This is the third book in the Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries series and, at this point, I would probably keep my distance from Lyndsay Murray. Poor thing has been accused of murder, her mother has been accused of murder, and now someone close to her family is found dead. Despite it all, Lyndsay keeps her head up and doesn’t let thing get her down for too long.
Lyndsay’s close-knit family is incredibly warm and inviting, allowing readers to feel like they have a safe home even if just for a little while. They believe in Lyndsay fully and, even when they are meddling, everything they do is out of love for each other. This story is very much a cozy mystery, but it does also have some tense moments that get the blood pumping and the anxiety rising (but it doesn't last long).
Oh man, and the food! This may be a book about a murder, but Matthews also finds a way to highlight all the excellent food that Spice Isle features. It made me want to book a flight and head to Brooklyn to visit Little Caribbean immediately!
COCONUT DROP DEAD is the third book in Olivia Matthews’ Spice Isle Bakery Mysteries series. While it does build on the two books before it, I might be bold enough to say you could read it as a standalone (though I wouldn’t!). Head over and grab a copy for yourself here and, while you’re at it, grab the first two books in the series as well, AGAINST THE CURRANT and HARD DOUGH HOMICIDE.
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