Dearly Depotted

In Kate Collins's Dearly Depotted, the first installment in the Flower Shop Cozy Mystery series, this cozy will intrigue you from the first page to the last. It all started when Abby's cousin Jillian had cold feet for her wedding. Before she could get to the altar, she needed to talk some sense into her cousin. And when she does tie the knot, that's when things erupted in mayhem. Outside of the gazebo, her uncle had gotten into a fight with his daughter's no-good boyfriend, Jack Snyder. And when he was later found dead, it made things a lot worse. It had thrown a lot of suspicion to a lot of people who wanted to see him dead. It was up to Abby to team up with Marco to get to the bottom of it, especially when she wanted to help her friend Grace out by clearing her boyfriend Richard's name. And that was to sort the truth from the lies, the fact from fiction, when she wan't back down from mere threats. When she had a name on the culprit, it was a matter of life and death to have justice being served....

This was another great and charming cozy mystery. I did care for Abby Knight and how she had gotten herself into another hot mess of a plot. I do think Marco is hot eye-candy and could be her perfect match. I did feel sorry for Melanie, Jillian and for Grace, since they all went through a troubing ordeal when one thing had led to another, linked by her wedding's nupitals. I did like the idealistic New Chapel location set in Indiana with vibrant scenic settings from one place to another. This would make you gasp, grit your teeth, bit your lip and shake your head a few times with every twisted page turn. This has non-stop action, drama, suspense, and a hint of mystery interwoven to tie it up.

Will you be reading Dearly Depotted tonight?