Sassy Cabot and Bridgy Mayfield are living their dream by running their joint venture, the Read 'Em and Eat Café and Book Corner. Together they have combined Bridgy's love of cooking with Sassy's love of reading and their bookstore/café regularly hosts book clubs. Unfortunately, someone has murdered one of their book club members, Delia Batson, and another member, Miss Augusta Maddox, wants Sassy and Bridgy to find the murderer.

Any book that features a bookstore café is sure to catch my attention! I love the ambiance of the Read 'Em and Eat Café and Book Corner, from the catchy food titles to the bickering over books. The characters are absolutely enchanting, as Terrie Farley Moran crafts colorful Floridians whom I can easily envision living in our lovely state. Sassy and Bridgy are great main characters but I have to admit that Aunt Ophie steals the show.

WELL READ, THEN DEAD is the first in a new series and I can guarantee I'll be visiting again with these characters and the charming Read 'Em and Eat Café and Book Corner. Terrie Farley Moran does a marvelous job at drawing the reader into her world and creating a cozy mystery that is delightful and makes me want to read the next one right away. WELL READ, THEN DEAD is easily recommended!