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Murder in the Secret Maze (A Tory Benning Mystery Book 1) by [Judith Gonda]

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First in a new series featuring California landscape architect Tory Benning!

Landscape architect Tory Benning knows the lay of the land, but she’ll have to dig through the clues to unearth a killer . . .

After a whirlwind romance and a glorious wedding at the luxurious Hotel Santa Sofia, Tory Benning is ready to let down her hair, slip into her dancing shoes, and celebrate—until she discovers that her newly minted husband has vanished. The police suspect cold feet and second thoughts are behind Milo’s disappearance, but Tory’s certain he’s met with foul play. And since she designed the plush resort, she knows every nook and cranny of the grounds and adjoining secret maze, and wastes no time delving into her search.

As clues begin to emerge that Milo may have taken his last breath in the maze, Tory steps up her sleuthing, even as she learns she’s the prime suspect of a cop with a chip on his shoulder and is squarely in the sights of a menacing stalker. And when a second body is found on the grounds, Tory fears she’s up against a killer determined to silence any and all who get in the way.

Not to be deterred, Tory forges ahead, navigating a case with more twists and turns than the maze itself, until the labyrinth of clues leads her to shocking revelations about her husband, her family, and the identity of a killer who’s dead set on making her the next victim . . .

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Judith Gonda is a mystery writer and Ph.D. psychologist with a penchant for Pomeranians and puns, so it’s not surprising that psychology, Poms, and puns pop up in her amateur sleuth mysteries featuring landscape architect Tory Benning.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B084HNMVGV
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beyond the Page (February 26, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 26, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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Judith Gonda is a mystery writer and Ph.D. psychologist with a penchant for Pomeranians, plants, and puns, so it’s not surprising that psychology, Poms, and puns pop up in her amateur sleuth mysteries featuring landscape architect Tory Benning.

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L. Kraft

A Good Start to a New Series

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2020

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In the first of the new Tory Benning series, Murder in the Secret Maze, Tori Benning, a landscape architect, has just married the love of her life. The joyous occasion was marred by the death of Tory's father, only a few weeks earlier and then the unthinkable happens when her groom disappears before the reception begins. Tory and her best friend, Ashley, investigate on their own as to what happened to Milo, Tory's husband of a few hours. The police think it was a case of cold feet on the part of Milo, but when some evidence turns up later that indicates foul play was involved, then the cop (an old high school acquaintance of Tory who got rebuffed), is looking at her as the prime suspect. Soon afterward, she starts noticing a mysterious white car following her around town and then almost gets run off the road.

If this wasn't enough, Tori also finds out some family secrets, along with some improprieties in the company she runs which adds to her stress. Will Tori find out what happened to Milo, her husband, before she becomes a victim herself or ends up in jail?

One thing I (and this is subjective to the reader) didn't particularly like is that I thought Tori was maybe a little too interested in the private investigator so soon after the "love of her life" disappeared. Other then that point, I thought the writing was good and the author laid out the clues to bring the mystery to a conclusion was great. All in all, it was really a good cozy mystery and I would recommend to cozy lovers.

Please note: I was given a copy of the book from the publisher through Netgalley.com.

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Sharon S.

A Tory Benning Mystery series is off to a great start.

Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2020

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Murder in the Secret Maze by Judith Gonda is the 1st book in A Tory Benning Mystery series and she’s off to a great start.

Though I haven’t read a lot of cozy mysteries, this author’s descriptive writing pulled me in from the very start. The characters were well developed and mystery well plotted, with many twists and turns that took me on a wild ride. I also enjoyed learning a little about landscape architecture, and always enjoy when dogs make an appearance in any story.

I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series.

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sharon m dills

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Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2020

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This book was a lovely read. It captivated my interest and I loved the development of the characters. I do recommend this book

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Good New Series

Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2020

Tory (Victoria) Benning is getting ready for her wedding to Milo Spinnelli who she has known for a little over 4 months. Her Father died just two weeks prior and she goes ahead with the wedding. The garden and maze attached she designed as she is a landscape architect. Her Uncle Bob walks her down the aisle and after the ceremony goes off without a hitch. The photographer needs more photos of Tory as Phillip her hairstylist took too long getting her and Ashley (her best friend and maid of honor) ready. She finishes the photos, rushes to her suite and she and Ashley change into reception dresses. Tory gets a text that Milo is taking her dog Iris home and the dog is supposedly “freaking” out. Tory continues to wait to go into the reception but Milo never shows. He simply vanishes. Tory and Ashley decide to go thru the maze as one of the gardeners heard Milo arguing with someone in the maze after the ceremony. They discover his destroyed cell phone, a rock with blood on it and the ground soaked (which is should not be due to drought watering guidelines). They also run into a police sergeant Ernie Gomez who they both went to high school with and intensely dislike. He is known for making quick arrests and starts to hint that perhaps Tory has something to do with Milo’s disappearance. I will say that I found it odd that Ernie was there at this point in time. There is another detective that they went to high school with and liked so they call Adrian with their concerns and so begins Tory’s investigation. She jumps back into work and her Uncle Bob (who comes out of retirement to help) finds financial discrepancies which suggests someone has been embezzling money from their family firm. Tory is being followed and an insurance company is investigating her Father’s death. After a couple of weeks Ashely begs her to go to a fundraiser that Tory’s firm is sponsoring and she has her fortune read. Esmeralda gives Tory a very believable reading and she plans to get back in touch with her, unfortunately as she is leaving for the night she goes thru the maze again and finds Esmeralda’s dead body. Turns out Esmeralda was really her Aunt Jo who she believed died in a car accident and now there are 3 deaths of people close to her. A private investigator Jake is at the fundraiser and befriends Tory and Ashley and helps along the way. This was a very compelling and complicated storyline and I really enjoyed it but you really have to pay attention. Lots of death and clues and false clues along the way. Interested to see where this series goes.

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