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Oceanside Cozy #27
Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder
Could an Easter Egg Hunt actually be hiding a killer?
"I absolutely love this series." ★★★★★
Heather is excited to bring her family to a beachy Easter Egg Hunt.
However, the search for “egg-citing” prizes in sand with metal detectors soon takes a deadly turn.
A man is discovered to have been bludgeoned with one of the detectors.
Who in this treasure searching club would have wanted this man dead?
Did the killer dress up as an Easter Bunny to make his getaway?
Armed with some Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Donuts, Heather is determined to find out the truth.
Join Heather as she hops to it and solves the case!
Praise for Susan Gillard:
"Another yummy sounding donut, family and friends make this a fun series to read." ★★★★★ sonnysmom
"Susan you have done it again! Another fantastic read!" ★★★★★ Amazon Customer
"Each book is a fun read with lots of new donut flavors, great characters, and celebrating a holiday." ★★★★★ Sharon Katz
Book 27 in the Oceanside Cozy Mystery series!
Can be read as a standalone but will be enjoyed more as part of the series.
A light, cozy mystery read with a dog loving and donut shop owning female private investigator, in a small town setting with quirky characters.
•No cliffhanger!
•No swearing!
•No gore!
•No graphic scenes!
Click the “buy now with 1 click” button at the top of the page!
"I absolutely love this series." ★★★★★
Heather is excited to bring her family to a beachy Easter Egg Hunt.
However, the search for “egg-citing” prizes in sand with metal detectors soon takes a deadly turn.
A man is discovered to have been bludgeoned with one of the detectors.
Who in this treasure searching club would have wanted this man dead?
Did the killer dress up as an Easter Bunny to make his getaway?
Armed with some Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Donuts, Heather is determined to find out the truth.
Join Heather as she hops to it and solves the case!
Praise for Susan Gillard:
"Another yummy sounding donut, family and friends make this a fun series to read." ★★★★★ sonnysmom
"Susan you have done it again! Another fantastic read!" ★★★★★ Amazon Customer
"Each book is a fun read with lots of new donut flavors, great characters, and celebrating a holiday." ★★★★★ Sharon Katz
Book 27 in the Oceanside Cozy Mystery series!
Can be read as a standalone but will be enjoyed more as part of the series.
A light, cozy mystery read with a dog loving and donut shop owning female private investigator, in a small town setting with quirky characters.
•No cliffhanger!
•No swearing!
•No gore!
•No graphic scenes!
Click the “buy now with 1 click” button at the top of the page!
- GenresCozy Mystery
222 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 29, 2018
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March 31, 2018
Heather and Amy help solve a murder that took place at an Easter Egg Hunt. I absolutely love holiday stories! The description of the donuts has me wanting to run out and buy some! I have to admit that I didn't figure out who the murderer was until the end.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
April 6, 2018
Easter in Key West has its egg hunt on the beach.
The Key West Beach Detector Club uses plastic eggs
with prizes inside them. The children use metal
detectors to find the eggs. The one to find the golden
egg wins a big prize....this year, it is the choice of
the first piece of a huge chocolate bunny.
For this hunt, Heather Shepherd, owner of Donut
Delights donut shop has created the Chocolate
Hazelnut donut to serve at the hunt.
Heather and her family and friends are enjoying
watching plus participating with Lilly in finding eggs.
Then a member of the club discovers the head of
the huge chocolate bunny is gone. Next the Easter
Bunny appears but doesn’t stop to talk with the
children. Then the man who was to play the Easter
Bunny reports the costume missing.
While searching for the chocolate bunny head and
the lost costume, a metal detector with blood on it is
discovered, followed by a dead body.
Who stole the chocolate? Who stole the costume?
Was it the same thief? Were both incidents related?
Was a member of the club or a family member of
those participating a murder?
Lots of interesting, quirky, colorful characters
present as suspects.
An original plotted adventure in a beautiful setting.
This is book # 27 in the Oceanside Cozy Mystery series.
It can be read as a stand alone.
I volunteered to read Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder.
Thanks to the author for the opportunity. My opinion is
my own.
The Key West Beach Detector Club uses plastic eggs
with prizes inside them. The children use metal
detectors to find the eggs. The one to find the golden
egg wins a big prize....this year, it is the choice of
the first piece of a huge chocolate bunny.
For this hunt, Heather Shepherd, owner of Donut
Delights donut shop has created the Chocolate
Hazelnut donut to serve at the hunt.
Heather and her family and friends are enjoying
watching plus participating with Lilly in finding eggs.
Then a member of the club discovers the head of
the huge chocolate bunny is gone. Next the Easter
Bunny appears but doesn’t stop to talk with the
children. Then the man who was to play the Easter
Bunny reports the costume missing.
