Now that I'm a New Englander again (I grew up here), I wanted to read some local cozy mysteries about New England. I found a great one at Annie's Book Shop in Wells, Maine... It's called "Sealed Off" and it's a Maine Clambake Mystery by Barbara Ross. You really have to focus on the characters, because there are a good number of them. Julia, the main character, manages a Clam Bake business, and she and her boyfriend, Chris get involved in a complicated mystery. The author also introduces Julia's family and Chris' brother, and a slew of other characters- so you need to read carefully! I think the book would have benefitted from one page identifying who is who, but eventually they all fell into place. The book was fast-paced and I read it in about 5 days (which is quick for me). There's also an historic mystery within the mystery- and I didn't expect the ending. Well- worth a read! Very enjoyable and a good 5-star cozy Maine Mystery!- Rob
ABOUT THE BOOK: Early October is “winding down” time in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, but there’s nothing relaxing about it for Julia Snowden. Between busloads of weekend leaf peepers at the Snowden Family Clambake and a gut renovation of the old mansion on Morrow Island, she’s keeping it all together with a potentially volatile skeleton crew—until one of them turns up dead under the firewood.
When the Russian demo team clearing out the mansion discovers a room that’s been sealed off for decades, Julia’s baffled as to its purpose and what secrets it might have held. Tensions are already simmering with the crew, but when one of the workers is found murdered, things come to a boil. With the discovery of another body—and a mysterious diary with Cyrillic text in the hidden room—the pressure’s on Julia to dig up a real killer fast. But she’ll have to sort through a pile of suspects, including ex-spouses, a spurned lover, and a recently released prisoner, to fish out one clammed-up killer.
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