I chose to read Murder at the Summer Cheese Festival as a member of Rosie’s Book Review Team. I received a copy from the author, but that doesn’t alter my review in any way.
Murder at the Summer Cheese Festival is the first whodunnit in a new cosy mystery series set in a lovely small town in Vermont. Laura Evans has escaped her life in Boston to become the manager of a café, where she swiftly and enthusiastically settles into small town life. The cheese festival is looming just as a food critic is found dead, and Laura, worried for her boss, Maggie, who appears to be being framed, sets out to discover who the murderer is.
I didn’t guess who the murderer was, but then I tend not to turn amateur detective when I’m reading, relying instead on the author to reveal who did what and why in their own good time. Which is exactly what happened, leaving none of those pesky loose ends.
This is a well-written cosy mystery, which follows all the rules of such mysteries and is therefore a comfortable read. There are a lot of characters to keep track of and much information about cheese, which was informative, although I kept feeling a little peckish as I read as I do love cheese! If you enjoy whodunnits, then this new series might well be one you can get your teeth into. I can certainly recommend it.
Thank you Georgia.
You’re welcome, Rosie.