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Murder Makes Scents
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Stella Wright loves creating candles at her Nantucket store—and she also has a burning passion for justice. Now, after visiting a perfume conference, she must solve a vial crime . . .
Stella and her globe-trotting mom, Millie, have come home from a perfume industry conference in Paris, where their trip was marred by witnessing the stabbing death of a young man. It’s a ...more
Stella and her globe-trotting mom, Millie, have come home from a perfume industry conference in Paris, where their trip was marred by witnessing the stabbing death of a young man. It’s a ...more
Kindle Edition, 272 pages
Expected publication:
February 25th 2020
by Kensington
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Stella Wright and her mother, Millie, are attending a perfume conference in Paris. Unfortunately, their fun trip turns into a nightmare when Stella witnesses the stabbing death of a young man. When they arrive home hours later, Stella is relieved and wants to put the murder behind her. But when her candle store, Wick and Flame, is broken into, she starts feeling paranoid. Then she receives an anonymous note claiming that her mother smuggled a mysterious vial out of Paris. The vial contains an
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This is the second book in the Nantucket Candle Maker series and I found it to be as enjoyable as the first. Ms. Brecher takes Stella and her mother from Paris to Nantucket on an adventure that inadvertently involves international espionage. For the second book in a series, I can see how some may find the storyline too fantastical, but I thought that given Stella's mom's over-the-top personality and adventures that it did fit the characters. With a lot of new people in Nantucket, there were
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Stella and her mother Millie are on a whirlwind adventure in Paris, but when Stella sees a man die in front of her, she can't wait to get back to her quaint Nantucket Island.
Stella and her mother have a lot in common, which includes their love of scents. Stella perfects her prized scents in the Wick & Flame, her candle shop located on Nantucket Island, and her mother is a well known perfumer, who travels to the Amazon to find unique scents.
It is their love of scents that have them in Paris, ...more
Stella and her mother have a lot in common, which includes their love of scents. Stella perfects her prized scents in the Wick & Flame, her candle shop located on Nantucket Island, and her mother is a well known perfumer, who travels to the Amazon to find unique scents.
It is their love of scents that have them in Paris, ...more
This is a great book. I was hooked from the very beginning. It's a rollercoaster ride, from Paris to Nantucket a spy follows the main characters looking for a formula of scents. Anything and everything happens. You'll love it. #MurderMakesScents #NetGalley
5 Stars
This is the second book in the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery Series by Christin Breacher.
What a fun ride this was! Who knew you could take a candle maker and a mother who is a perfumer at heart and make them into international spies.
Stella and her mom are in Paris at a conference where her mother is going to give a talk on detecting fragrances when a man is stabbed practically in front of them. Without them noticing before he died the man shoved a perfumers bottle into Millie’s bag. This ...more
This is the second book in the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery Series by Christin Breacher.
What a fun ride this was! Who knew you could take a candle maker and a mother who is a perfumer at heart and make them into international spies.
Stella and her mom are in Paris at a conference where her mother is going to give a talk on detecting fragrances when a man is stabbed practically in front of them. Without them noticing before he died the man shoved a perfumers bottle into Millie’s bag. This ...more
I enjoyed learning about the history and development of candle scents and candlemaking methods. I've also always wanted to travel to Nantucket and the book did a wonderful job of transporting me there. The descriptions were so detailed, especially of the houses, and I felt like I was right "on island" with the characters. The anticipation of landing with the ferry reminded me of the times I've spent on Ocracoke Island, NC.
The plot, however, was just too unrealistic for me. Yes, I was waiting for ...more
The plot, however, was just too unrealistic for me. Yes, I was waiting for ...more
On Sale February 25th, 2020
The second book in Christin Brecher’s “Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery” cozy series, Murder Makes Scents, arrives on February 25th from Kensington Books.
I will start by saying that I feel this was a fun cozy to read. There is plenty of action, loads of suspects and some very outlandish scenes that readers will either smile and laugh over or will frown and shake their heads in dismay. The characters are original, the story even more so. The writing is fluid and easy to ...more
The second book in Christin Brecher’s “Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery” cozy series, Murder Makes Scents, arrives on February 25th from Kensington Books.
I will start by saying that I feel this was a fun cozy to read. There is plenty of action, loads of suspects and some very outlandish scenes that readers will either smile and laugh over or will frown and shake their heads in dismay. The characters are original, the story even more so. The writing is fluid and easy to ...more
I loved that this book started in Paris then followed Stella and her mom home to Nantucket. It is nice to watch Parker and Stella's relationship progress and that Andy and her are staying close friends. This book was packed with even more adventure than the first one. I had a hard time putting this book down. I did not see the ending of who the killer was. I would not have thought it was that person so the author did a good job of throwing me off. I know he was a suspect of Stella's but not
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Stella is Nantucket's local Candle lady, but as the story begins, she is in France with her mother, and they are play-acting the concept of the fancy Parisian ladies. On a side note, the city wasn't for me, but I could still empathize with Stella's excitement. She rarely got to spend quality time with her mother, who has a severe case of wanderlust. There was the sly mention of the unknown father again in this, and I smell a future book focusing on the revelations that might go with that back
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Be it the character portrayal or storytelling, Christin Brecher knows how to keep her fans hooked on to the story. I waited for six months to read the second instalment of Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery and it was surely worth the wait.
