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Port Danby #1
Marigolds and Murder
Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton has left behind a six-figure job and her reputation as the million dollar nose—a nickname her super sense of smell earned her within the perfume industry. With her pet crow Kingston and a tabby cat named Nevermore, she is settling right into her new life in the small coastal town of Port Danby. With a flower shop opening soon and a full cast of quirky neighbors and friends, her new digs are exactly what she's been looking for. Away from the hectic hustle and bustle of the city, Lacey has found peace and happiness. However, her heightened sense of smell proves to be of use once again when a Port Danby neighbor turns up dead. Lacey finds herself caught up in an unexpected murder investigation alongside the handsome local detective, James Briggs. She’s determined to find the killer and solve the murder mystery before any more bodies turn up.Book 1 of the Port Danby Cozy Mystery Series.More in the series.1. Marigolds and Murder2. Carnations and Chaos3. Mistletoe and Mayhem4. Roses and Revenge5. Tulips and Trouble6. Dahlias and Death7. Peonies and Poison8. Hyacinths and Homicide9. Crocuses and Crime10. Sunflowers and Sabotage11. Lavender and Lies12. Freesias and Foul Play13. Cornflowers and Corpses14. Jasmine and Jealousy15. Shamrocks and Shenanigans16. Thistles and the Unthinkable17. Holly and Horror
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First published September 14, 2017
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October 15, 2018
Caffeinated Reason to grab Marigolds and Murder
Pumpkin Contests, a murder, an old spooky Victorian and a heroine with an insatiable curiosity. The small-seaside town will have you packing your bags and craving pumpkin bread with cream cheese icing. This is the perfect fall mystery to snuggle up with. Just grab a pumpkin spice latte and get cozy.
Since this was the first book we spent a little time getting to know Pink and the local merchants along the main street. Pink’s flower shop is situated between the local bakery and a coffee shop. The owners have a competition for foot traffic. It was fun seeing Elsie and Les, try to one-up each other. Across the street, we have Lola who owns an antique shop and befriends Lola. Then there is a local dinner, a corner store and a boutique. Pink also befriends her sexy neighbor Dash, and annoys the handsome police detective, James Briggs. I adored the feel of the town and wanted to pack my bags.
When a local competitor of the annual largest pumpkin contest is found dead, Pink cannot help but use her unusual nose to sleuth out whodunit. This was an interesting case. Pink‘s gift, curiosity, and her Nancy Drew sleuthing skills soon have her investigating and consulting with Briggs.
The pets...I love Pink's pets and their stories and how they came to live with her quickly made her someone I'd like to hang with.
This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
Pumpkin Contests, a murder, an old spooky Victorian and a heroine with an insatiable curiosity. The small-seaside town will have you packing your bags and craving pumpkin bread with cream cheese icing. This is the perfect fall mystery to snuggle up with. Just grab a pumpkin spice latte and get cozy.
Since this was the first book we spent a little time getting to know Pink and the local merchants along the main street. Pink’s flower shop is situated between the local bakery and a coffee shop. The owners have a competition for foot traffic. It was fun seeing Elsie and Les, try to one-up each other. Across the street, we have Lola who owns an antique shop and befriends Lola. Then there is a local dinner, a corner store and a boutique. Pink also befriends her sexy neighbor Dash, and annoys the handsome police detective, James Briggs. I adored the feel of the town and wanted to pack my bags.
When a local competitor of the annual largest pumpkin contest is found dead, Pink cannot help but use her unusual nose to sleuth out whodunit. This was an interesting case. Pink‘s gift, curiosity, and her Nancy Drew sleuthing skills soon have her investigating and consulting with Briggs.
The pets...I love Pink's pets and their stories and how they came to live with her quickly made her someone I'd like to hang with.
This review was originally posted at Caffeinated Reviewer
July 6, 2020
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Sorry, I kinda fell asleep reviewing this, never mind READING IT!
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November 28, 2018
A quick, easy read. Needed a little editing but was certainly quite readable.
October 23, 2018
A very attractive cover and the price was right so I decided to read the book. I had never read this author and I was curious. This the first book in the Port Danby series. I found the writing was easy to read however the characters needed more development.
Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton has left her job in the large city moving to a small port town. She is opening a flower shop and looking forward to living in a small close knitted area. She is returning home one day when she found a woman with her head in a smashed pumpkin. The woman is dead and she meets the detective and gives him several clues that her nose is able to detect. It isn't long before she accompanied the detective as he explores the case. Is the pumpkin contest the motive in the killing? There is a side story running along about a twenty-year-old murder where a man shot his wife and two children and then himself. This story interested Pink and she decided to find out more.
Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton has left her job in the large city moving to a small port town. She is opening a flower shop and looking forward to living in a small close knitted area. She is returning home one day when she found a woman with her head in a smashed pumpkin. The woman is dead and she meets the detective and gives him several clues that her nose is able to detect. It isn't long before she accompanied the detective as he explores the case. Is the pumpkin contest the motive in the killing? There is a side story running along about a twenty-year-old murder where a man shot his wife and two children and then himself. This story interested Pink and she decided to find out more.
October 10, 2022
4.5 stars
Marigolds and Murder is the first cozy mystery in the Port Danby series by London Lovett. This is my first story by this author and it will not be my last! This is a charming, light-hearted, historical cozy mystery about Lacy “Pink” Pinkerton who has recently left a lucrative job behind to open a flower shop in the small, coastal town of Port Danby. Lacy is a quirky character with a crow and a cat as her sidekicks, and the hidden talent of a super nose, dubbed “the million dollar nose”.
Though her mother worries she will be bored in this sleepy, seaside town after the hustle and bustle of the city, Lacey is making friends and asking questions. When she comes across a dead neighbor with her prize pumpkin smashed on her head, mere weeks before the town’s big pumpkin contest, Lacey’s natural curiosity and need to help takes hold. She becomes the unrequested sidekick to the debonair detective, James Briggs, and a surprisingly helpful amateur sleuth. Her mother’s concerns were evidently unfounded because Lacy is having the time of her life!
Marigolds and Murder is such a fun, festive, Fall-themed story, with interesting, likable characters and a cozy setting. Though the culprit wasn’t particularly surprising, the plot was atmospheric and entertaining, and I eagerly look forward to the next in this series!
Marigolds and Murder is the first cozy mystery in the Port Danby series by London Lovett. This is my first story by this author and it will not be my last! This is a charming, light-hearted, historical cozy mystery about Lacy “Pink” Pinkerton who has recently left a lucrative job behind to open a flower shop in the small, coastal town of Port Danby. Lacy is a quirky character with a crow and a cat as her sidekicks, and the hidden talent of a super nose, dubbed “the million dollar nose”.
Though her mother worries she will be bored in this sleepy, seaside town after the hustle and bustle of the city, Lacey is making friends and asking questions. When she comes across a dead neighbor with her prize pumpkin smashed on her head, mere weeks before the town’s big pumpkin contest, Lacey’s natural curiosity and need to help takes hold. She becomes the unrequested sidekick to the debonair detective, James Briggs, and a surprisingly helpful amateur sleuth. Her mother’s concerns were evidently unfounded because Lacy is having the time of her life!
Marigolds and Murder is such a fun, festive, Fall-themed story, with interesting, likable characters and a cozy setting. Though the culprit wasn’t particularly surprising, the plot was atmospheric and entertaining, and I eagerly look forward to the next in this series!
September 13, 2022
This was exactly what I needed…a cozy small town mystery with a slightly quirky heroine, two handsome potential love interests, and a buffet of small town side characters. I’m definitely looking forward to reading more in the Port Danby series!
August 25, 2021
DNF at 43%
This book was making me feel slumpy, which is disappointing because I was looking forward to trying this cozy mystery!
2 stars because the writing style was fine and the quirks of the story were fun, like the pet crow. It felt like it took forever for the mystery to start and I wasn’t even that interested in finding out what happened. The main character was what was really bothering me though. She really had quite the audacity to butt into a crime scene and police investigation with absolutely no motive to do so besides the fact that she has a strong sense of smell and loved mysteries as a child, it just felt weird and insensitive. I was vaguely interested in learning more about the spooky house in the community and the main characters relationship with her neighbor but not enough to really want to pick it up. Maybe I’ll pick this up again and finish it one day but I really have no desire to right now, so DNF pile it goes!
