Murder on the Rocks (Gray Whale Inn Mystery, #1) in Crazy Challenge Connection

Jun 08, 2011 Diane ~Firefly~ rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, kindle, food

Cranberry Island sounds like a nice place to visit and based on the food descriptions, I certainly wouldn't mind staying at the Gray Whale Inn. I like Natalie for the most part, but I think she got beat up even more than Harry Dresden does in one of his books and she just kept on going.

What I enjoyed:
* The food sounded heavenly and I was happy there were some recipes included.
* The islanders seem interesting.
* The mystery was decent. I didn't guess all the motive.

What could have been better:
* S ...more

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Dec 10, 2017 Moondance rated it really liked it

Shelves: cozy, cozy-bingo, woman-sleuth, first-in-series, small-business, small-town, bed-and-breakfast, lodging, recipes

The alarm rang at 6 am, jolting me out from under my down comforter and into a pair of slippers.

Natalie Barnes has moved from Texas to Cranberry Island, Maine to run a bed and breakfast. Just before her third month in business a real estate tycoon is trying to buy the land near the B&B to put in a high end resort. The land happens to be the breeding ground of a protected sea tern and some of the village is up in arms about the possibility of destroying the bird nests. Natalie misses her footing ...more

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Sep 18, 2012 Connie N. rated it really liked it

Shelves: flower-on-cover, first-in-series, cozy-mystery, house-on-cover, sandals-shoes-on-cover, bird-on-cover

What a very nice book. The mystery didn't exactly captivate me, but I enjoyed watching the pleasant main character struggle ahead to try to save her inn on the rugged Maine coast, not to mention help to save the habitat for the local terns. Natalie, a newcomer to Cranberry Island, is the owner of just the sort of bed-and-breakfast I'd love to stay in, situated in what sounds like a gorgeous spot on the water. The breakfasts she serves sound delicious (and recipes are included at the back of the ...more

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Mar 29, 2013 Carrie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: cozy-mystery, 1st-in-a-series, new-to-me-author, tower-team, fantasyland, bookshelf-battle-r3, kindle-loan, maine, small-town-usa

I haven't really read that many cozy mysteries, and I found Murder on the Rocks to be rather enjoyable. Set in a small town in Maine, Cranberry Island.

Natalie Barnes is one of the newer residents of Cranberry Island is the owner and innkeeper of the Gray Whale Inn, a bed and breakfast. Even thought she's made friends with many of the the folk who live on the island, there are some who are quick to snub and judge when a murder takes place. So on top of running her inn, baking her many goodies fo ...more

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Jun 11, 2014 Debbie rated it it was amazing

This series is off to a good start for me. I think I would like to visit Cranberry Island...without the murder of course. I'm now on the search for the next in the series. ...more

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Sep 29, 2011 Nell rated it liked it

Shelves: z2011

This mystery is the first in a series and honestly I bought it because I liked the recipes at the end. :D It was a good mystery especially for a debut. I guessed the 'villian' though the red herrings kept me from figuring out all of the whys. I like the main characters and hope the protagonist is further developed in the next one. She's new to this island off the coast of Maine, though it's not clear why she moved from Texas and her islander best friend is more of a belle than she is. Perhaps th ...more

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