Death in a Turkey Town is the third book in the Chloe Boston mystery series by Melanie Jackson. Again, I am a Chloe fan. The series currently contains four books, and I purchased the fourth book (Murder on Parade) immediately upon finishing this one.
In this book, Chloe is facing unimaginable horrors. The first is the fact that lardhead Dale Gordon will soon be joining her family. The second is that she will be the maid of honor at the wedding that will cause this to happen. Oh, and add to that the fact that she is hosting Thanksgiving Dinner at her house and that her Officer Bill duties could come back into effect at any time, and let’s just say that Chloe has some stressors.
The fact that a murder occurs in Hope Falls (a town which seems to be having quite a hard year, crime-wise) is far less stressful than any of these other facts.
Chloe continues her sleuthing with a bit of ambivalence in this book. I would typically find this disheartening, but in Chloe, it is understandable and endearing. The best part is that this ambivalence does not prevent her solution of the case. Chloe solves the case with style.
The book, like the series, is cute and clever and falls squarely in the genre of cozy mystery (my favorite genre). As always, I highly recommend this series to anyone who is a cozy mystery fan. I also feel that anyone who enjoys mysteries (cozy or not) would enjoy these light-hearted mystery novels.
I can also recommend the series to anyone who likes a female protagonist (especially one who is fighting to make her way in a male dominated profession). There is enough romance that fans of romance may find the books enjoyable as well.
This book does have a few minor typos and errors, which I have not yet submitted to the author.
Please check out my reviews for Moving Violation and The Pumpkin Thief for more on the series. I expect to have a review of the fourth book in the series (Murder on Parade) available sometime in the next week or two.
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