This book was making me feel slumpy, which is disappointing because I was looking forward to trying this cozy mystery!
2 stars because the writing style was fine and the quirks of the story were fun, like the pet crow. It felt like it took forever for the mystery to start and I wasn’t even that interested in finding out what happened. The main character was what was really bothering me though. She really had quite the audacity to butt into a crime scene and police investigation with absolutely no motive to do so besides the fact that she has a strong sense of smell and loved mysteries as a child, it just felt weird and insensitive. I was vaguely interested in learning more about the spooky house in the community and the main characters relationship with her neighbor but not enough to really want to pick it up. Maybe I’ll pick this up again and finish it one day but I really have no desire to right now, so DNF pile it goes!
June 9, 2022
A short cozy mystery that can be read within a few hours. Lacey has super nose powers, and she is opening her flower shop in the new town she has moved into. When she stumbles upon a crime scene, she gets involved in investigating the murder. Even though, detective Briggs asks her to stop snooping around, he comes to rely on her findings. The side characters were pretty solid and quirky. Looking forward to reading more from this series.
April 3, 2019
Obnoxious
I wanted to like Marigolds and Murder more than I actually did.
1. Pink's age is very unbelievable. 28 years old with medical school loans, her own house and remodeled store, and she never complains or panics about bills? And she has the spare cash to go out to eat at more expensive local restaurants and for $4 organic eggs? W h a t. (To top it off, Pink mentions concern at jaywalking in front of a police station like a senior citizen and its not a joke.)
"I decided a free potted marigold would be a perfect grand opening gift. I purchased small pink pots with Pink's Flowers printed around the side."
(I hope they were really cheap, Pink.)
Ok, fine, life's short. Let the anachronism slide and keep reading, right?
2. Pink makes a lot of mundane leaps of logic based on absolutely nothing that always end up being correct:
"Theresa managed to chew the gum between every other word. She had the skill quite mastered, leading me to believe that she chewed gum a lot. It made my jaw tired watching her."
"It was mid fall but his face and arms were tanned, which probably meant he worked at the marina."
"Her fingers were red and raw as if she spent a lot of time washing dishes or gardening. The sunburn on her nose seemed to indicate the latter."
"Something told me he was a man who rarely raised his voice and for that matter, rarely showed emotion. He'd walked onto the scene as if he was walking into a market for a quart of milk, as if finding a dead woman in a pumpkin patch happened every day. Which, from the nervous fidgeting of his partner, I could only assume was not true."
3. It took 45 pages out of a 176 page murder mystery for the murder and mystery to start. When it did, Pink was very pushy with her curiosity and she made even more leaps of logic.
Pink is too obnoxious for me. I'm out.
I wanted to like Marigolds and Murder more than I actually did.
1. Pink's age is very unbelievable. 28 years old with medical school loans, her own house and remodeled store, and she never complains or panics about bills? And she has the spare cash to go out to eat at more expensive local restaurants and for $4 organic eggs? W h a t. (To top it off, Pink mentions concern at jaywalking in front of a police station like a senior citizen and its not a joke.)
"I decided a free potted marigold would be a perfect grand opening gift. I purchased small pink pots with Pink's Flowers printed around the side."
(I hope they were really cheap, Pink.)
Ok, fine, life's short. Let the anachronism slide and keep reading, right?
2. Pink makes a lot of mundane leaps of logic based on absolutely nothing that always end up being correct:
"Theresa managed to chew the gum between every other word. She had the skill quite mastered, leading me to believe that she chewed gum a lot. It made my jaw tired watching her."
"It was mid fall but his face and arms were tanned, which probably meant he worked at the marina."
"Her fingers were red and raw as if she spent a lot of time washing dishes or gardening. The sunburn on her nose seemed to indicate the latter."
"Something told me he was a man who rarely raised his voice and for that matter, rarely showed emotion. He'd walked onto the scene as if he was walking into a market for a quart of milk, as if finding a dead woman in a pumpkin patch happened every day. Which, from the nervous fidgeting of his partner, I could only assume was not true."
3. It took 45 pages out of a 176 page murder mystery for the murder and mystery to start. When it did, Pink was very pushy with her curiosity and she made even more leaps of logic.
