I love it when a long-running series can stay fresh. This is book 16 in the Tourists Trap series, and our characters are still growing and changing. This mystery focuses around a disappearance and a murder, when Jill's business neighbor, Josh from the Antique Shop, announces he is getting married at the end of the monthly business meeting, everyone including Jill is shocked. Though he has been dating the young woman who runs the farm stand on the way out of town, no one saw this coming. When Jill offers congratulations, Josh also shares that he has discovered an old journal that could lead to a buried treasure thought to be hidden by a bank robber turned town founding father. While intrigued Jill is up to her eyeballs in her own situations, she has two weeks to finish her course work and paper to finish her MBA, the site she and Greg have set up for their wedding and reception won't let them get married there and Aunt Jackie has decided to retire and no longer be involved in the running of the bookstore. While Jill wants to concentrate on everything changing in her life, when Josh's fiancee disappears and one of Jill's former professors, who offered to help Josh research his found journal is murdered you know chaos will ensue. Besides being a great mystery on multiple levels, we get so much growth from several of our longtime characters, i.e. Josh, Esmeralda, and Jill that this is a must-read for anyone who enjoys this series. Thanks to #NetGalley, #Kensingtonbooks, and especially author Lynn Cahoon for such a satisfying read.

One of my favorite cozy mystery series, "Tourist Trap", by Lynn Cahoon has released book #16, "Olive You to Death”. I am always excited to read more about Jill Gardner and the gang at Coffee, Books, & More. Hold on to your hat, this mystery takes off a a fast-pace and remains there.

Wedding bells are ringing, but not for Jill and Greg--at least, not quite yet. Josh makes a surprise announcement. and so does Aunt Jackie. Jill is tasked with finding a new wedding venue--in the meantime there is a missing person, a murder, and a possible treasure hunt. I found the various threads highly entertaining!

#NetGalley and #Kensington were kind enough to allow me an ARC to read and review. Thanks also to #LynnCahoon. #OliveYoutoDeath #NetGalley

Jill Gardner's wedding to Gregg has been delayed and the venue needs to be changed. Jill is trying to finish up her business degree and her Aunt has decided to retire so she can travel more. Josh, who has the shop next door is now planning to marry a much younger woman, Mandy. While studying in the library, Jill see a former professor who tells her Josh has found a journal about pirate gold. At a weekend party with her girlfriends, Jill sees a young man who was in one of her business classes, Tank Hardy, who used to date Mandy and who is also interested in buried treasure. Meanwhile, Josh is most upset because Mandy has suddenly disappeared. And then the former professor who supposedly had asked Tank to help him is found dead.

Jill has a lot on her plate trying to plan for her aunt's retirement, finishing her final paper, looking for Mandy, and finding a new venue for her wedding, as well as helping Josh hunt for the missing treasure. I have enjoyed reading this series.

I thank Netgalley and Kensington Books for the ARC so I could read the book before publication.

I really enjoyed this entry in the Tourist Trap mystery series, it worked with everything that I wanted from the mystery genre. The characters were everything that I enjoyed from the concept. Lynn Cahoon has a great writing style and I was engaged with the story. I hope there is more in this series.

This was another enjoyable mystery by an author that I read often. Yes, it does have a formula. There is a murder, Jill gets involved, Greg tells her to stay out of it. There are two different storylines going through the book. The question is, are they related or just a coincidence? The book flows nicely and is tied together well and will be resolved satisfactorily at the end. Altogether another enjoyable read by Lynn Cahoon.

Jill's fellow business owner Josh is getting married to his girlfriend Mandy. Mandy goes missing at the same time there are rumors of buried treasure and treasure maps, and a history professor is murdered. Jill works with her fiance, police chief Greg, and the usual assortment of friends and employees to find Mandy and figure out whether there is really any treasure and how the professor's murder ties into all of this. Lots of different threads to the plot, but the author does a good job keeping the focus on each of them. For readers who have read other books in the series, seeing the relationships develop is a fun part of the book. Thank you to NetGalley and publisher Kensington for the ARC.

"Olive You to Death” the 16th instalment in the "Tourist Trap” Mystery series by Lynn Cahoon. This is one of my favourite cozy mystery series!

In the coastal town of South Cove, June is tourist season—and wedding season. Unfortunately, Jill Gardner’s own wedding has been delayed. But that just gives her more time to search for a missing bride—and a killer . . .

