This boxed set features all ten books in the Daley Buzz cozy mystery series. Book 1 -- Chocolate with a Side of Murder Book 2 -- Caramels with a Side of Murder Book 3 -- Apple Pie with a Side of Murder Book 4 -- Lemon Bars with a Side of Murder Book 5 -- Cookies with a Side of Murder Book 6 -- Halloween Candy with a Side of Murder Book 7 -- Christmas Cookies with a Side of Murder Book 8 -- Gelato with a Side of Murder Book 9 -- Chocolate Cake with a Side of Murder Book 10 -- Cupcakes with a Side of Murder A missing sister. A spooky abandoned house. A secret meeting. A rogue hypnotherapist. A love triangle. A cute corgi. And chocolate. Plenty of chocolate. Sabrina Daley is still haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her sister ten years before. Even though the case went cold long ago, she keeps holding out hope that one day she will discover what happened to her sister. Sabrina's life is turned upside down again when she discovers her friend's dead body in the alley way behind her family's coffee shop. If that isn't bad enough, after a week of investigating, the local police appear to be stumped. Terrified about a second case going cold in town, Sabrina decides to take matters into her own hands. She sets out on her own, determined not to give up until she has brought her friend's killer to justice.
Ok. Ten books here. Ok to read. But it's obvious you write by a strict formula. Each story is the same! Just different names. All down to the same wording. Exactly! Read the first story and move on to another book. Wasted time. Write with your heart. Not with a set formula. I'm gonna go and throw my arms out. LOL.
This author needs a much better editor. The story ideas are good, and the main character is easy to root for but the actual writing is awful. It's painful to read! She uses the same tired like we over and over and seems to be writing for really stupid readers who can't infer anything without very detailed explanations. For example if the phone rings, I don't need to be told that the character said hello " into the phone. " I also don't need every character described with their age every single time: "the fifty-six year old....." . I kept trying to push through because it is a good story but the writing is just too annoying.
I bought this because it was the whole series for 99 cents. The first book was OK. Each book got a slightly less full. The details were similar not enriching. The expectations of the couple's investigations were not realistic and some of the legal arguments were questionable. The author has a good story outline for the whole series but lacks the depth needed to make this a good read.
It’s one thing to be subtly observant and another to run around interrogating people when you have no authority to do so. And apparently even she thinks her Police detective boyfriend isn’t competent. Well, I guess he admitted as much but he said he didn’t even know where to take the investigation next. Still, I would expect somebody to get a punch in the mouth if they’ve run around town insinuating that people have committed crimes.This all seems very high school.
Not the best written stories. There seems a lack of conviction by the author resulting in flat characters. The plots are too linear with little or no suspense for the reader.
Chocolate With a Side of Murder, My twenty-ninth read/listen from author Meredith Potts and the first in the Daily Buzz Mystery Series, Longer than many of the author's books I've read. Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. Caramels With a Side of Murder, My thirty-first read from author Meredith Potts and the second in the Daily Buzz Mystery Series, Longer, at 181 pages, than many of the author's books I've read. Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. Apple Pie with a Side of Murder, My thirty-second read from author Meredith Potts and the third in the Daily Buzz Mystery Series, different than her other series in that there is an ongoing thread throughout the first three books & ongoing. Longer, at 159 pages, than many of the author's books I've read. Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. Lemon Bars with a Side of Murder, My thirty-third read from author Meredith Potts and the fourth in the Daily Buzz Mystery Series, different than her other series in that there is an ongoing thread throughout the first four books. Longer, at 149 pages, than many of the author's books I've read earlier. Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. Cookies with a Side of Murder, My thirty-fourth read from author Meredith Potts and the fifth in the Daily Buzz Mystery Series, different than her other series in that there is an ongoing thread throughout the first four books. Longer, at 296 pages, than many of the author's books I've read earlier. Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. Halloween Candy with a Side of Murder, My thirty-fifth read from author Meredith Potts and the sixth in the Daily Buzz Mystery Series, different than her other series in that there is an ongoing thread throughout the first four books. Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. Christmas Cookies with a Side of Murder, My thirty-sixth read from author Meredith Potts and the seventh in the Daily Buzz Mystery Series, different than her other series in that there is an ongoing thread throughout the first four books. Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. Gelato with a Side of Murder, my seventeenth read/listen from author Meredith Potts, Another cute, well-written & enjoyable clean cozy mystery, my first in this series although this is the eighth book in the series, set in Treasure Cove & featuring the same characters before Sabrina & David were married. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. I was impressed and enjoyed the vocal variety & inflections of the narrator. Chocolate Cake with a Side of Murder, my twenty-third read/listen from author Meredith Potts, Another cute, well-written & enjoyable clean cozy mystery, my second in this series although this is the ninth book in the series, set in Treasure Cove & featuring the same characters before Sabrina & David were married. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. I was impressed and enjoyed the vocal variety & inflections of narrator Lisa Beacom which added greatly to my enjoyment of the book. Cupcakes With a Side of Murder, My twenty-eighth read/listen from author Meredith Potts and the tenth in the Daily Buzz Cozy Cove Mystery Series, Well-written & enjoyable. another cute, clean cozy mystery. I was given an Audible copy of this book & am voluntarily reviewing it. I was impressed and enjoyed the vocal variety & inflections of narrator Lisa Beacom which added greatly to my enjoyment of the book.
