Mum's the Word

I enjoyed this book but could tell it was a first effort. Lots of back story and character development. Not much of a surprise on the "who dunnit" but she is a good writer and I'm looking forward to reading more of this series. I believe it will be a good series as it builds, it certainly has a lot of books in the list.
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a great first in a series. Loved the main characters and the setting. ( )

I originally got this book for the February theme read in the Cozy Mysteries Book Club. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected to. I say that because I had read other reviews not so flattering. Admittedly, Abby does go a little overboard w...moreI originally got this book for the February theme read in the Cozy Mysteries Book Club. I enjoyed this book a lot more than I expected to. I say that because I had read other reviews not so flattering. Admittedly, Abby does go a little overboard with her snooping but that wasn't my problem with the beginning of the book. I guess I'm too old to appreciate that a handsome man she really didn't know basically told her to butt out of a situation, but told her she had a "pert little nose" and she was actually flattered. There were several "set women's lib back 75 years" moments, but I kept reading anyway. I'm still not too impressed with her ability to command respect from men, but she does have a lot of good points, too. Would I recommend this book? Yes, to cozy readers. I'm sure I'll read more in the series. ( )

Abby Knigiht may have flunked out of law school and her fiance may have dropped her shortly after, but now she is doing what she loves She has opened a flower shop, owns her dream car and gets to meddle in others business as much as she like. When a young boy is murdered, Abby relizes she may have witnessed something important.

I don't know. Something about this book just did not do it for me.. Abby really does meddle and seems to be just too nosy. I know that is a characteristic of most cozy mystery detectives but Abby does not even know the boy who is killed. There were some fun moments but not enough to make me really like her. She just took too many chances. I might read another in the series in the future, but not really on my list right now. ( )

This is the first book in The Flower Shop Mystery Series, and I was turned on to these books by the "Mystery Book Talk" group on Ravelry (a knitting/crocheting site). It's your basic cosy, starring Abby, a law school dropout-turned-florist. She owns Bloomers, a local flower shop, competing with a new, larger discount flower shop who has just moved into the neighbourhood. She isn't a trained detective or PI, although her friends accuse her of being a chronic meddler.

This story starts out with her bright yellow Corvette being the victim of a hit-and-run. She eventually figures out that the person who hit her Vette may have also been involved in a murder that police are trying to solve. Abby tries to help the police, figuring that since the cases are related, she'll be killing two birds with one stone. At the same time, one of her employees seeks her help with a relative's divorce. Although Abby doesn't typically advocate for the dissolution of marriage, when she realises that the woman is being abused, she springs into action.

Soon, Abby is receiving threatening phone calls. But is it related to the domestic case or the murder case? She also starts getting help from the owner of the bar down the street. Marco is a former detective, and he used to know Abby's father, also a former detective (who was injured in the line of the duty and is now paralysed).

There are several troubling bits about the plot if you think about it too hard. But it's a cosy, and I'm willing to suspend my disbelief a certain amount for a fun, light, entertaining read. ( )