As always I love visiting South Cove, California and Coffee, Books & More. I love the main set of characters Jill, Amy, Aunt Jackie, Greg, Toby, Deek, and Evie. We get to see a softer side to the Antiques dealer Josh Thomas which is nice and will Jill get her MBA as well as find a new wedding venue…

As for the mystery I found it to be well plotted and it moved along at a steady pace. There were only a few suspects for the murder but you still find yourself second guessing on who the murderer can be. Overall I found this to be a great story.

I can’t wait for the next instalment to come out.

I highly recommend this series to all my cozy friends.

I requested and received an advance reader copy of this book from Kensington Books and Netgalley. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I really like this author's books. I find them well written and the mystery always keeps me guessing. I like the main character.

Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Olive You to Death is the 16th book in the awesome A Tourist Trap Mystery series by Lynn Cahoon and it is a great addition to the series. Jill Gardner owns Coffee, Books and More. Her staff is great and like family. Jill is engaged to Detective Greg King. They are getting married in October and this book takes place in June. Josh owns the antique store next door and he and Mandy are getting married except right before the wedding Mandy disappears. Josh found an old journal and is looking for a lost treasure. Jill is finishing up her MBA and trying to get used to the idea her Aunt Jackie wants to retire from the store. On top of that, she has wedding venue problems. A professor Jill knows from the college ends up dead. He was also involved with Josh and the journal. Is Mandy's disappearance and the professors death linked? It all keeps Jill and Greg very busy! Another very enjoyable book in one of my favorite series! One of the local ad campaigns is " South Cove is the Number 1 Tourist Trap on the Pacific Coast Highway" which solidifies the series title. #OliveYouToDeath. #ATouristTrapMystery #NetGalley. #Kensington

"Olive You to Death (A Tourist Trap Mystery #16)" by Lynn Cahoon isn't quite what I expected from the cover. Unfortunately, Jill's wedding is still getting dragged out and it now seems that every single (but partnered up) person in town is engaged. So that's the town you need to go live in if you're looking for that sort of thing. Even Josh, the exhausting shop neighbor is getting married. Well, if anyone can find his fiancé. Oh, and he may have the clues to a bank robber's treasure that seems to get on of Jill's past professors killed. Is it all tied together or two separate problems with the same poor guy trapped at it's center

The mystery, or mysteries, were pretty typical of this series. Of course Jill gets involved. Greg somewhat allows it while at the same time telling her to stay out of it. One part gets solved (kind of saw that as one possibility of why Josh's fiancé went missing). Then there's still the other mystery left. I was thinking something was fishy about this culprit but honestly forgot about them until the popped up at the reveal.

Olive You to Death

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“ Things are looking up for the owner of Coffee, Books, and More—Jill’s finally getting her MBA, and though her wedding to police detective Greg is postponed a few months, she still has plenty to celebrate. A girls’ weekend in Santa Barbara is just the ticket. But back in South Cove, someone else’s big day has become a big problem. Antiques dealer Josh Thomas and Mandy Jensen were planning a small private ceremony under an olive tree on the historic Jensen farm—until Mandy went missing . . .”

As always Lynn Cahoon hit it out the park! Love her writing and love this series. I couldn’t put it down and didn’t know until almost the end who the killer was, I love when that happens. The bigger picture plot just keeps getting better and I want to live in South Cove. I want to work in the bookshop and be part of the family. Totally recommend this book and all 23 books in this series! Amazing!

Thank you, NetGalley and Kingston publishing for this ARC.

I truly enjoyed this cozy mystery and I'm wondering why I stopped reading this series. It was so great to read what has been happening with Jill and the other characters since the last time I visited this series. It makes me want to go back and read the ones that I missed. It was a little struggle so I strongly recommend reading this series in order.

The mystery was engaging and entertaining. I changed my mind a couple of times on who the murderer was but that was part of the fun of reading this mystery.

This is a must read for any cozy mystery lover.

Olive You to Death
by Lynn Cahoon
Pub Date: June 4, 2024
Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

In the coastal town of South Cove, June is tourist season—and wedding season. Unfortunately, Jill Gardner’s own wedding has been delayed. But that just gives her more time to search for a missing bride—and a killer . . .
Book 16 in Lynn Cahoon's Tourist Trap series is a fun read with a variety of storylines, some of which will continue into the next few books, which is very exciting. All the main protagonists are present, and I particularly enjoyed the scenes between Jill and her fiance Greg. Hopefully their wedding will take place very soon. Alongside another mystery, of course!
I loved this cozy mystery and I would recommend it to others who enjoy this genre.