Sabrina Daley doesn’t live what you might call a normal life. While she was still in high school, her older sister disappeared! As an adult, Sabrina has helped the police solve a number of cases that require a different viewpoint. She has been involved with solving disappearances, thefts, kidnappings, murders, arson, and even a ghost!
Sabrina's boyfriend is Detective David Carlson, who works for Treasure Cove Police Department. Sabrina enjoys helping him with investigations, much to his chagrin.
When Sabrina isn’t helping David solve a mystery, she manages the family business, Daley Buzz Coffee Shop. The Buzz was started by her grandmother, Betsy Daley. Betsy is a feisty octogenarian, who still works at the shop. In addition, Elizabeth, Sabrina's mother, and Luke, her step-father, also work at the coffee shop on a regular basis. Occasionally, Sabrina will discuss the current case and the clues with her family.
Meredith Potts does a wonderful job of creating believable situations. This is especially true of the people, locations bystanders and witnesses. Over the course of the series, Sabrina has become a welcome friend. She has her problems, don't we all, but remains a consistently strong character. Sabrina introduces many friends, all of whom add to the stories, sometimes just to present misdirection.
The stories are told from Sabrina’s perspective and often contain sub-plots that add interest, humor, and sometimes and extra level of intrigue to the books.
The situations and locations are all believable and many present puzzles that are never completely resolved, but that just makes the series more like real life!
Daley Buzz Cozy Mystery Ten Book Boxed Set – Written by Meredith Potts – Reviewed 2/8/18 10 Great Reads all in one place!
A missing sister. A spooky abandoned house. A secret meeting. A rogue hypnotherapist. A love triangle. A cute corgi. And chocolate. Plenty of chocolate. Sabrina Daley is still haunted by the mysterious disappearance of her sister ten years before. Even though the case went cold long ago, she keeps holding out hope that one day she will discover what happened to her sister. Sabrina's life is turned upside down again when she discovers her friend's dead body in the alleyway behind her family's coffee shop. If that isn't bad enough, after a week of investigating, the local police appear to be stumped. Terrified about a second case going cold in town, Sabrina decides to take matters into her own hands. She sets out on her own, determined not to give up until she has brought her friend's killer to justice.
What did I like? Occasionally, I love to sit down and enjoy a book without being overwhelmed the story. Cozies are great for this and Meredith Potts has the best ones around. These are all easy reads that will satisfy the mystery reader in all of us.
What will you like? One place to go for some great reading and enjoy the search for all the mysteries to be solved in a few pages. Sabrina and her boyfriend do a great job of keeping things safe and the humor abounds with these two. Lots of food to keep your hunger at bay plus a cast of awesome characters in every book. Don’t miss a great set to add to your library of interesting reading material. I received this from the author for an honest review with no other compensation.
Caramels with a side of murder: These cozy mysteries are all identical but having said that these Daley Buzz ones are better than most.
Apple pie with a side of murder: I don’t know why Sabrina is shocked when people she has previously accused of murder don’t like her? She’s not a police officer and her manner is aggressive and bullying.
Lemon bars with a side of murder: Clearly ‘innocent until proven guilty’ doesn’t apply to these cozy mystery stories.
Cookies with a side of murder: This story is a little more interesting as Sabrina and David try to solve the 11yr old murder of Sabrina’s sister.
