Double Twist by Stephanie Rowe

Series Name: Mia Murphy Mystery #1
Genre: Cozy, Humorous
Release: May 2022

In this new mystery series from New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Rowe, the irreverent, underappreciated, and alarmingly talented Mia Murphy risks it all to do the right thing. . .even if it means doing the wrong thing.

A high-octane, feel-good romp starring women you’ll wish were your best friends, an inconveniently attractive cop, a posse of gray-haired quilters with a fondness for margaritas, and an eccentric town with more secrets than Mia’s con artist mom.

All Mia Murphy wants is an ordinary, law-abiding life.

Accidentally marrying a drug kingpin? Easily fixed with an anonymous tip to the FBI. . .which resulted in a not-so-voluntary, surprisingly stressful stint as an undercover spy against him.

But with her ex finally in prison and assassins in her rearview mirror, Mia is off to Diamond Lake in Bass Derby, Maine with King Tut, her rescue (aka purloined) cat, to start over.

Upon arrival, Mia quickly finds a couple of soulmates in a blue-haired “I’ll show you what old is” café owner and a baton-twirling mail carrier. Life is headed in the right direction. . .until the trio stumbles across a dead body during a slightly illegal but well-intentioned home invasion.

When one of her new besties is arrested for the murder, Mia is the only one with the skills to ferret out the real killer. . .but she can’t afford to resurrect her morally flexible past. Can Mia keep her life on the straight and narrow with so much at stake? Or will a homicidal, jet-skiing moose, a dead Mr. January firefighter, and an overzealous mayor take them all down?

Mia has to step up, or she’ll lose her chance for the life she’s always wanted and the friends she’s never had. Even worse, she might wind up dead. . .

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Dru’s Short Musing:
OMG, I love Mia Murphy. All she wanted was to lead a life free of criminality, but alas, the universe has other plans for her.

What a fun-loving, non-stop, action-packed whodunit that I could not put down, quickly becoming a page-turner. They mystery was cleverly executed with a town full of suspects and lucky for our heroine, her two compadres supplied the means necessary and the hilarious antics that made this an entertaining tale. The author knows how to pull the reader in with visually descriptive narrative and engaging dialogue that made me feel like I was part of the action. There were scenes where I was laughing out loud as the trio tried to find the killer hiding in plain sight. There were a few surprises that enhanced how well this story was being told. And then there is King Tut. This was an enjoyably delightful read and I can’t wait to see what adventures await Mia, Hattie and Lucy.


FTC Full Disclosure – I received a digital ARC of this book from the author.