GREEN LIVING CAN BE DEADLY is book three in Staci
McLaughlin's Blossom Valley Mystery series. It's
always a delight to visit Blossom Valley. The likable cast
of characters and interesting, healthy tidbits make this a
very entertaining cozy mystery.
Even though the murders in this book don't take place at
the organic farm and spa Dana works for, she still manages
to get involved in a murder investigation. While she is
working a booth at Blossom Valley's Green Living Festival,
Dana runs into Wendy, an old friend from high school. Wendy
is soon after found murdered. Although Dana wasn't the one
to discover the body, she still takes an interest in the
investigation.
I really enjoyed GREEN LIVING CAN BE DEADLY. It's great to
catch up with familiar characters. Thankfully, O'Connell
Organic Farm and Spa's odious manager, Gordon, endeavores to
try a different management style in this book and wasn't as
obnoxious as he is normally. Dana's boyfriend, Jason, seems
more protective and not enthusiastic for her to get involved
in another murder investigation. I was worried at first that
he might take it too far and the concern would come out
sounding more like control. I think by the end of the book
it does sound more like concern, and he has more or less
accepted that aspect of Dana. I still like him by the end of
the book and hope their relationship will continue. I like
Gretchen, the new spa employee and enjoyed the facial mask
recipe in the back of the book.
The mystery itself kept me guessing, and I found it very
enjoyable. I like that Dana, as a detective, acts the way I
could imagine myself acting. Her actions are not outlandish
or in any way too wacky to be believed. Though GREEN LIVING
CAN BE DEADLY is a cozy mystery, some scenes are full of
suspense and kept me on the edge of my seat. I very much
look forward to more in the Blossom Valley Mystery
series by Staci McLaughlin!
When Dana Lewis organizes her Green Living Festival,
complete with free range fauna and tempting delicacies of
tofu and tempeh, she hopes to inspire Blossom Valley into
reducing their carbon footprint. But for some participants,
saving the planet should have come second to saving their
skin, like green energy guru Wendy Stevens, just found dead
in her invisible Prints booth. Now Dana needs to work fast
to stop a killer from turning her big event into the next
great environmental disaster...
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