Stella, our favourite adventure seeker is back! This time, she entangles herself in a super mess involving a criminal mastermind named Rex Laruam and he's got something to do with Millie's secret scent from Amazon and a murder.
The story starts slow but picks up ...more
Stella, our favourite adventure seeker is back! This time, she entangles herself in a super mess involving a criminal mastermind named Rex Laruam and he's got something to do with Millie's secret scent from Amazon and a murder.
The story starts slow but picks up ...more
Nantucket candle store owner, Stella Wright is returning home after attending a perfumer's conference in Paris with her adventure-loving mother where they witnessed the stabbing of another attendee. Things keep heating up back in Nantucket with Federal agents and spies. Even though some of the action verges on incredulous, the writing and the characters are so charming you are happily carried along. Just the thing for a cold wintry night! Thanks to netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity
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In this second installment, Stella and her Mother, Millie, attend a perfume conference in Paris. When a man dies from a stab wound in front of Stella, she thought going home would put the murder behind her. Stella could not have been more wrong and she is doing her best to keep her Mother alive and find a mysterious vial that contains an international secret tied to an upcoming peace summit. Stella needs to keep her cards close to her vest and not bring in any of her friends if she hopes to keep
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Nantucket candle store owner, Stella Wright is returning home after attending a perfumer's conference in Paris with her adventure-loving mother where they witnessed the stabbing of another attendee. Things keep heating up back in Nantucket with Federal agents and spies. Even though some of the action verges on incredulous, the writing and the characters are so charming you are happily carried along. Just the thing for a cold wintry night!
I liked this author's first book in the series. This one not so much. The main character working with an FBI anent, international spy's being involved, just strained even my credulity too much. However, the sneak peek at the next book seems interesting and I will be willing to give it a try.
Thank you to the publisher, the author, and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Thank you to the publisher, the author, and NetGalley for my eARC in exchange for my honest review.
Murder Makes Scents is the second in the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery series by Christin Brecher.
Stella and her Mom, Millie, are attending a perfumer’s conference in Paris (PARIS!) when they see a man killed just as Millie is walking in to give a presentation. Upon their return home after a (mostly) good trip to France, hijinks ensue and Stella starts digging in to how a murder in Paris can be related to some of the goings-on back home in Nantucket all the while making sure her mom is ok after ...more
Stella and her Mom, Millie, are attending a perfumer’s conference in Paris (PARIS!) when they see a man killed just as Millie is walking in to give a presentation. Upon their return home after a (mostly) good trip to France, hijinks ensue and Stella starts digging in to how a murder in Paris can be related to some of the goings-on back home in Nantucket all the while making sure her mom is ok after ...more
I had to think about this for a while before I wrote the review. The plot started off as fairly routine and then took what I considered to be a fantastical twist, and I wasn't sure how I felt about that. Having had a few days to think about it, I actually enjoyed reading the book. You do have to suspend belief a little at some of the main character's movements. but it is fiction and it was a fun read, and in the end, isn't that what matters? Looking forward to the next book!
This second in series is fabulous, and it is a delight to be back on Nantucket Island! The setting, especially Stella's Wick and Flame candle shop, sounds beautiful, and I appreciated getting to know her friends and family better through their conversations and actions. And what pet can be better than Tinker, her beautiful cat, who seems to know what Stella looks for and helps her find it?
Stella and her mother Millie, a master perfumer, are in Paris for Millie's presentation at the world ...more
Stella and her mother Millie, a master perfumer, are in Paris for Millie's presentation at the world ...more
Murder Makes Sense by Christin Brecher has Stella Wright with her mother, Millie in Paris for The World Perfumery Conference. Before Millie gives her talk, they stop so she can check her materials one more time. A commotion breaks out and Stella sees a man with a knife in his back. Stella later learns that the killer was after sensitive information, but he eluded the gendarme. Millie and Stella return to Nantucket Island where Stella notices a woman on a yacht watching them through binoculars as
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This 2nd installment of the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery series starts in Paris as Stella Wright is visiting her Mother Millie who is at a perfume conference about to make a speech when a commotion outside the ballroom finds a man struggling as he has been stabbed in the back and dies just after looking Stella in the eyes. Stella and Millie are both shaken but after waiting to give their information to the police they have to rush to get to the airport to catch their flight to Nantucket.
