Abigail owns and runs an ice cream parlor, Sweet Street, in Shelter Mountain, Alaska. Her ferret, Flick, goes with her just about everywhere. And Flick is an exceptionally well-trained ferret, much better trained than any cat or dog I’ve ever known.
Since she reads any cozy mystery she can get her hands on, Abigail is convinced she could solve just about any crime that happens. Little does she know, those feelings are soon to be put to the test.
She and Tucker, a childhood friend who happens to be a police officer, set out to go fishing one morning. But Abigail catches something she didn’t expect to: a dead body. Okay, so she spotted the body before she started fishing. Still, it was something she didn’t expect. Who was this, and how did he end up dead in the water so close to their fishing spot in their little town?
Where does wine come into the story? The Scoops & Sips Tasting Club is where Abigail and her friends eat the custom ice cream flavors she creates, like Homicidal Hazelnut, and drink wine that is perfectly paired with the ice cream flavor of the evening. Of course, her finding the body floating in the water is discussed.
The murdered man turns out to have a surprising connection to Shelter Mountain, and theories abound as to who murdered him and why. I thought I had it all figured out so many times, but I never did solve it until very close to the end of the book. I absolutely love the title of this enjoyable great mystery with plenty of humor and a satisfactory ending. It does not disappoint.
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily. If you would like a copy of this book for your own reading pleasure, I’ve placed an Amazon link for the book below.
Amazon Link: Sipping Wine & Fishing for Bodies
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Favorite Sentences:
“She’s taken her love for murder and turned it into names for the ice cream,” Tucker quipped, winking at Abigail.
The fact that they’d just loaded a corpse into a seaplane hadn’t unnerved her at all.
Flick was doing his weasel dance with a butterfly along the deck’s railing.
The clues kept piling up, yet they led to nothing.
New Words Learned:
dook – Scottish variant of duck
myopic – unable or unwilling to act prudently; shortsighted
scuttlebutt – rumor or gossip
Sitka spruce – the largest of all spruce, with a tall and straight trunk from a buttressed base and a broad, open, and conical crown of horizontal branches. Throughout southeast Alaska, Prince William Sound, Kodiak Island, Kenai Peninsula, and up the northern edge of the range extends just north of Girdwood, you can find Sitka spruce.
https://www.alaskannature.com/tree.htm
10 interesting Facts about Sitka Spruce Trees – Alaska Specialty Woods (alaskawoods.com)
About the Author:
A lover of cozy mystery books ever since she was eight years old, Peyton Stone has been captivated by the magic of storytelling and the thrill of crafting compelling mysteries.
Peyton invites readers into a world of suspense, intrigue, and unforgettable animal characters with each page she writes. Her stories are perfect for curling up on a rainy day or ignoring work with a steamy cup of coffee or enjoying with a cup of tea before bed.
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