Trouble Most Faire by Jaden Terrell is the 11th book in the “Cat Detective Familiar Legacy” cozy mystery series. Publisher: KaliOka Press, coming October 7, 2019
CASTLES, CUDGELS—AND MURDER!
After the worst breakup in human history, Robbi Bryan needs a carefree summer and a place to fly her falcon. To give her wounded heart time to recover, she joins the Sherwood Renaissance Faire. But the faire holds much more than jugglers, archers, and a chance to reenact the days of yore. Robbi finds herself entangled in a web of secrets, lies, rivalries, and murder. The last thing she has time for is a handsome Scotsman with some hefty baggage of his own.
Mal McClaren has found a haven and a retreat among the permanent residents of Sherwood, Tennessee’s year-round Ren Faire. When a murder threatens his home, the brawny Scotsman comes up with a risky plan to find the killer and save the faire. He didn’t count on falling for a feisty falconer with a troubled past.
Trouble, the famous black cat detective, has never lost a human in his charge. He’s also never had—or wanted—a sidekick. But with a killer on the loose and the future of the faire in jeopardy, Trouble must work paw-in-hoof with Tuck, an incorrigible potbellied pig, to unmask the killer and show two wounded people that love is a risk worth taking.
I had a good time with this book. Trouble is on the case when his human-minder is murdered and with a pot-bellied pig sidekick, they bring the house down with their sleuthing. I enjoyed the comfortable tone and the pacing that was on par with how well this story was being told.
This drama was nicely executed with a solid plot and an abundance of characters where the suspect pool lent itself to a good old-fashion murder mystery that was fun to decipher with clues that the author planted. With a few twists and turns and visually descriptive narrative, the dialogue kept me engaged and the setting put me in the middle of all the action as Trouble, Tuck and the other characters had pivotal roles that led to the apprehension of those involved, and what a tangle web of deceit it caused.
This was an enjoyable and nice addition to the Trouble franchise.
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FTC Full Disclosure – I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) from the author.
This is a wonderful story, full of whimsy and great characters with a killer plot.
I am slowly trying to get all the books of this delightful series. Loved your review, makes me anticipating the time I can get Trouble Most Faire!
I have not yet been introduced to this series but I certainly would live to win this book and get to know the cat and pig adventures in this book. Sounds great and I already live “trouble”! Thank you so much for the chance.