Peg Cochran
Auteur de Berried Secrets
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Œuvres de Peg Cochran
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Partage des connaissances
- Autres noms
- Loudon, Margaret
London, Meg (pseudonym) - Sexe
- female
- Lieux de résidence
- New Jersey, USA
Michigan, USA - Courte biographie
- [from author's website]
Mystery writing lets Peg indulge her curiosity under the guise of “work” (a.k.a. research). She put pen to paper at age seven when she wrote plays and forced her cousins to perform them at Christmas dinner. She switched to mysteries when she discovered the perfect hiding place for a body down the street from her house. When she's not writing, she spends her time reading, cooking, spoiling her granddaughter and checking her books' stats on Amazon.
A former Jersey girl, Peg now resides in Michigan. She is the author of the Open Book Series (written as Margaret Loudon), the Murder, She Reported series, the Cranberry Cove Series, the Farmer's Daughter series, the Gourmet De-Lite series, the Lucille series, and the Sweet Nothings Lingerie series (written as Meg London.)
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Dead and Berried (A Cranberry Cove Mystery) par Peg Cochran
Mystery
Berried Grievances by Peg Cochran takes us back to Cranberry Cove where Monica is nine months pregnant when it is so very hot. Everyone keeps asking Monica when her baby will arrive, which she found annoying, and I did as well. Monica is not Kreskin. Greg is so sweet and supportive. He cooks, takes Monica out to eat, and works at his bookstore. I did wonder about Greg attending an estate sale on a Friday evening. I have never seen a yard or estate sale in the evening (just seemed like an odd detail). The mystery was uncomplicated. A relative of Monica’s college roommate dies during the Fourth of July fireworks. The family is stuck in town until the crime is solved. When Kelly, Monica’s friend and former college roommate, asks her to look into the crime, Monica cannot say no (you know she is dying to dive into the case). Monica asks questions, manages to overhear a conversation or two, and happens upon a juicy tidbit. Each new detail helps Monica get closer to identifying the killer. There is a suspenseful reveal and good wrap up at the end. It seemed unfathomable that Monica would do some of the things she did while in her condition. The story moved at a relaxed pace. We get to follow Monica as she goes about her daily life (over a two-week period). There is plenty of cooking, eating, and relaxing. We get to catch up with Mittens and Hercules. I can tell that the author has pets from her descriptions of the animal’s behavior. I was extremely disappointed with the ending. I was surprised that the author ended the story without providing two important details (she should have revealed at least one). Berried Grievances is not my favorite story in A Cranberry Cove Mysteries (as you can tell). Berried Grievances can be read as a standalone for those new to the series as the author provided the needed background information. Berried Grievances is a relaxed cozy mystery with a creative cranberry cookie, sweltering temperatures, a murdered grandmother, a belated baby, an absent tome, and a surprising solution.… (plus d'informations)
Berried Grievances is the eighth book in the Cranberry Cove Mystery series by Peg Cochran.
Any day, Monica and Greg are expecting their first child any day. She hopes it won’t be today as she and Greg head to the Cranberry Cove Inn to watch the 4th of July fireworks with Monica’s college roommate, Kelly, and her family.
Kelly’s family consists of elderly aunts Violet and Beatrice; Uncle Ray, who owns a newspaper; Sherry, his second wife; Aston, Violet’s grandson; and Edith, Violet’s companion. After the fireworks end, Violet has apparently fallen asleep, but instead, they find that she has died. It will be learned that Violet was injected with sumatriptan which can cause a heart attack in those with heart disease, which Violet had.
Monica, in her condition, the last thing she wants to do is get involved in an investigation. But still, she would like to provide Kelly’s family with closure quickly. Shortly after beginning her research, Monica realizes that almost all of the family have a reason for wanting Violet dead. Violet is very wealthy, and most of her relatives could use the money they might inherit.
Another mystery Monica solves comes to light when Monica and Greg visit their house under construction. Suddenly their dog, Hercule, takes off running. When they catch up with him, he’s pawing at the ground and uncovers the remains of a skeleton. Ms. Cochran skillfully ties this mystery to Violet and Beatrice.
I’m always looking forward to the next book in this excellent series. The book was well-written and plotted. The characters are well-developed and believable. I particularly enjoyed Janice and the “old wives she was always offered about pregnancy. The community of Cranberry Cove is well described, and I felt I was following the residents around. There were plenty of red herring that I was kept guessing until the end as to the identity of the killer.
A delicious-sounding recipe is also included in the book.
I’m looking forward to more books in this excellent series.… (plus d'informations)
Any day, Monica and Greg are expecting their first child any day. She hopes it won’t be today as she and Greg head to the Cranberry Cove Inn to watch the 4th of July fireworks with Monica’s college roommate, Kelly, and her family.
Kelly’s family consists of elderly aunts Violet and Beatrice; Uncle Ray, who owns a newspaper; Sherry, his second wife; Aston, Violet’s grandson; and Edith, Violet’s companion. After the fireworks end, Violet has apparently fallen asleep, but instead, they find that she has died. It will be learned that Violet was injected with sumatriptan which can cause a heart attack in those with heart disease, which Violet had.
Monica, in her condition, the last thing she wants to do is get involved in an investigation. But still, she would like to provide Kelly’s family with closure quickly. Shortly after beginning her research, Monica realizes that almost all of the family have a reason for wanting Violet dead. Violet is very wealthy, and most of her relatives could use the money they might inherit.
Another mystery Monica solves comes to light when Monica and Greg visit their house under construction. Suddenly their dog, Hercule, takes off running. When they catch up with him, he’s pawing at the ground and uncovers the remains of a skeleton. Ms. Cochran skillfully ties this mystery to Violet and Beatrice.
I’m always looking forward to the next book in this excellent series. The book was well-written and plotted. The characters are well-developed and believable. I particularly enjoyed Janice and the “old wives she was always offered about pregnancy. The community of Cranberry Cove is well described, and I felt I was following the residents around. There were plenty of red herring that I was kept guessing until the end as to the identity of the killer.
A delicious-sounding recipe is also included in the book.
I’m looking forward to more books in this excellent series.… (plus d'informations)
pregnancy, recipes, amateur-sleuth, cozy-mystery, Michigan, rural, small-town, small-business, local-law-enforcement, family-dynamics, family, baker, bookseller, family-drama, greed, murder-investigation, pet-dog, inheritance, pet-cat, farming, folklore, cold-case*****
In Cranberry Cove the owner of the farm store is a baker and is married to the bookstore owner. They are planning to build a home on some land they own near the pond and are also expecting their first child imminently (and receiving a megaton of unwanted pregnancy folklore). The first death is of an
wealthy old woman who has lots of relatives with expectations. Then a skeleton is found near the pond. Excellent sleuthing! A great addition to a series that I really like!
I requested and received an EARC from Beyond the Page Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!… (plus d'informations)
In Cranberry Cove the owner of the farm store is a baker and is married to the bookstore owner. They are planning to build a home on some land they own near the pond and are also expecting their first child imminently (and receiving a megaton of unwanted pregnancy folklore). The first death is of an
wealthy old woman who has lots of relatives with expectations. Then a skeleton is found near the pond. Excellent sleuthing! A great addition to a series that I really like!
I requested and received an EARC from Beyond the Page Publishing via NetGalley. Thank you!… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 24
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 572
- Popularité
- #43,783
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 85
- ISBN
- 59