The Fog Ladies: In the Soup by Susan McCormick

Series Name: San Francisco Cozy Murder Mystery #3
Genre: Cozy
Release: October 4, 2021
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The Fog Ladies are back, in the third installment of this endearing cozy murder mystery series.

“There was a man in the soup.” When the Fog Ladies volunteer at a San Francisco soup kitchen, these spunky elderly friends plus one overworked young doctor-in-training envision washing and chopping and serving. Not murder.

Now the soup kitchen is doomed, and the mysteries have just begun. Was the death rooted in a long-ago grudge? Can they save the soup kitchen? Will they find the killer? Could the Fog Ladies, too, end up “in the soup”?


Dru’s Short Musing:
Six women, all seniors except for Sarah who is a resident doctor live in a San Francisco building. They say curiosity kills the cat, but not these women who thrive on solving mysteries, especially when it hits a bit closer to home, and in this case, the soup kitchen where they volunteer.

The author does a great job in presenting this multi-arc storyline with a tightly woven mystery that catered to everything I like: a visually descriptive narrative with a good plot, suspects worthy of being courted, a strong sense of justice, an eclectic cast of characters, and a nice backdrop that adds to the energy of this tale. One of the things I like about this series is collectively each Fog Lady contributes to solving the mystery with their observations.

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