Halloween candy with a side of murder: Confrontations galore in this one and not just with murder suspects, interesting choice of murder weapon though.
Christmas cookies with a side of murder: The same as the rest in this series just set at Christmas.
Gelato with a side of murder: Sabrina is a witness to an attack in this one, could things be changing in Treasure Cove?
Chocolate cake with a side of murder: A close shave for Sabrina in this book.
It took me a little while to get through this. It's not that I didn't like it, it was some of the wording that really turned me off. I really got tired of deadpanned, luckily it eased up in the last few books. Then the descriptions of each character was horrible, who wants to be known as the pear shaped man of the black haired woman through the whole series? Let the reader's imagination take care of how they look. That being said, they weren't bad reads, that is why I gave them 4-5 stars. I feel like I've become more of a book snob as I get older, and more picky about little things...give them a chance, they are cozy mysteries that you will enjoy...Oh, and one character to look out for and remember is her grandma!!! Her and Snickerdoodle were scene stealers!!
In this box set we get eleven stories in the Daley Buzz Series Book 1 -- Chocolate with a Side of Murder, Book 2 -- Caramels with a Side of Murder, Book 3 -- Apple Pie with a Side of Murder, Book 4 -- Lemon Bars with a Side of Murder , Book 5 -- Cookies with a Side of Murder, Book 6 -- Halloween Candy with a Side of Murder, Book 7 -- Christmas Cookies with a Side of Murder, Book 8 -- Gelato with a Side of Murder, Book 9 -- Chocolate Cake with a Side of Murder, Book 10 -- Cupcakes with a Side of Murder and newly released Book 11 -- Chocolate Pudding with a Side of Murder.
Sabrina and David sleuthing skills are featured in these cozy reads. For fans of the series who will enjoy having this collection
Daley Buzz Mystery Ten Book Box Set was a great read by Meredith Potts. This box set consists of; Chocolate with a Side of Murder, Caramels with a Side of Murder, Apple Pie with a Side of Murder, Lemon Bars with a Side of Murder, Cookies with a Side of Murder, Halloween Candy with a Side of Murder, Christmas Cookies with a Side of Murder, Gelato with a Side of Murder, Chocolate Cake with a Side of Murder, and Cupcakes with a Side of Murder. I can’t wait to read more by Meredith Potts.
Read all ten of the books in this series and loved them all. Each one was unique and totally fascinating. Highly recommend this set to any and all mystery lovers. The characters are well crafted and they feel like friends by the time you finish the first book. Great friends by book 10. You will love Ms. Potts writing style, try it, you will not be sorry.
If you like cozy mysteries you are going to love this ten book boxed set. This series has it all, mystery, adventure, friendship, a little bit of romance and no excessive violence or foul language. The Daley Buzz Cozy Mystery Boxed Set is a real winner that you will absolutely enjoy reading.
I received this advanced copy and I am freely posting this fair and balanced review.
Great book , charming stories with awesome characters. Author really pulls you in with her books. The Daley Buzz is a fun to read and a real page turner. Great price for ten books and no worries about reading out of sequence which I sometimes do when I download an entire series that are not box sets.
While reading this series, I thought for sure that a teenager wrote. Every book had the same questions, the same restaurants, the same chocolate frenzy. Definitely G rated, no sex, swearing, and lots of praying.I read all 10, hoping it would get better, but is was basically the same every time.
I loved this cozy mystery collection filled with quirky characters, appealing storylines and lots is suspense. This would be a nice collection for any cozy mystery fan.
I enjoyed this book all of the murders have a surprise in them. I would recommend mystery lovers to read this. I don't think I will forget the phrase deadpan any time soon.
I bought the ten book set and couldn't get 10% through the first book. I did not enjoy the florid writing style and could not get beyond that to enjoying the mystery. There are too many books to read to waste time on ones that neither enlighten nor bring enjoyment.
How does Sabrina know almost everyone's age, even total strangers. The same features and expressions are used by everyone. They crinkle their noses when puzzled and throw out their arms when exasperated. The author also used words that did without understanding the meaning.
Story catches your attention right from the start. Characters are so likeable. If you like a mystery without all the gorry details,these books are for you.
I have read everyone of these as a single story. They are great! The characters continue to grow throughout the series. If you like cozy mysteries and wonderful characters this box set it for you!