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None No current Talk conversations about this book.  mintlovesbooks | Feb 24, 2022 |   Suzie and Mary find what appears to be a treasure map tucked behind a painting they purchased for their new B&B business. This discovery sends the two friends on a quest to discover what really happened to the artist who painted the picture and if their really is a hidden treasure. This is super short cozy mystery that solves a cold case and takes the ladies of a bit of a high seas adventure. There is a lot of action and suspense and of course the story moves at a very fast pace. At this stage, the series is still settling into a rhythm, giving the reader a little more insight into the main characters, but also the secondary characters, like Paul and Jason. Since the story was so short, the set up was a little bit rushed through, and some details were not fleshed out, but this makes a solid 'lunch break' mystery and I'm looking forward to seeing what Suzie and Mary get up to next. 3 stars (  ) gpangel | Oct 13, 2015 | no reviews | add a review
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HTML: Best friends, Suzie and Mary, are enjoying living together in Garber. They are settling into their new lives and are finalizing the renovations on the spectacular B & B on the beach. They find the perfect painting to decorate one of the rooms. It is painted by a local, young artist who committed suicide years earlier. But then they find something hidden in the frame that piques their curiosity and they want to find out its significance. During their investigations they begin to believe that the artist of the painting did not commit suicide and they try to discover the truth. But there are two dangerous men who want the truth buried. With a storm brewing they overcome many obstacles on their journey to uncover the facts before the evidence is lost forever. Will Suzie and Mary's quest for adventure land them in danger? Will they discover the truth before the bad guys silence them? Is love between Suzie and the mysterious captain, Paul, on the horizon? .No library descriptions found. |
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I loved the premise of two protagonists stumbling across a mystery because of a note hidden in a painting. However, I didn't think that the 'mystery' was developed as much as it could have been.
I say 'mystery', because the mystery is quickly solved. While the protagonists Suzie and Mary do investigate, this investigation isn't particularly complex. To me, the final reveal was very obvious.
I understand that the short length of this novella may have made it difficult for Bell to fully flesh out the mystery and the characters, but I still found myself wishing for more. Perhaps the book could have been made longer, or perhaps some of the other subplots (eg. the romance) could have been cut down so as to give Bell more room to work with the mystery.
Readers should note that there is some violence in this book and mentions of suicide. When I read the book (August 2021), it was available through Kindle Unlimited.
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