Thank you NetGalley and Lyrical Press/Kensington Publishing Corp. for the opportunity to read "Olive You To Death" in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is the 16th book in the Tourist Trap Mystery series and the stories just keep getting better and better. Once again we started off with a business-to-business meeting that Jill Gardner was hosting at her Coffee, Books, and More shop. The meeting ended with the shocking announcement from Josh Thomas - the owner of Antiques by Thomas - that he was marrying Mandy Jensen next month. Everyone knew Mandy from the farmer's market where she sold her family's fruits and vegetables.

Jill and Greg's own wedding had been postponed to the fall due to Greg's mother not being able to come because of her 'elective' surgery. If that wasn't bad enough, she gets a phone call from Martha Long at the Santa Barbara Mission where they had been planning to hold the ceremony and reception - she needed their priest's name and parish for the wedding because the Mission belonged to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and could only hold Catholic weddings. They were welcome to hold their reception there but the wedding could not be held there - inside or out. George who booked the wedding for them no longer works there because he was no following guidelines. Just what Jill needs on top over everything as she is trying to complete her final course for her MBA and is trying to frantically write her last paper.

Mandy Jensen is missing and Jill was the last person to see her - as usual she was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Jill runs into Professor Wellborn in the library. She had taken a course with her years ago. He apparently thinks he has found a secret treasure. Tank Harding who had been in the class with Jill was called upon by the professor to help him authenticate the journal. Another thread ties Tank to Mandy whom he knows from scuba lessons.

When Professor Wellborn is found dead - trouble has once again found Jill. She's a true magnet for this sort of thing. Who ransacked the professor's office at the college?

In this book we find that Esmeralda and Jill make a great sleuthing team and they work together on several clues. We also learn that Aunt Jackie is planning to retire. While she had retired before and was swindled out of her life savings, this time she wants to spend time with her husband and travel. Jill is having a hard time adjusting to the thought of her not being around all the time to consult.

As the threads come together, we learn why Steve the scuba guy has disappeared and also why Mandy's family is convinced she will be home any day now. This was a truly wonderful addition to the series where we saw some friendships strengthened and new ones developed.

Thank you Netgalley and Lynn Cahoon for allowing me to read and review this Arc of the newest adventures with Jill Gardner. I love this series and I can't wait to get my hands on the next book every time.

Amazing things are happening in South Cove. Jil is finally finishing her MBA, she's planning a wedding with her wonderful fiance, a bachelorette party with the girls, her working neighbor Josh has finally found "the one" who can put up with him, and the coffee shop is thriving.

Only problem is, Mandy, Josh's fiance goes missing after Josh discovers a very old journal about a lost treasure. He loops in a professor that Jill knew at her college, who thinks this could be legit. After bringing in his old TAs to help, the professor is tragically murderer in his office. It's up to Jill and Josh (and Greg!) to find Mandy and the murderer, all while finishing up her last paper and learning how to run the shop alone now that Aunt Jackie wants to retire and see the world with her new husband, Harrold.

Loved every second of the book and I can't wait for the next one!

Let's see, missing bride, hidden treasure, and, oh, yeah, a dead body. I mean, it isn't like Jill doesn't have anything else to worry about, like her own upcoming wedding and finishing her MBA degree. And, oh, yeah, her aunt's pending retirement that will leave the Coffee, Books, and More shop solely in Jill's hands. Toss in a girl's weekend to celebrate the upcoming wedding and shop, not to mention have fun, and Jill's calendar is full.

So, what happened to Mandy Jenson, the missing soon-to-be bride? Joel, her husband-to-be, is obviously a suspect but he's frantic and, quite frankly, driving Greg, Jill's future hubby and detective, crazy. How crazy? Crazy enough to pawn him off on Jill to keep him out of his hair. And, this is just the beginning of the story. Lots more happening, including miscommunications and loyalties being stretched, making the side-stories interesting, too.

Bottom line, I like Jill and the supporting cast although Greg seemed to be a side-character throughout most of the story, go figure. I also like the fact that we see Jill reminded not to jump to conclusions, both about the murder and personal matters. A fun story with unique characters and intriguing side stories. Lots of romance and wedding talk in this installment, so be prepared to talk wedding sites, snafus, and more. Thanks #NetGalley and #KensingtonPublishing - #LyricalPress for letting me catch up with Jill and Greg again. Looking forward to the wedding!