While searching for the chocolate bunny head and
the lost costume, a metal detector with blood on it is
discovered, followed by a dead body.
Who stole the chocolate? Who stole the costume?
Was it the same thief? Were both incidents related?
Was a member of the club or a family member of
those participating a murder?
Lots of interesting, quirky, colorful characters
present as suspects.
An original plotted adventure in a beautiful setting.
This is book # 27 in the Oceanside Cozy Mystery series.
It can be read as a stand alone.
I volunteered to read Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder.
Thanks to the author for the opportunity. My opinion is
my own.
March 31, 2018
Synopsis:
Could an Easter Egg Hunt actually be hiding a killer?
"Another satisfying murder mystery" ★★★★★
Heather is excited to bring her family to a beachy Easter Egg Hunt.
However, the search for “egg-citing” prizes in sand with metal detectors soon takes a deadly turn.
A man is discovered to have been bludgeoned with one of the detectors.
Who in this treasure searching club would have wanted this man dead?
Did the killer dress up as an Easter Bunny to make his getaway?
Armed with some Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Donuts, Heather is determined to find out the truth.
Join Heather as she hops to it and solves the case!
Praise for Susan Gillard:
"I always love imagining with each new release what the featured donut would taste like!" ★★★★★ Amazon Customer
"Always packed with fun, lots of friends, family, and plenty of donuts." ★★★★★ Sharon Katz
"This series is fun to read with absolutely no violence." ★★★★★ Amazon Customer
Book 27 in the Oceanside Cozy Mystery series!
Can be read as a standalone but will be enjoyed more as part of the series.
A light, cozy mystery read with a dog loving and donut shop owning female private investigator, in a small town setting with quirky characters.
•No cliffhanger!
•No swearing!
•No gore!
•No graphic scenes!
Click the “buy now with 1 click” button at the top of the page!
(Amazon)
Review:
The characters are well round and well developed. I really like the close relationships between Heather and Amy’s families. They not only work well together but they enjoy each other friendship and their families get along well.
I liked the fact that this mystery took place at an Easter Egg Hunt, especially because this is Easter weekend. There were a lot of people at the egg hunt and that made for more suspects to consider. The mystery was well plotted and carried on well throughout the book. The writing style flowed smoothly and the book is an easy read.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well crafted cozy mystery. If you want a good book to help you pass away a weekend, give this book a try.
Could an Easter Egg Hunt actually be hiding a killer?
"Another satisfying murder mystery" ★★★★★
Heather is excited to bring her family to a beachy Easter Egg Hunt.
However, the search for “egg-citing” prizes in sand with metal detectors soon takes a deadly turn.
A man is discovered to have been bludgeoned with one of the detectors.
Who in this treasure searching club would have wanted this man dead?
Did the killer dress up as an Easter Bunny to make his getaway?
Armed with some Chocolate Hazelnut Cream Donuts, Heather is determined to find out the truth.
Join Heather as she hops to it and solves the case!
Praise for Susan Gillard:
"I always love imagining with each new release what the featured donut would taste like!" ★★★★★ Amazon Customer
"Always packed with fun, lots of friends, family, and plenty of donuts." ★★★★★ Sharon Katz
"This series is fun to read with absolutely no violence." ★★★★★ Amazon Customer
Book 27 in the Oceanside Cozy Mystery series!
Can be read as a standalone but will be enjoyed more as part of the series.
A light, cozy mystery read with a dog loving and donut shop owning female private investigator, in a small town setting with quirky characters.
•No cliffhanger!
•No swearing!
•No gore!
•No graphic scenes!
Click the “buy now with 1 click” button at the top of the page!
(Amazon)
Review:
The characters are well round and well developed. I really like the close relationships between Heather and Amy’s families. They not only work well together but they enjoy each other friendship and their families get along well.
I liked the fact that this mystery took place at an Easter Egg Hunt, especially because this is Easter weekend. There were a lot of people at the egg hunt and that made for more suspects to consider. The mystery was well plotted and carried on well throughout the book. The writing style flowed smoothly and the book is an easy read.
I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a well crafted cozy mystery. If you want a good book to help you pass away a weekend, give this book a try.
April 1, 2018
Easter has arrived in Oceanside and Heather, her family, and friends are all excited about the Easter Egg Hunt festivities sponsored by the Key West Beach Detector Club that will be held on the beach. Heather has created a special donut just for the occasion that will be served to all the participants and their families.
Things start out with lots of fun as the families use their detectors to find the hidden eggs that have little gifts inside them. Heather’s daughter found the Golden Egg that will allow her to choose the tastiest part of the giant chocolate bunny that everyone will enjoy when the hunt come to an end.