Pink is too obnoxious for me. I'm out.
July 13, 2019
A cozy mystery with a heroine that has a talented nose. I really enjoyed this different way of solving murder. The story is a well-written cozy, with good looking men, new friends and a set of quirky characters in the small town. I will be reading more from this series.
April 11, 2019
3.5 -rounding up. I really enjoyed Lacey as a character - very spunky (and also, love this cover! as an unrelated note). I've realized I like cozies with a flower/perfume/fragrance theme ...super fun to read.
The only things that were "meh" to me was her partnership with Briggs. At first it was cool they seemed to work easily together in the beginning, then he didnt like it, then he did. Just seemed a little too back and forth. The "whodunit" part also wrapped up abruptly for my taste.
Hoping the next books in the series focus more on the character development of the residents of Port Danby ( hello Dash). Even hoping for a more personal look at Briggs. Cute read overall.
The only things that were "meh" to me was her partnership with Briggs. At first it was cool they seemed to work easily together in the beginning, then he didnt like it, then he did. Just seemed a little too back and forth. The "whodunit" part also wrapped up abruptly for my taste.
Hoping the next books in the series focus more on the character development of the residents of Port Danby ( hello Dash). Even hoping for a more personal look at Briggs. Cute read overall.
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Blurb:
Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton has left behind a six figure job and her reputation as the million dollar nose—a nickname her super sense of smell earned her within the perfume industry. With her pet crow Kingston and a tabby cat named Nevermore, she is settling right into her new life in the small coastal town of Port Danby. With a flower shop opening soon and a full cast of quirky neighbors and friends, her new digs are exactly what she's been looking for. Away from the hectic hustle and bustle of the city Lacey has found peace and happiness. However, her heightened sense of smell proves to be of use once again when a Port Danby neighbor turns up dead. Lacey finds herself caught up in an unexpected murder investigation alongside the handsome local detective, James Briggs. She’s determined to find the killer and solve the murder mystery before any more bodies turn up.
Blurb:
Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton has left behind a six figure job and her reputation as the million dollar nose—a nickname her super sense of smell earned her within the perfume industry. With her pet crow Kingston and a tabby cat named Nevermore, she is settling right into her new life in the small coastal town of Port Danby. With a flower shop opening soon and a full cast of quirky neighbors and friends, her new digs are exactly what she's been looking for. Away from the hectic hustle and bustle of the city Lacey has found peace and happiness. However, her heightened sense of smell proves to be of use once again when a Port Danby neighbor turns up dead. Lacey finds herself caught up in an unexpected murder investigation alongside the handsome local detective, James Briggs. She’s determined to find the killer and solve the murder mystery before any more bodies turn up.
October 20, 2020
Okay, I know these books aren't known for being realistic but this girl straight up touched the dead body at a crime scene right in front of a police officer, and then continued on touching evidence all over the place for the entire book. Someone stop her 😂
Still a fun read though, I feel like cozy mysteries are the book version of games like Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon, I love living in a big city 99% of the time but the escapism is still nice.
Still a fun read though, I feel like cozy mysteries are the book version of games like Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon, I love living in a big city 99% of the time but the escapism is still nice.
October 2, 2017
3.5. A fun cozy mystery. Pink with her super nose and nosiness is the yin to the yang of Detective Briggs. You get the flavor of small town life on the coast. All the riding around on a bike, the gossip, everybody knowing everyone's business. The novel has an episodic feel to it and many of the characters could easily make a reappearance in the upcoming novel in the series. It's only the ending that felt too easy and sudden. A little more "nose job" could have made it a 4 for me.
September 17, 2021
3.5 Stars
I enjoyed this first book of the Port Danby Series by London Lovett. I think the series will just get better with each book as I get more invested in the characters and the town. I am still excited that the MC has a pet crow(so cool)!!! I look forward to continuing on with the second book.
I enjoyed this first book of the Port Danby Series by London Lovett. I think the series will just get better with each book as I get more invested in the characters and the town. I am still excited that the MC has a pet crow(so cool)!!! I look forward to continuing on with the second book.
March 25, 2021
A great cozy mystery makes a great buffer between heavier books. I really liked this one and will probably read the others as needed. Cute story love the little town of port danby. Pink is a great character. Very enjoyable.
