Rebekah Reads: Murder Goes Glamping by Malissa Chapin Book Review, July 2023
Photo Credit: Malissa Chapin
Murder Goes Glamping
My summer beach read
I found the perfect spot on the sand, explored the nearby glass, set up my beach tent,
slathered on my natural sunscreen, and read "Murder Goes Glamping."
Prologue: None of this would have happened if Rosie hadn't made me go glamping.
~ Piper Haydn, Murder Goes Glamping
Listen to Piper's Playlist as you read
What would you do if you found another dead body? Well, if you're Piper Haydn, music teacher extraordinaire, you solve the case, of course. Never mind there's a murderer on the loose, will Piper employ her super-sleuth skills? For Piper, solving mysteries is more about stumbling across clues than super-sleuth skills. Much like her first found body Piper sort of trips across clues, like a cute, well-dressed, accidental, albeit nervous, detective.
Piper is off to Door County with bestie, Rosie, in Rosie's restored vintage camper van for a weekend of glamping and a music teachers conference. Piper, like me, thinks camping is best when the accommodations are a Four Seasons and roughing it is the Holiday Inn. Rosie, on the other hand, embraces glamping like the vintage-loving artist she is.
This is a cozy mystery set in Door County, Wisconsin where goats do walk on the roof and state parks are an important part of the weekend.
No spoiler here, but the suspense is not too stressful, crime scenes are not too graphic,
and violence is not gratuitous.
Murder Goes Glamping is the second in the Piper Haydn series and can easily be read as a stand alone book. If you get a chance, read them in order, you'll gather insight into some of the characters and their development.
A great summer beach read, even if you can't get to Door County to read it on the shore.
A good birthday gift for my mil, as well. Shhh...don't tell her, it's a secret.
Disclaimer: I requested a copy of this book and am sharing my personal opinion.
ABOUT THE BOOK
BOOK: Murder Goes Glamping
AUTHOR: Malissa Chapin
GENRES: Christian fiction, Cozy Mysteries, Crime Fiction and Mysteries, Fiction, Women's fiction, Women sleuths, Door County
RELEASE DATE: July 25, 2023
She’d rather play a sonata than huddle around a campfire. But when homicide takes the stage, can she bring down the curtain on a killer?
Piper Haydn enjoys the finer things in life. Coming from wealth, the music academy owner refuses to let her friend drag her out glamor camping until the handsome local police chief’s teasing strikes the wrong chord. And returning to the campground late after a piano conference, her panic hits a crescendo when she stumbles on a dead body.
Fleeing in horror and now suspected of committing the evil deed, the terrified thirty-something dives into the investigation to clear her name. Yet with her artsy hippie pal missing, an unpleasant sheriff eager to slap the cuffs on her, and a murderer still on the loose, she fears snooping around could lead to a deadly encore.
Can Piper piece together the cacophony of clues before her next concerto is played behind bars?
Murder Goes Glamping is the charming second book in the Piper Haydn Piano Mysteries cozy series. If you like amateur sleuths, loyal friends, and surprising twists, then you’ll love Malissa Chapin’s cutthroat cadenza.
Buy Murder Goes Glamping to orchestrate the perfect crime today!
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My Favorite Quote
“It’s biblical,” Rosie said. “What is biblical?” “glamping.” Piper stared at Rosie. “Now you’re being ridiculous.” “Seriously: The tabernacle. Haven’t you read how God decorated his tent with gold and jewels? That sounds exactly like glamping to me.”
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