But then one of the club members discovers that someone stole the head of the chocolate bunny and Heather, her best friend Amy, and husband, Detetive Ryan Shepherd are asked to find the chocolate thief. But what was found was a dead body! One of the club members, Brian Silver, was found dead and everyone is a suspect. The victim was hit over the head with one of the detectors but who did it? Was it the the man dressed up as the Easter Bunny? Was it one of the club members? Even grouchy old Mr. Rankle isn’t safe from suspicion even though he’s in a wheelchair.
Heather, Amy, and Ryan are on the case to discover who the murderer is and if the Easter Bunny had something to do with it.
“Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder” is author Susan Gillard’s 27th installment of her popular Oceanfront Cozy Series. Each book is a fun read with lots of new donut flavors, great characters, and celebrating a holiday. The books are wonderful for all readers with no violence just lots of love. A great series for every cozy-lover out there.
“I received an ARC of this book and voluntarily reviewed it.”
Things start out with lots of fun as the families use their detectors to find the hidden eggs that have little gifts inside them. Heather’s daughter found the Golden Egg that will allow her to choose the tastiest part of the giant chocolate bunny that everyone will enjoy when the hunt come to an end.
But then one of the club members discovers that someone stole the head of the chocolate bunny and Heather, her best friend Amy, and husband, Detetive Ryan Shepherd are asked to find the chocolate thief. But what was found was a dead body! One of the club members, Brian Silver, was found dead and everyone is a suspect. The victim was hit over the head with one of the detectors but who did it? Was it the the man dressed up as the Easter Bunny? Was it one of the club members? Even grouchy old Mr. Rankle isn’t safe from suspicion even though he’s in a wheelchair.
Heather, Amy, and Ryan are on the case to discover who the murderer is and if the Easter Bunny had something to do with it.
“Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder” is author Susan Gillard’s 27th installment of her popular Oceanfront Cozy Series. Each book is a fun read with lots of new donut flavors, great characters, and celebrating a holiday. The books are wonderful for all readers with no violence just lots of love. A great series for every cozy-lover out there.
“I received an ARC of this book and voluntarily reviewed it.”
April 2, 2018
I have read so far all of this series and found this one very intriguing and surprising. Murder at the Easter hunt is making things hard on the characters this time around. Will they find the murder and save Easter for all. Loved it !
March 31, 2018
What could be more fun than an Easter Egg hunt on the beach using metal detectors for Lilly.
That is until a body is discovered.
Heather and Amy help solve the murder with plenty of suspects as there were a lot of people looking for eggs. Another yummy sounding donut, family and friends make this a fun series to read.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
That is until a body is discovered.
Heather and Amy help solve the murder with plenty of suspects as there were a lot of people looking for eggs. Another yummy sounding donut, family and friends make this a fun series to read.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advanced Reader Copy of this book.
April 1, 2018
Another fun read in this series. I really enjoy this series and the characters that populate the stories.
The metal detecting group is having an Easter egg hunt. Snacks of all types are available including Heather’s newest donut creation. Of course no event that Heather is involved with is complete without a murder! It’s up to Heather, Amy, and the Key West police to solve this quickly.
I received an arc of this book and voluntarily provided a review.
The metal detecting group is having an Easter egg hunt. Snacks of all types are available including Heather’s newest donut creation. Of course no event that Heather is involved with is complete without a murder! It’s up to Heather, Amy, and the Key West police to solve this quickly.
I received an arc of this book and voluntarily provided a review.
April 4, 2018
Another good one!
Heather and the gang are back & this time it's Easter. A body is discovered during a beach Easter egg hunt. Did the bunny commit the crime? Join them as they try to solve another murder mystery.
Heather and the gang are back & this time it's Easter. A body is discovered during a beach Easter egg hunt. Did the bunny commit the crime? Join them as they try to solve another murder mystery.
April 8, 2018
Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder
Heather and Amy and the gang solve another mystery. This had a good plot and a lot of characters to sift through to find the real killer. Thanks for a great series. Looking forward to the next book.
Heather and Amy and the gang solve another mystery. This had a good plot and a lot of characters to sift through to find the real killer. Thanks for a great series. Looking forward to the next book.
April 9, 2018
Chocolate Hazelnut & Murder
Another great story. Had me at one point but surprised me at end on who the murderer was. Always love reading about Heather, Ryan, and the gang. Cannot wait to see what happens next.
Another great story. Had me at one point but surprised me at end on who the murderer was. Always love reading about Heather, Ryan, and the gang. Cannot wait to see what happens next.
June 3, 2020
Applauds for Heather & the team.
Dual feelings - kill someone at a kid's event that sadder than 40 days & nights of endless rain! On the other hand, the team works together even though they get thrown off track but they regroup quickly.
Dual feelings - kill someone at a kid's event that sadder than 40 days & nights of endless rain! On the other hand, the team works together even though they get thrown off track but they regroup quickly.
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