Plantation Shudders
Ratings5
Average rating3.8
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Ratings5
Average rating3.8
USA TODAY BESTSELLER AGATHA AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST MYSTERY LEFTY AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST HUMOROUS MYSTERY DAPHNE DU MAURIER AWARD NOMINEE Check in for some Southern hospitality in Plantation Shudders, the Cajun Country series debut from Ellen Byron. It's the end of the summer and Prodigal Daughter Maggie Crozat has returned home to her family's plantation-turned-bed-and-breakfast in Louisiana. The Crozats have an inn full of guests for the local food festival—elderly honeymooners, the Cajun Cuties, a mysterious stranger from Texas, a couple of hipster lovebirds, and a trio of Georgia frat boys. But when the elderly couple keels over dead within minutes of each other—one from very unnatural causes— Maggie and the others suddenly become suspects in a murder. With the help of Bo Durand, the town's handsome new detective, Maggie must investigate to clear her name while holding the family business together at the same time. And the deeper she digs, the more she wonders: are all of the guests really there for a vacation or do they have ulterior motives? Decades-old secrets and stunning revelations abound in Ellen Byron's charming cozy debut, Plantation Shudders.
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I love the setting and the old plantation. I love the family and friends. Mostly I love Maggie! She is a great sleuth with a great personality. She is a little fiery and pleasantly honest. I like that there are so many secrets in this one. I thought it seemed like there were too many, but it turned out to be just enough. The hints didn't seem to make any sense, but the solution brought them all together logically. I can't wait to read another one of these!
This was a fairly good read. I loved the setting, and most of the characters were well written and interesting. The mystery aspect kept me guessing until the end.
The reason why it is only a 3 star read as opposed to a 4 star, was Maggie. She really came across as a judgmental bitch a lot of the time. Some of her inner thoughts, and the way she reacts to people and situations really made me dislike her.
In any case, I enjoyed it enough to probably read book two in the future.
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5 primary booksCajun Country Mystery is a 5-book series with 5 primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Ellen Byron.
