Four-Alarm Homicide
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The sixth in the delightful cozy mystery series from Diane Kelly set in Nashville, TN—where the real estate market is to die for.
Some properties are too hot to handle...
Carpenter Whitney Whitaker and her cousin Buck are hot for a historical property that has just come on the market—a fire station in Nashville’s Germantown neighborhood that was built nearly a century ago.
The cousins have just begun the interior demolition work at the fire station when Joanna Hartzell, who lives in a townhouse around the corner, comes by with a plea for help. Joanna owns the right half of her building, which she proudly maintains in perfect condition, while the left side falls into disrepair: the seven adult children who inherited it years ago refuse to lift a finger on repairs. Never one to turn down a challenge, Whitney and Buck manage to acquire the rundown townhouse—though it turns out Joanna is only one of the many neighbors interested in buying the property once they’ve worked their magic.
Then Joanna shows up at the fire station confused and rambling, then collapses, never to recover. Alarm bells go off for Whitney: she suspects something—and someone—evil could be the real cause. Can she and Collin put the clues together and smoke out a killer?
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Four-alarm homicide (a house flipper mystery) by Diana Kelly.
Whitney and her cousin Buck manage to purchase a fire station In Germantown, the building a century old.
As they start demolition, Joanna, who lives in a town house near by, pleads for help. She owns the right half of the building while the left is in disrepair. The owners refuse to do anything to it. The cousins manage to get hold of the property. Knowing they will have multiple buyers interested in the property once it's finished, it's a win win for them.
That is until Joanna ends up dead at the fire station. Whitney suspects foal play. Can the team figure out what happened to Joanna?
This is book 6 of a house flipper mystery series. I'm already a fan of Whitney and her hopeless romances with derelict buildings. This book is cute, short and packs a punch. This light hearted cozy mystery works as a standalone book but I highly recommend the series.
Definitely an entertaining read and I love the humorous parts in the book.
Really great book.
4 stars!
Thank you @stmartinspress for my gifted copy!
This book is proof of why I love cozy mysteries the best. You can usually start anywhere in the series, and not be confused. I jumped into book six of this series, and I enjoyed every minute of it.
I wasn't lost, I love the characters, I loved the mystery, and I absolutely adore Sawdust and reading blurbs of his perspective. This was an all-around treat, and now I need to go back and read all of the other books preceding this one.
I sincerely appreciate the author and NetGalley for the review copy.
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6 primary booksHouse-Flipper Mystery is a 6-book series with 6 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Diane Kelly. The next book is scheduled for release on 4/1/2025.
