Mystery Repeats Itself

A Minerva Biggs Mystery, Book 1

Delighted by the promise of living and working in a glittering Gilded Age mansion, Minerva Biggs moves to idyllic Bryd Hollow, North Carolina with her dog Plantagenet. She's looking for a new beginning; what she finds is five quite possibly deranged people, four French bulldogs, two distracting dimples attached to one inconvenient man . . . and one murder.

Nope, make that two murders. When Minerva makes a connection between her new employer's fatal fall and the death of his celebrated great-grandfather in the same spot more than a century before, she doubts that either was an accident. Delving into old secrets and new grudges, she begins to unravel the twisted threads that bind past to present. Right up until she tangles them around the wrong guy. Oops.

With a trial looming, a scandal raging, and her job prospects dwindling, Minerva races to solve both crimes. Preferably before her new beginning comes to an unfortunate end.

©2022 Cordelia Rook (P)2022 Tantor

Captivating Mystery!

This was a captivating mystery with snarky humor that lent the story an enjoyable air. It was fast paced and fun! I loved it!!

Plant (her dog) is the best part

Too much dithering from the main character. Interesting mystery though. And Plantagenet is a very good dog.

Decent

This is a decent cozy. There was nothing explicit and no foul language, which I appreciate.

The mystery was interesting. The plot was okay.

I’m not sure I liked the main character. I’d have to read another in the series to decide, I think. I do think she needlessly endangered her dog and was incredibly stupid to think what she did would not have consequences for the dog.

I didn’t feel there was any chemistry between her and the love interest. But, perhaps that is developed more in later books.

While I own the ebook, my Kindle app offered the audiobook to listen to. I did appreciate the narrator and feel she enhanced the story.

not for me

Mystery Repeats Itself is not for me. It has a pretty good premise but the story is predictable and the lead character doesn't make good decisions. I couldn't finish it.