November 18, 2019
3.5 stars
October 28, 2019
Good fall cozy
It took me a bit to get into the story. I enjoyed the characters but the plot was a little weak.
It took me a bit to get into the story. I enjoyed the characters but the plot was a little weak.
July 12, 2019
Marigolds and Murder
Port Danby Cozy Mystery #1
London Lovett
Self-pub, Sep 2017
178 pages, ebook, paperback
Cozy mystery
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Purchased for nook
The covers of this series are all styled the same and this one fits right into the series nicely. It shows the town of Port Danby in little cartoon-like buildings with appropriate weather across the top, clouds and sun for this one, with the trees turning their fall colors. And the marigolds from the title and the story down in the left near the title. The cartoon of the author center top just above her name. The colors are bright without making my eyes water.
The story was really cute and caught my attention. I liked the triangle that didn’t get too close in this book, just added some romantic tension and interest. A handsome next-door neighbor and a sexy detective to play with, what more could a girl new-to-town want? Lacey Pinkerton has both, and she’s making friends right and left. Well, the town’s mayor doesn’t seem to like her or her pet crow, Kingston. But she’s making so many friends that he can’t get the Town Council to vote to ban crows from the downtown area. An unusual way to get involved in the murders at least, a super sensitive nose, hyperosmia. She literally sniffs out the bad guy!
The pace was fast and the tension stayed high on the crime as well as the personal relationships, of which there are plenty as Lacey, or Pink as she likes to be called, gets to know her new town and its inhabitants. I liked it so much I immediately read the second book in the series, then the third, and fourth, and fifth. I now have all ten books in the series and am really looking forward to reading the second half of the series. I highly recommend this series if you love cute, fun cozies with personable characters and interesting stories.
Port Danby Cozy Mystery #1
London Lovett
Self-pub, Sep 2017
178 pages, ebook, paperback
Cozy mystery
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Purchased for nook
The covers of this series are all styled the same and this one fits right into the series nicely. It shows the town of Port Danby in little cartoon-like buildings with appropriate weather across the top, clouds and sun for this one, with the trees turning their fall colors. And the marigolds from the title and the story down in the left near the title. The cartoon of the author center top just above her name. The colors are bright without making my eyes water.
The story was really cute and caught my attention. I liked the triangle that didn’t get too close in this book, just added some romantic tension and interest. A handsome next-door neighbor and a sexy detective to play with, what more could a girl new-to-town want? Lacey Pinkerton has both, and she’s making friends right and left. Well, the town’s mayor doesn’t seem to like her or her pet crow, Kingston. But she’s making so many friends that he can’t get the Town Council to vote to ban crows from the downtown area. An unusual way to get involved in the murders at least, a super sensitive nose, hyperosmia. She literally sniffs out the bad guy!
The pace was fast and the tension stayed high on the crime as well as the personal relationships, of which there are plenty as Lacey, or Pink as she likes to be called, gets to know her new town and its inhabitants. I liked it so much I immediately read the second book in the series, then the third, and fourth, and fifth. I now have all ten books in the series and am really looking forward to reading the second half of the series. I highly recommend this series if you love cute, fun cozies with personable characters and interesting stories.
October 8, 2017
I just discovered a little gem by London Lovett called Marigolds and Murder, and I also noticed there are two more coming soon!
I loved this book! I love how there are amazing characters like Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton, a young woman who earned a 6 figure income in a perfume factory, and just gave it up to move to a quiet village. Lacey is opening up a flower shop there and is very happy just working on her store and going home!
Another character is Detective James Briggs who meets Lacey at the scene of an older woman's death in her yard. Lacey finds him as attractive as her neighbor Dash who she finds very attractive! It isn't long until Lacey and her nose sniff out so great clues for the detective, however she is doing her own investigation as well.
I loved this book because there are many minor characters and a plot that keeps twisting so I did not stop reading it until I was finished. There is a cast of suspects that she slowly crosses off the list with Detective James Briggs and between the Detective and Lacey's nose they solve the crime!
This is a great start to the series and I can't wait to read the next one, Carnations and Chaos! I gave this book 5*****stars and have added ondon Lovett to my go to one click authors.
