A Tourist's Guide to Murder

 In V.M. Burns's A Tourist Guide to Murder, the 6th installment in the Mystery Bookshop cozy mystery series, this enchanting new tale takes us across the pond for chills and some shocking thrills. It all started for Samantha Washington when she planned to go to London to do research for her novel. Her grandmother, Nana Jo and her friends from the Shady Acres Retirement Village from North Harbor, Michigan, came along for a wild ride. Off from celebrating the  good news that her historical cozy  got sold to a publisher, they traveled to London. But the trip got off with a hitch from when they missed  the shuttle to the airport to having their luggage being lost in the shuffle. When they arrived in London and took the mystery tour bus to visit historical sites in England, things aren't what they seem when they meet a new cast of characters, while Sam writes down a historical mystery on her off-time for her series. When the tour guide was found dead, it begin to ask the question who killed him and why--did someone from the tour bus have an ax to grind with him? As Sam and the others look for clues, the Scotland Yard Metro Police were on the scene especially when Lavender Habersham's mother was later found dead in her hotel room too.  As the Metro police arrested one of their friends, it was up to Sam and her friends to discover the true murderer is and stop the culprit before it's too late while they were on tour. 

This was a compelling and interesting cozy mystery to read. I cared for Sam and her hunger for knowledge for research and to own a bookstore while she owned a bookstore. I could see how she missed her husband Leon and how her family was tight-knit who looked over her with tons of love. Irma and her grandma were a hoot and a bundle of laughs. I also loved the historical mystery inside the cozy that Sam wrote and shared with us with an intriguing cast of characters. I loved the dual locations of North Harbor, Indiana, and the various scenic settings throughout England from London to Torquay and beyond, when we learned an interesting piece of history about those famous authors and landmarks. The theme of the story is to never let greed stand in your way. Or it'll ruin everything for you.

If you love a cozy with hints of humor, plenty of non-stop action, lots of drama and intrigue, you'll fall in love with A Tourist's Guide To Murder today. 

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