Death Over Easy by Maddie Day is the fifth book in the “Country Store” mystery series. Publisher: Kensington, coming July 31, 2018.

Restaurateur Robbie Jordan is ready for the boost in business a local music festival brings to South Lick, Indiana, but the beloved event strikes a sour note when one of the musicians is murdered . . .

June’s annual Bill Monroe Bluegrass Festival in neighboring Beanblossom is always a hit for Robbie’s country store and café, Pans ‘N Pancakes. This year, Robbie is even more excited, because she’s launching a new bed and breakfast above her shop. A few festival musicians will be among Robbie’s first guests, along with her father, Roberto, and his wife, Maria. But the celebration is cut short when a performer is found choked to death by a banjo string. Now all the banjo players are featured in a different kind of lineup. To clear their names, Robbie must pair up with an unexpected partner to pick at the clues and find the plucky killer before he can conduct an encore performance . . .

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This is one of my favorite series. In this one, Robbie and her father finally meet and I loved it all. This well-written, multi-plot and fast paced mystery was sinfully intriguing. Once again, a murder pulls Robbie in, especially when it involved visitors staying at her B&B. With a small group of suspects, it’s the clues that is the driving force behind this whodunit and the author did a great job with planting a few red herrings that enhanced the telling of this tale. I do like that the author uses the dialect and utilizes the mannerism of the local culture, giving me a sense of small home-town friendliness, despite the murder that seems to happen in South Lick, Indiana. Another terrific read and I look forward to the next book in this delightfully endearing series.

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FTC Full Disclosure – I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) from the publisher.