Jill is busy finishing her MBA and dealing with a wedding emergency when her former professor is found murdered in his office. Then her friend Mandy disappears without a trace. Could her disappearance be linked to the murder and the book her fiance found that might offer clues to the old buried treasure? Jill teams up with Mandy's fiance and Esmeralda to hunt for clues and find Mandy before it's too late.
Another great installment in the series featuring all our favorite characters. I love that Esmeralda's boyfriend is none other than Nick, Edie's brother. We get a glimpse into Edie's developing relationship with Bubba (if you haven't read The Hauned Life yet you totally should!)

Jill Gardner, owner of Coffee, Books and More has almost finished her college life. In just a few weeks, after she completes her final written assignment, she will get her MBA. In the meantime life in South Cove is its normal quiet self or it is until local vegetable stall owner Mandy Jensen disappears!

With her fiance, local antique dealer, Josh in pieces Jill tries to help by assisting him in his search for both his soon to be bride and the long hidden treasure he found details of in one of his latest purchases. As the days pass a body is discovered, Jill receives upsetting news of her own, and Josh gets ever more distressed. Is everything connected or does Jill have more on her plate than she can handle in the time available?

Book 16 in Lynn Cahoon's Tourist Trap series is a fun read with a variety of storylines, some of which will continue into the next few books which is very exciting. All the main protagonists are present and I particularly enjoyed the scenes between Jill and her fiance Greg. Hopefully their wedding will take place very soon. Alongside another mystery of course!

I was able to read an advanced copy of this book thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, Kensington Publishing, but the opinions expressed are my own. I enjoyed this thoroughly and recommend it highly.

Olive You to Death, the 16th book in Lynn Cahoon's A Tourist Trap Mystery series, is a prime example of why readers keep coming back to this wonderful series. The characters feel so natural that they could be people I know, and the well plotted mysteries always leave me hanging to the end of the story. I was expecting to be attending the wedding of Jill and Greg, so I was as surprised as the members of the business-to-business group when Josh announced that he and Mandy were getting married the following month. Wow! Josh, getting married. Even with the development in his person and character over the last few years, that one was a shock. That wasn't the biggest shock for theis warm small community. Apparently, the olive tree where the ceremony would take place is as cursed as rumors say, or maybe there is another reason the bride to be disappears; is it cold feet or a curse that has Mandy missing? Between the search for Mandy and the search for treasure, Jill hardly has time to address the latest problem that has arisen with her wedding, the disappearing venue, or at least the venue that is no longer available. Needless to say, on top of those issues there is a murder to be resolved, and Jill feels a strong to connection to the victim so of course she is involved.
My thanks to NetGalley and Kensington for allowing me to read and review and ARC of Olive You to Death. All together the fast pace left me turning pages from beginning to end. Who needs sleep with there is a great book to read?
#NetGalley #Kensington #ATouristTrapMystery #LynnCahoon

Olive You to Death is the 16th book in the Tourist Trap Mystery series. I have read this series from the first book, Guidebook to Murder. Jill Gardner is the main character. She is the owner of the book store, Coffee, Books and More. Her fiance, Gregg is a police detective for the town of South Cove, Toby Killian is a police officer and works part-time for Jill as a barister. He lives in Jill's painting shed now an apartment. Darla Taylor is owner/operator of South Cove Winery; Sadie owns the bakery, Pies and Fly; Josh Thomas owns Antiques by Thomas; Amy Newman-Cross works for the mayor and is the South Cove city planner and Jill's best friend. Esmeralda is Jill's neighbor works part-time police dispatcher and secretary. She also runs a fortune-teller shop. Mandy Jenson runs the farmer's market and is engaged to Josh Thomas. They are some of the characters that make up the town. There are others that make up the town that are not major parts of this story.

Josh has found a book about Gabriel Santiago who had robbed a bank and buried the money. He had taken it to Professor Wellborn to valudate. He sees Jill at the library and tells her about it and tells her to tell Josh to be careful as others would be interested in finding the treasure. He is later murdered.

Mindy has disappeared and this is where the story takes off. There is so much going on to put all on paper so I will leave this to the reader to enjoy. Her disappearance is later solved with members of her family trying to deprogram her from marrying Josh. They had her cousin Eric take her to an isolated cabin in Idaho. Her family is furious that this has happened.

Jill has been trying to find a place for her wedding. She runs into problems but eventually finds a place for her wedding in Ocrober.

The book ends with Mindy's and Josh's wedding at her family's olive ranch.

I enjoyed this book with all the twists and turns. I look forward to the next adventure that Jill and Gregg and their friends go on.

Thank you NetGalley and Kensington Publishers Corp. for this ARC.