High Style and Homicide is the 8th book in the Hampton's Home and Garden series. it takes place in the Hamptons and Montauk, Long Island, New York, Meg Barnett is an interior designer who owns Cottages by the Sea as well as Editor and Chief of a home garden magazine. She has a cute cottage overlooking the water in Montauk. Elle Shoner is her best friend and partner in Crime with Antiques and Vintage store. She owns Seabreeze Motor Lodge. Elle has just bought the Willis estate and is restoring it. She is also very wealthy and married to Arthur Shoner is the lead detective on East Hampton Police Department. Patrick Seaton is an author and screen writer for a TV mystery series Mr. and Mrs. Winslow. He is also Meg's boyfriend.

Jessica Sterling owns Jessica's Dahlia Lane Farms. Her publicist, Ashley Margolies has recommended Meg to do a layout for a coffee table book called Welcome to Dahlia Lane Windmill Cottage. Jessica had a windmill that she made into a house on her property. It is called Windmill Cottage. When Meg got to the meeting she was surprised to see Emilio Castillo. He had worked with Meg in New York at American Home and Garden. He had been a visual director. Jessica was happy to hear that Meg had also worked at that magazine. He was now working for Jessica as her photographer.

Travis Sterling is Jessica's brother and partner of Dahlia Lane Shoppes at the Hanger and co-owner of unbrella of Dahlia Lane Enterprizes. Jessica was concerned something was going on with her brother but she didn't know what it was. Travis was a woodworker and had his own show Dahlia Lane Woodworks. Chris Barnes is Jessica's fiance and co-star and Dehlia Lane project manager of Dahlia Lane Home Makeover show. Lauren is Jessica's cousin. She owned Lavender Fields Farm which went bankrupt. There was a scandel that Lauren had to leave company and have come back to ask for her forgiveness. Conrad Kincaid is Lauren's husband. He works for Dahlia Lane's financial and marketing VP. He is much older than his wife.

While at the meeting with Meg and Emilio Lauren comes in and tells Jessica that Travis is dead. Shortly Arthur arrives along with Jeff Barrett. He is Meg's father and a retired homicide detective on the Detroit PD. Doc is Jeff's best friend. he is a former coroner at the Detroit PD. Arthur told
Jessica that it was a hit and run. Jessica had spoken to her brother just before the accident. He was putting his diving gear in his trunk of his car.

This is where the story takes off with all the suspense. There is too much to put on paper so I will leave it to the reader to enjoy to the exciting ending and a picnic at Doc's house.

I really enjoyed this book. The main characters made the story fun to read. I look forward to the next book to find out what happens to all of them.

Thank you NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for this ARC.

This is an entertaining, fun read. The amateur sleuth captured my attention from the start. I enjoyed how Meg played an active role in solving the crime and didn’t just have things fall at her feet. The mystery was captivating. The secondary characters added to the fabric of the story and my enjoyment.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I enjoyed this book, I would highly recommend it Meg finds herself involved in another murder investigation.. A hit and run with a plot twist.

#HighStyleandHomicide #NetGalley is a gripping cozy mystery that will keep the reader guessing until the end.
Meg is over the moon when she finds herself invited to help Jessica Sterling, a do it yourself legend. Meg's nervous about meeting Jessica, but she shouldn't have worried, Jessica was just as nice in person as on television.
Unfortunately, tragedy strikes, and Jessica's life is shattered, and her family doesn't seem too supportive.
Even though Meg knows she shouldn't investigate, she can't help it, besides, she needs a distraction since her boyfriend is deep into writing his novel, and Elle, her best friend, is battling hormones.
There were so many things happening in the story, and it all blended well.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.
I'm looking forward to recommending it to other readers.