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Stella Wright, owner of the Wick & Flame, and her mom, Millie, go on a trip together to Paris. They are going to a perfume conference, but even more special to Stella is the time with her mom. Things go horribly wrong though when a man is stabbed to death right in front of them. With the conference ruined, Stella and her mother head back to Nantucket. Stella is glad to be back, but she just can’t shake the murder from her mind. Stella becomes alarmed after she believes someone was in her
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Stella Wright loves creating candles at her Nantucket store—and she also has a burning passion for justice. Now, after visiting a perfume conference, she must solve a vial crime . . . Stella and her globe-trotting mom, Millie, have come home from a perfume industry conference in Paris, where their trip was marred by witnessing the stabbing death of a young man. It’s a relief for Stella to be back on her picturesque island, with the comforting company of her cat, Tinker. But lingering ...more
Stella Wright loves creating candles at her Nantucket store—and she also has a burning passion for justice. Now, after visiting a perfume conference, she must solve a vial crime . . . Stella and her globe-trotting mom, Millie, have come home from a perfume industry conference in Paris, where their trip was marred by witnessing the stabbing death of a young man. It’s a relief for Stella to be back on her picturesque island, with the comforting company of her cat, Tinker. But lingering ...more
From Amazon - "Stella and her globe-trotting mom, Millie, have come home from a perfume industry conference in Paris, where their trip was marred by witnessing the stabbing death of a young man. It’s a relief for Stella to be back on her picturesque island, with the comforting company of her cat, Tinker. But lingering danger may have followed them back across the ocean.
After someone breaks into her candle store, the Wick & Flame, Stella starts feeling spooked. And just as things threaten to ...more
After someone breaks into her candle store, the Wick & Flame, Stella starts feeling spooked. And just as things threaten to ...more
Murder Makes Scents, the second book of the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery series is a wild ride from Paris to Nantucket.
Stella and her world traveling mother, Millie are a hoot. You can tell the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Both women share a passion for scents. Taking that passion and turning it into a livelihood that they love and unique to each of them. Even though both women are very much like, they are both distinctly different and very much their own person. Millie is a care ...more
Stella and her world traveling mother, Millie are a hoot. You can tell the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Both women share a passion for scents. Taking that passion and turning it into a livelihood that they love and unique to each of them. Even though both women are very much like, they are both distinctly different and very much their own person. Millie is a care ...more
Murder Makes Scents, the second book of the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery series is a wild ride from Paris to Nantucket.
Stella and her world traveling mother, Millie are a hoot. You can tell the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Both women share a passion for scents. Taking that passion and turning it into a livelihood that they love and unique to each of them. Even though both women are very much like, they are both distinctly different and very much their own person. Millie is a care ...more
Stella and her world traveling mother, Millie are a hoot. You can tell the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. Both women share a passion for scents. Taking that passion and turning it into a livelihood that they love and unique to each of them. Even though both women are very much like, they are both distinctly different and very much their own person. Millie is a care ...more
Murder Makes Scents is the second book in the Nantucket candle makers series by Christin Brecher. I have not read book one, but I quickly became familiar with the characters in the series, especially once Stella and her mother Millie left Paris and returned to their Nantucket home. They had been in Paris for a fragrance conference where Millie had been invited to speak about her adventures procuring scents in the Amazon. There they witnessed a murder, potential related to an important Peace
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I loved the first book in this series Murder's No Votive Confidenceso I just couldn't wait to read this instalment. We start off with Stella and her mother Millie in Paris who are attending a perfume industry conference in Paris, but their trip takes a deadly turn when they witness the stabbing death of a young man. When they return to good old Nantucket it appears that danger has followed them from Paris. Her mother Millie has some scents from the Amazon that she is keeping close to her chest,
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I liked this entry even more than the first in the series. When Stella and her mother are off to visit Paris but homicide isn't part of their travel plans. Both mother and daughter make their living using scent and that's the reason for the trip to attend a perfume conference. What could any of this have to do with spies? Especially spies who follow them back to Nantucket. Things heat up when Millie is attacked and Stella is threatened. The list of suspects is long due to the fact that spies who
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Murder Makes Scents kicks off in Paris (how fun!) Candlemaker and scent enthusiast Stella is attending a conference with her globe-trotting perfumer mother, Millie. Their trip ends on a sour note when a man is murdered on the last day of the conference (right before Millie is due to give her talk).
When they return to Nantucket, they quickly realize that someone involved in the murder in Paris has followed them, and their lives could be in danger. Has Millie stolen a top-secret perfume vial? Will ...more
When they return to Nantucket, they quickly realize that someone involved in the murder in Paris has followed them, and their lives could be in danger. Has Millie stolen a top-secret perfume vial? Will ...more
A visit to Paris with her mother ends in tragedy when Stella sees a man stabbed to death at the airport. In Murder Makes Scents by Christin Brecher, Stella feels once she is back safely on her island of Nantucket, the event will fade from her memory.
Not so fast though. She soon learns there might be a connection between the death and the perfume industry conference her mother attended. Stella discovers the person killed in Paris was a U.S. government official and sources believe the killer is ...more
Not so fast though. She soon learns there might be a connection between the death and the perfume industry conference her mother attended. Stella discovers the person killed in Paris was a U.S. government official and sources believe the killer is ...more
I realize that we do not read cozy mysteries for a realistic read. Murder Makes Scents, however, was just a little TOO over-the-top for me. The mixture of an incredibly dramatic international espionage quest and a main character whose actions, reactions, and emotions just don't feel very authentic didn't really resonate with me. I did find the scent-related information fascinating and well-placed in the story. The author doesn't go on and on and bore the reader with it. And the scene-by-scene
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