No one expected the fundraiser to lead to murder! Shelby
McDonald hosted the St. Andrews fundraiser on her farm as
the church hoped to raise funds for the roof of the
church. Instead, the newly appointed rector's wife was
found dead, murdered, in Shelby's mudroom. Shelby already
has her hands full, raising two kids while keeping her
farm going, but she can't seem to avoid the
investigation, particularly when her friend, Kelly,
begins to worry about her own potential involvement in
the murder. Will the real murderer be uncovered or will
suspicion continue to haunt Shelby's friend, Kelly?
NO FARM, NO FOUL is the first book in the Farmer's
Daughter Mystery series and is very loosely connected
to Peg Cochrane's Cranberry
Cove series. I have to
admit that I want to dive into the other series just to
get a further taste of the small town atmosphere that Peg
Cochrane creates so well in NO FARM, NO FOUL. However,
please note that NO FARM, NO FOUL stands on its own
merits entirely and it isn't necessary to have any
familiarity with Peg Cochrane's other books to appreciate
it.
Each chapter starts off with a tiny snippety from
Shelby's blog and I found myself eagerly looking forward
to those snippets. Peg Cochrane does a marvelous job at
developing Shelby's character through those blog snippets
as we see both her struggles and her sense of humor that
help sustain her. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed Shelby's
character and I'm looking forward to visiting with her in
future books. My only complaint is that her list of
potential love interests appears to be growing a bit too
long.
NO FARM, NO FOUL is an entertaining start to a small town
cozy mystery series packed full of yummy recipes and
clever organic gardening tips. I look forward to seeing
how the Farmer's
Daughter Mystery series evolves
in future books. If you love cozy mysteries with a small
town atmosphere, don't hesitate to give NO FARM, NO FOUL
a read!
First in the Farmer’s Daughter mystery series set on a
picturesque farm in Michigan, where Shelby McDonald runs a
popular lifestyle and cooking blog, from the national
bestselling author of the Cranberry Cove Mysteries.
On her blog, The Farmer’s Daughter, Shelby McDonald
is growing her audience as she posts recipes, gardening
tips, and her experiences raising two kids and running Love
Blossom Farm in the small western Michigan town of Lovett.
Working the farm is demanding but peaceful—until that peace
is shattered when the minister’s wife is murdered on
Shelby’s property during a fund-raiser for a local church.
But the manure really hits the fan when Shelby’s good friend
veterinarian Kelly Thacker emerges as the prime suspect.
Shelby decides to dig in and find the murderer by herself.
As more suspects crop up, she’ll have to move fast—before
someone else buys the farm. . . .
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