I loved this new series premier from Marc Jedel, author of the Silicon Valley mysteries (Uncle Marty). This clean, cozy mystery is a rollicking good time with quirky characters, set in a small town in Arkansas. The down home southern speech and behaviors are so spot on, it makes me wonder if Mr. Jedel was raised in the south. The mystery had me guessing to the end, and I still got it wrong. There is humor, excitement, and atmosphere, with no offensive language or graphic sex.
For those who may be sensitive to hunting scenes, there is an incident with a wild animal that could be upsetting to very sensitive persons, but it is part of the story flow.
I was privileged to read an advance copy and really enjoyed it, so much that I bought the book as soon as it was released so I can have it in all my devices. I’m looking forward to book #2! Can’t wait to see what trouble Jonas, Elizabeth and Mary get mixed up in next!
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| Fish Out of Water (#1) | Swimming with the Fishes (#2) | Hook, Line and Sinker (#3) | Uncle and Ants (#1) | Silicon Valley Mystery box set (#1-3) | |
| Synopsis | Newlywed sleuths solve a murder in a Southern small town full of secrets | A bomb rocks their small town. Can they net a killer? | Dubious diamond hunters and a dad she thought dead. Can she keep him from doing hard time? | First in another humorous, clean cozy series by the author | First three books in Silicon Valley Mystery series for less |
| Humorous | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| Quirky characters | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Full of twists | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rollicking read | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Dollycas’s ThoughtsElizabeth and Jonas Trout have traveled from Portland to her home town of Jenkins, Arkansas to deal with her inheritance from her grandmother. Along with her mother, a local doctor, they are sorting through furniture. artwork, photographs, and more to get ready for an estate sale and future sale of her grandmother’s home. Before they can even get started on the project Elizabeth is arrested by her former boyfriend, for the murder of Duncan Fowler. Fowler was a schoolteacher, and property manager hired to help Elizabeth’s grandmother with her ranch. Elizabeth did have a public altercation with the man over some property damage but she didn’t kill the man. The Sheriff thinks he has more than enough evidence to convict her of the crime so it’s time for the Trout’s to do a little fishing for some better suspects. There are not many secrets in this little town but they reel in a whopper that should catch the real killer and land them behind bars.The Trout’s are a very likable couple with excellent taste in dogs and their names. The puppy on the cover looks just like our recently deceased dog and we have named our new 10-week old pup, Daisy Mae, so you know the canine character immediately stole my heart. Elizabeth’s mom is a doctor and sometimes the medical examiner. She seems to be in non-stop motion tending to her patients or another cause. Because of Elizabeth’s arrest, she can’t have anything to do with the body but that doesn’t mean she can’t get information to clear her child’s name. The victim, Duncan Fowler had a lot of irons in the fire and at one point or another, it seemed like the entire town of Jenkins had a reason to kill the man. I enjoyed the small-town atmosphere and all the residents we met in this first Ozarks Lake Mystery. The characters developed nicely over the course of the story but there is plenty of room for growth as the series continues.Keeping with the fishy theme, the mystery was filled with red herrings. The Trouts needed a huge net to hold all the suspects and patience as they tried to weed out those with a motive but clearly not the killer. With some nice twists, I was in the dark as to who the guilty party was until near the very end. I did figure out some other aspects as to how the story would play out though. One part didn’t completely fall into place by the end of this story but probably will in the next installment. The ending was exciting and surprising as all the clues fell into place.This is the first book I have read by Marc Jedel after seeing so many wonderful reviews of his Silicon Valley Mysteries. What always caught my attention was his liberal use of humor so I jumped at the chance to read and review Fish Out of Water. I was thrilled to see his sense of humor shined in this book as well. He also filled this story with plenty of Southern charm.Fish Out of Water was a delightful whodunit with truly engaging characters and a complicated mystery that I found to be completely entertaining. I am anxious to read the next book in this series, Swimming with the Fishes, I have also added all the Silicon Valley Mysteries to my wish list.
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