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A Twinkle of Trouble

A Twinkle of Trouble, May 2024
Fairy Garden Mystery #5
by Daryl Wood Gerber

Kensington Cozies
Featuring: Courtney Kelly
336 pages
ISBN: 1496744934
EAN: 9781496744937
Kindle: B0CFGF36NM
Trade Paperback / e-Book
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"An enchanting cozy story that I couldn't put down"

Fresh Fiction Review

A Twinkle of Trouble
Daryl Wood Gerber

Reviewed by Lizzie Bailey
Posted April 21, 2024

Mystery Cozy | Mystery Paranormal

A TWINKLE OF TROUBLE

Carmel-by-the-Sea garden shop owner Courtney Kelly sees things others can’t—like fairies and hidden motives for murder . . .

Courtney is delighted when her tiny friend Fiona returns from the fairy realm, appearing at the base of a Cypress tree. When her Ragdoll cat, Pixie, emerges from her own portal—aka the cat door—the three set off for a busy day. Busier than usual, since Courtney has rented a small plot of land at the Flower Farm, where she hopes to grow her own supplies for her fairy-garden business. Plus, the annual Summer Blooms Festival is coming up, and Courtney has booked a booth . . .

But the murder of Courtney’s friend, Genevieve, casts a pall over the festival. Ever since Genevieve sold her floral business, she’d been building a career as an influencer. She was perennially opinionated—but in her new role she’d become surprisingly vicious, dissing local entrepreneurs with nasty posts and unwarranted bad reviews. That’s landed a couple of Courtney’s other friends on the suspect list—including Flower Farm owner Daphne Flores. And when a second victim is discovered, seeds of doubt about Daphne’s innocence sprout in Courtney’s mind. With only a germ of a clue, Courtney will have to overturn every rock to get the dirt on the real killer.
A fairy garden store…with fairies, yes, real fae. And a super dynamic sleuth named Courtney Kelly, who is friends with all of them. Courtney has taken a booth at the Summer Blooms festival to sell her wares, and a horrified scream interrupts the gathering, and we find someone standing over a dead body. It only gathers more magic from there, with the twists and turns we love in a good series.
This is book five in this charming series, and although this story and author were new to me, I can see why—I’ve already ordered the other books in this series.
Every line is filled with enchanting detail, whimsy charm, and a captivating story that is sure to keep your pages turning. I loved every minute and need book six tomorrow, so I do hope Daryl Wood Gerber is working on that or I may poof into a pitter of disappointed fairy dust.

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SUMMARY

Carmel-by-the-Sea garden shop owner Courtney Kelly sees things others can’t—like fairies, and hidden motives for murder . . .

Courtney is delighted when her tiny friend Fiona returns from the fairy realm, appearing at the base of a Cypress tree. When her Ragdoll cat, Pixie, emerges from her own portal—aka the cat door—the three set off for a busy day. Busier than usual, since Courtney has rented a small plot of land at the Flower Farm, where she hopes to grow her own supplies for her fairy-garden business. Plus, the annual Summer Blooms Festival is coming up, and Courtney has booked a booth . . .

But the murder of Courtney’s friend, Genevieve, casts a pall over the festival. Ever since Genevieve sold her floral business, she’d been building a career as an influencer. She was perennially opinionated—but in her new role she’d become surprisingly vicious, dissing local entrepreneurs with nasty posts and unwarranted bad reviews. That’s landed a couple of Courtney’s other friends on the suspect list—including Flower Farm owner Daphne Flores. And when a second victim is discovered, seeds of doubt about Daphne’s innocence sprout in Courtney’s mind. With only a germ of a clue, Courtney will have to overturn every rock to get the dirt on the real killer . . .


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