I loved this book! I love how there are amazing characters like Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton, a young woman who earned a 6 figure income in a perfume factory, and just gave it up to move to a quiet village. Lacey is opening up a flower shop there and is very happy just working on her store and going home!
Another character is Detective James Briggs who meets Lacey at the scene of an older woman's death in her yard. Lacey finds him as attractive as her neighbor Dash who she finds very attractive! It isn't long until Lacey and her nose sniff out so great clues for the detective, however she is doing her own investigation as well.
I loved this book because there are many minor characters and a plot that keeps twisting so I did not stop reading it until I was finished. There is a cast of suspects that she slowly crosses off the list with Detective James Briggs and between the Detective and Lacey's nose they solve the crime!
This is a great start to the series and I can't wait to read the next one, Carnations and Chaos! I gave this book 5*****stars and have added ondon Lovett to my go to one click authors.
February 15, 2021
I met the quirky Lacey Pinkerton when she took a little trip into Firefly Junction and...I liked the vibe she had going with Sunni. Which means, quite naturally, I wanted to see her on her home turf and, thus, the Port Danby journey began.
So. A spectacular nose, a flower shop, a pet crow, a BFF across the way, and a hunky detective who doesn't give Lacey tooooooo hard a time when she unexpectedly shows up during investigations. Probably because her fantastic sniffer helps him out on more than one occasion.
On the downside, sniffing out clues can be wearing especially when dealing with bodies. And when doesn't a flower shop owner in a quirky seaside town deal with bodies? (The answer is OFTEN! They often deal with dead bodies. SO MANY DEAD BODIES.)
Port Danby is fun. I want more on the deserted house up the street and maybe less on the handsome neighbor (not his fault, but the fault of one hunky detective). Overall, though, a fun read!
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
So. A spectacular nose, a flower shop, a pet crow, a BFF across the way, and a hunky detective who doesn't give Lacey tooooooo hard a time when she unexpectedly shows up during investigations. Probably because her fantastic sniffer helps him out on more than one occasion.
On the downside, sniffing out clues can be wearing especially when dealing with bodies. And when doesn't a flower shop owner in a quirky seaside town deal with bodies? (The answer is OFTEN! They often deal with dead bodies. SO MANY DEAD BODIES.)
Port Danby is fun. I want more on the deserted house up the street and maybe less on the handsome neighbor (not his fault, but the fault of one hunky detective). Overall, though, a fun read!
-Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal
October 16, 2018
Interesting premise. Lacey Pinkerton has a heightened sense of smell. She had to see a specialist as a child to learn to manage her nose so smells wouldn't make her sick. Lacey had bedn a medical student and quit med school to work for a perfumer because she has such a good "nose". She quit the perfume business when her fiancee, the son of the owner, felt like he was free to date others. So she moved to the small town of Port Danby and decided to open a flower shop with her pet crow, Kingston, and her cat, Nevermore. She manages to get involved in an investigation when out riding her bike and the mail delivery lady discovers a body. She is used to bodies from med school and her sense of smell helps her to discover several clues. But everything in the small town is not roses and not everyone is thrilled by her presence.
October 3, 2019
Lately, I am in the mood for cozy-mystery books, and I have a lot of the first of a series both as a hard copy, an both Kindle and Scribd app.
A couple of weeks ago, as I was watching a couple of Booktube videos saw this book and decided to pick it up.
Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton is an interesting character I liked how she snoops around and helps detective Briggs with the murder case.
The pace was fast, and the tension stayed high on the crime as well as the personal relationships, of which there are plenty as Lacey, gets to know her new town and its inhabitants. I think the series will get better with each book as I get more invested in the characters and the city. I am still excited that the MC has a pet crow(so cool)!!!
I look forward to continuing with the second book.
A couple of weeks ago, as I was watching a couple of Booktube videos saw this book and decided to pick it up.
Lacey 'Pink' Pinkerton is an interesting character I liked how she snoops around and helps detective Briggs with the murder case.
The pace was fast, and the tension stayed high on the crime as well as the personal relationships, of which there are plenty as Lacey, gets to know her new town and its inhabitants. I think the series will get better with each book as I get more invested in the characters and the city. I am still excited that the MC has a pet crow(so cool)!!!
