Sophie Winston has her hands full at the local Do-It-Yourself Festival street festival in Old Town, Virginia. She’s in charge of the festival this year and is hoping that all the vendors will get along, and the event will run smoothly. Sophie is excited to have her best friend, Nina, back from a trip abroad with some other citizens from Old Town, just in time for the festivities. But the trip was not all it was cracked up to be, according to Nina. As the festival starts, the worst possible scenario happens, Sophie finds a body behind a vendor’s house. The scene makes it appear to be an accident, but Sophie isn’t so sure. When another body is discovered, it seems someone may be targeting the people who went on the overseas trip, which includes Nina. Sophie and friends band together to keep a watchful eye on Nina, while trying to get to the bottom of what this killer is up to, and hoping they’re not next on the list.
THE DIVA SERVES FORBIDDEN FRUIT is another hit for Krista Davis! I loved this installment of the Domestic Diva series, of which this is book fourteen. The cozy in cozy mystery always shines through with Ms. Davis’s novels. In this installment we get a little bit of Do-It-Yourself tips, cooking, and decorating which is a bonus to this cleverly plotted mystery. The atmosphere in Old Town makes you feel right at home and the descriptiveness will put you right there with Sophie either running around town or in her charming kitchen cooking up some culinary delights.
THE DIVA SERVES FORBIDDEN FRUIT kept me guessing until the very end. Just when I thought I had everything figured out, another twist was thrown in and I was back at square one. This book kept me engrossed until the very last page, at which point I wished I could start over and savor it a little bit more.
THE DIVA SERVES FORBIDDEN FRUIT is a must read for all cozy lovers as it hits on various genres expertly. Although this is part of a series, it can be read as a stand-alone, but this series is so fun that I’d start at book one and immerse yourself in Old Town. It is well worth the trip.
In the latest Domestic Diva mystery from New York Times bestselling author, Krista Davis, entertaining maven Sophie Winston must cut to the core of another murder investigation when members of an international tour group begin dropping like flies all over Old Town, Virginia . . . With Old Town’s DIY Home Decorating Festival in full swing, Sophie’s swamped, juggling a bumper crop of artisans, antique dealers, and decorators for the busy street fair. Still, when her best friend Nina suddenly needs a ride from the airport, Sophie is happy to help . . . until she sees Nina disembarking in a state of disarray. It’s obvious the trip to Portugal soured somewhere along the way. But after one of Nina’s traveling companions turns up murdered the following day, Sophie knows something is truly rotten . . . Though the crime scene is staged to look like an accident, Sophie isn’t fooled and peels off to conduct her own investigation. Her only clue is a strange image the victim scratched into the soil before dying. Could it point to a cryptic killer in Old Town? A bitter travel adversary? Or a cursed artifact smuggled back from the trip? As the mystery grows, so does the body count, and if Sophie doesn’t pluck the murderer soon, her best friend may be the next to fall . . . Includes delicious recipes and fabulous DIY decorating tips!
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