year’s Caribbean American Heritage Festival. When the lead singer of a popular reggae band dies at the festival, Lyndsay is relieved that, for a change, no one is accusing her family of being murderers. However, Lyndsay is still called to investigate on behalf of a family member. Lyndsay’s cousin Manny had been growing close to the singer and believes she died due to murder rather than accident. Since it looks like the police are not going to look into the matter, Lyndsay and her family decide to check things out.

I enjoyed the story. I had not read the first two books in the series, but I had no problem connecting with the characters or following the storyline. I recommend this book to fans of the series and to fans of cozy murder mysteries featuring varied cultures, food, and music.

#CoconutDropDead #NetGalley

Thanks to St.. Martin's Press for the eARC.
I think that this is my favorite in this series. It was so good to be back with Lyndsay and her family in this bakery. I always enjoyed how tight knit this family was, and it was easy to slip back into this story with them. I think my favorite part of this book was seeing how much each character had grown. With the mystery, Lyndsay showed growth with her sleuthing, I liked how her family worked together for the best outcome for everyone. I don't read many cozy series, but I know I will always get a solid, well-plotted mystery with this one. I enjoyed every second and hope this isn't the last that I see of this family - if it is, the author ended on such a wonderful note.

bakery, food-truck, festivals, family-dynamics, family, family-business, cozy-mystery, Brooklyn, culinary, Caribbean-peoples, relationship-issues, relationships, unputdownable, murder-investigation, local-law-enforcement, friends, friendship, recipes, multigenerational, cultural-heritage, Grenadian, kickboxer, romance, verbal-humor*****

Did the fantastic singer of the band fall? Or was she pushed!?
The guys at Spice Isle Bakery are back with the Caribbean American Heritage Festival! And they wind up involved in another murder investigation (at least no one in the family is up for top suspect this time).
Great sleuthing by the whole extended family, real red herrings as well as Lyndsay's feelings about Homicide Detective Bryce made things a little murky when plot twists sneaked in. It was a joy to read about such a dear and loving family as they worked through problems together. Loved it!
Not an unbiased review because I love the series (and Brooklyn/Prospect Park area).
I requested and received an EARC from St. Martin's Press via NetGalley. Thank you!

What a delight to revisit the Spice Island mysteries and see Lyndsay Murray and her family set out to solve another murder. As this is her third murder case, Lyndsay is becoming known as the Grenadian Nancy Drew but this time she is working along side Detective Bryce, her secret crush. Some twists and turns as it seems so many people have motives and opportunities when local musician Camille is found dead, having been pushed down the stairs at the Caribbean American Heritage Festival. This story will have you reading right along as discoveries are made. A delicious cozy mystery, how fun to get some recipes as well for some delectables served in their bakery. I can't wait for the next one in this series. Many thanks to #netgalley #coconutdropdead #oliviamatthews #stmartinspress for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thank you to St Martins Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

I will happily leave a review for this when the racist remarks by one of their employees is addressed. I want to support the author, but also want to know they don’t support this behavior.

The Caribbean American Festival is here. Lyndsay's bakery will be a vendor at the festival. The whole family is excited. The festival turned out awesome until there was an accident. The local reggae band's lead singer fell down the stairs. Manny thinks it was murder and requests Lyndsay's help to investigate. This book made me so hungry. I enjoyed this mystery and following the clues with the family. I really liked learning about the West Indies.

Excellent!! With each mystery, Ms Matthew's is sucking you in, creating page turning action, suspense and keeping you engaged to the end! Happy to see Lyndsay is coming into her own and developing a better relationship with Bryce.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGallery for the advanced copy in return for an honest review. Quite enjoying the journey!

This was a fun little mystery! My first book by this author so thank you for the chance to read and review!

First, we love a book that highlights diversity! I really enjoyed the main character and her Caribbean background. I feel like the book did a really good job of incorporating family values, food and culture from the West Indies that I truly appreciated. The mystery itself was also fun to read. I could tell from the progression of the story that there are other books before this one that covered other mysteries that I would definitely be interested in reading. The book was easy to follow and was honestly a pretty quick read! I do wish the plot twist/villain reveal was a bit bigger, but that’s just because I’m a sucker for a massive plot twist.

I loved the humor that book provided as well. Granny physically made me laugh because she sounded just like my grandmother when it came to simply speaking her mind. Her character was beyond relatable. I also enjoyed how close Lyndsey and her family were. They were supportive and always a shoulder to lean on or an ear to listen.

Overall, it was a fun, cozy mystery that left me satisfied with the ending and wanting to find the nearest bakery for some Caribbean pastries.