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A review by booksuperpower
Scent to Kill, Volume 2: A Natural Remedies Mystery by Chrystle Fiedler
3.0
Scent to Kill is a cozy style mystery with a homeopathic theme. This book is written by Chrystle Fiedler and is published by Simon and Schuster/ Gallery Books. This book is scheduled for release in February 2013.
This the second in the Natural Remedies Mystery series. This is the first one I have read. Evidently, the story picks up three months after Dr. Willow McQuade solved the mystery of her beloved Aunt Claire's murder.
The big news is the filming of a TV show in town. Willow's former boyfriend, Simon is now dating Carly . Carly and her soon to be ex-husband are with the production company filming the show for the Sci-Fi channel.
Willow and her boyfriend, Jackson have been invited to the pre-show party. Tensions are high as Carly's ex- husband, Roger, continually picks on Simon causing a fight.
Later when Roger is found murdered, Simon is suspect number one. Willow agrees to use her new found skills as an amateur sleuth to prove Simon's innocence.
There is no shortage of suspects. Old family secrets come to light as Willow and Jackson try to find out who wanted Roger dead and why.
I really enjoyed the home remedies featured at the beginning of each chapter. There were suggestions for headaches, skin issues, and emotional problems, just to name a few. Occasionally, however the mention of homeopathic remedies and organic foods got to be a little distracting. It was came close to overkill a few times.
I liked Willow and Jackson and they make a good team. I can see them working together for a long time to come. Pets always enhance a good mystery to me and so I loved the secondary story line about the dogs.
The mystery was good whodunit, although I was pretty sure I knew who was behind it, I didn't know the motive.
This series has a lot of potential. A few things could have been tweaked here and there for a tighter story, but overall I thought it was pretty good cozy mystery.
This one gets a B-/C+
Thanks to Edelweiss for the opportunity to view this ARC!
This the second in the Natural Remedies Mystery series. This is the first one I have read. Evidently, the story picks up three months after Dr. Willow McQuade solved the mystery of her beloved Aunt Claire's murder.
The big news is the filming of a TV show in town. Willow's former boyfriend, Simon is now dating Carly . Carly and her soon to be ex-husband are with the production company filming the show for the Sci-Fi channel.
Willow and her boyfriend, Jackson have been invited to the pre-show party. Tensions are high as Carly's ex- husband, Roger, continually picks on Simon causing a fight.
Later when Roger is found murdered, Simon is suspect number one. Willow agrees to use her new found skills as an amateur sleuth to prove Simon's innocence.
There is no shortage of suspects. Old family secrets come to light as Willow and Jackson try to find out who wanted Roger dead and why.
I really enjoyed the home remedies featured at the beginning of each chapter. There were suggestions for headaches, skin issues, and emotional problems, just to name a few. Occasionally, however the mention of homeopathic remedies and organic foods got to be a little distracting. It was came close to overkill a few times.
I liked Willow and Jackson and they make a good team. I can see them working together for a long time to come. Pets always enhance a good mystery to me and so I loved the secondary story line about the dogs.
The mystery was good whodunit, although I was pretty sure I knew who was behind it, I didn't know the motive.
This series has a lot of potential. A few things could have been tweaked here and there for a tighter story, but overall I thought it was pretty good cozy mystery.
This one gets a B-/C+
Thanks to Edelweiss for the opportunity to view this ARC!