I look forward to continuing with the second book.
August 23, 2023
This is the first book in Port Danby cozy mystery series by London Lovett.
Lacey "Pink" Pinkerton left her six figure job in the city as a perfume expert after she catches her boyfriend cheating on her and moves to Port Danby to open up a flower shop. She is just getting to know the townfolk when one of the two rivals of a Pumpkin contest end up dead. She then along with Detective Briggs and her million dollar nose gets to work on finding out just who the killer is.
This was a good enough mystery imo. It had all the elements of a cozy book, a small town, a nosy amateur sleuth, a sexy detective and a dashing neighbor. Lacey as a character could come out as a bit annoying to some especially as she literally keeps pushing her nose down on other people's business, doesn't let go of the investigation despite several warnings from the detective and doesn't back down at all.
What made this one enjoyable though was the fact that there was no unnecessary drama or story stretching. Author kept it straight, short and simple and I really admire her for this.
4 stars.
Lacey "Pink" Pinkerton left her six figure job in the city as a perfume expert after she catches her boyfriend cheating on her and moves to Port Danby to open up a flower shop. She is just getting to know the townfolk when one of the two rivals of a Pumpkin contest end up dead. She then along with Detective Briggs and her million dollar nose gets to work on finding out just who the killer is.
This was a good enough mystery imo. It had all the elements of a cozy book, a small town, a nosy amateur sleuth, a sexy detective and a dashing neighbor. Lacey as a character could come out as a bit annoying to some especially as she literally keeps pushing her nose down on other people's business, doesn't let go of the investigation despite several warnings from the detective and doesn't back down at all.
What made this one enjoyable though was the fact that there was no unnecessary drama or story stretching. Author kept it straight, short and simple and I really admire her for this.
4 stars.
August 7, 2018
Lacey has moved to a small quaint town to start life anew, much to the dismay of her mother. Her fellow shop owners and handsome neighbor, Dash, offer encouragement as she gears up to open her flower shop. Finding a dead body in a pumpkin patch throws her into the path of the intriguing Detective Briggs. Lacey's overly sensitive nose sniffs out clues that impresses the detective and Lacey persists in sticking her nose where it doesn't belong to help solve the case.
Good clean, lighthearted read, delightful characters. Love the pet crow. Recommend.
Good clean, lighthearted read, delightful characters. Love the pet crow. Recommend.
November 7, 2023
What can I say except that it was a free book with my Kindle Unlimited subscription? I can also say that it was a very fast read with very short chapters.
It was neither great nor horrible. It was just blah, and the main character, Pink(y), was not near and dear to my heart. The idea of her having a super duper smelling ability was different, but I think it could have been handled a little better.
It was neither great nor horrible. It was just blah, and the main character, Pink(y), was not near and dear to my heart. The idea of her having a super duper smelling ability was different, but I think it could have been handled a little better.
July 19, 2020
I like London Lovett's other series, so I thought I'd give this one a try. I liked the added dash of humor and I appreciate that she avoided some of the annoyances in cozy novels (like hiding clues from the police and being an overall dimwit),
I've bought the rest of the series and I'm looking forward to reading them.
I've bought the rest of the series and I'm looking forward to reading them.
February 3, 2022
Just OK. A cute, fun read but not much to it. I do always like a small town setting and it was a lovely setting.
I did particularly like that the main character has hyperosmia, a heightened sense of smell, and this helps her solve the murder. Something a little different.
The reveal felt very rushed.
I did particularly like that the main character has hyperosmia, a heightened sense of smell, and this helps her solve the murder. Something a little different.
The reveal felt very rushed.
September 3, 2018
3.5
Cute and fun mystery. Good humor and fun flirtations between characters... this book was a freebie. I would read more in the series but I don’t want to pay for them and I have tons of other books to work my way through first :)
Cute and fun mystery. Good humor and fun flirtations between characters... this book was a freebie. I would read more in the series but I don’t want to pay for them and I have tons of other books to work my way through first :)
October 24, 2021
This was cute! I loved Pink, and the contrast between the perky flower shop and her Stephen King-named pets was delightful. I found myself smiling several times at the interactions between her and Detective Briggs. I am excited to continue with the series!
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