and Daisies and Death, Oh My!" by Penny Cover Petersen is well-worth reading! I met Penny at a book expo (I was one of the other authors there who was fortunate enough to sit next to her). I could tell that Penny was inspired by the small, historic downtown area of the city we live in. She really paints a great picture of little shops in a small downtown area and the personalities and relationship between two adult sisters that own a shop and adopt a dog they name Malcolm. It's very easy to visualize the entire story.
Penny is a great writer and I highly recommend this enjoyable cozy mystery. It left me wanting to know more about the next adventure that Daisy and Rose get involved in! I hope that Penny writes a sequel soon. - Rob
BOOK SUMMARY: Nothing ruins a peaceful morning walk like finding a blood-spattered
body. And Daisy Greene and Rose Forrest, sisters and co-owners of
Champagne Taste, really need a peaceful morning walk. They have enough
on their minds already. Christmas is right around the corner, business
is brisk, and their little antiques district of Old Towne is being
plagued with petty thievery and vandalism. Murder is just not in the
game plan. And if finding bodies lying around walking trails isn't enough to destroy a perfectly good day, Daisy's ex-husband, state trooper Bill Greene, shows up to investigate the murder. Nosy by nature anyway, Daisy takes Bill’s presence as a challenge to find the murderer.
When Daisy and Rose start asking questions things get hairier. Someone begins stalking them. Daisy receives threatening letters and is brutally attacked.
Their determination grows when clues lead to a missing priceless diamond and the man Daisy is dating becomes the next victim. With the help of their eccentric mother, Angela, and their hormonally-exuberant dog, Malcolm, they follow the clues to catch a killer.
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