Cozy Mystery
Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary
A Sunflower Cafe Mystery book 1
by Amy Lillard
-From Goodreads- In a charming new cozy mystery series from USA Today bestselling author Amy Lillard, twenty-something advice columnist Sissy is ready for a fresh start in the small town of Yoder, Kansas - along with her loyal Yorkie, Duke. She's planning to help out at her aunt's Sunflower Cafe, but little does she know her new duties will soon include solving a murder! After Sissy's rodeo cowboy boyfriend turns out to be more of a rodeo clown, she packs a bag; picks up her Yorkshire terrier Duke; and leaves Tulsa, Oklahoma, bound for her parents' former hometown. There are still plenty of Yoders in Yoder, Kansas, including Sissy's aunt Bethel, who owns the Sunflower Cafe but recently broke her leg. It's a homecoming of sorts as Sissy arrives to help in the cafe and reunite with her pregnant cousin Lizzie. Plus she can continue to secretly write her newspaper advice column as seventy-year-old "Aunt Bess." But it's Sissy who could use some advice when she finds the milk deliveryman out behind the cafe with a knife in his back. As the sheriff's prime suspect, it's up to Sissy to catch the backstabber herself--before someone else gets creamed... ISBN-13: 9781496733450 Welcome to town, find a dead body... | This Book received a 4 Bark rating. |
I got a kick out of trying to solve the mystery from the moment the milkman dropped dead. There were plenty of suspects to sort through and Amy Lillard tossed in some red herrings that kept me guessing. Honestly, I had no idea who the murderer was before the final showdown, though, I had actually figured out a fair bit of the motive without knowing it fairly early on.
Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary is another one of Amy Lillard's cozy mysteries where romance is not a main component and the focus falls entirely on who-done-it. This is something that I've enjoyed before in other series from this author and I liked it just as much in this first Sunflower Cafe Mystery.
If, like me, you are a fan of clean cozy mysteries the Sunflower Cafe Mystery series should go on your TBR list. The first book was a fun and quirky read with a nice mystery and it kept me interested and entertained the entire time I was reading Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary. I liked this book and am definitely looking forward to more in this series...
Tell Tale Book Reviews gives Dairy, Dairy, Quite Contrary by Amy Lillard a 4 Bark rating.