About Birds, Puppies, and Murder
Birds, Puppies, and Murder (Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
4th in Series
Setting - Arizona
Publisher: Independently Published
Publication date: September 23, 2025
Print length: 327 pages
ISBN-13: 979-8294753788
Digital ASIN: B0FK3P31T5
Lost puppies, endangered birds…
The sisters are birddogs on a murder most fowl.The sisters are thriving like mountain sage in an Arizona autumn. Nicole’s yoga business is gaining a foothold in Wyatt. Emma’s first mystery novel is scheduled for release. But a proposed, expansive building project in the pristine area of the bird sanctuary has the community in an uproar. It’s Environmentalists versus Big Business, and the sisters are caught in the crossfire.
When one of Nic’s yoga students is found dead near the planned resort, the amateur sleuths are back on the trail of a killer. Who has the most to gain from her death—the morally challenged developer, the money-grubbing boyfriend, her jealous brother, a nasty neighbor, or a co-worker with dark secrets? And where has Skittles, the dog, gone?
While the Chocolate Martini Sisters sort through the litany of villains, they’re leaving no mystery unsolved. The stakes are escalating, throwing the sisters on divergent paths that all come together at a dangerous intersection. As they unsnarl the tangled mysteries, will they expose the murderer before the killer finds a way to silence them?
After hearing countless stories as a mental health professional, Joyce Proell retired to create her own tales. An award-winning author, she writes historical romance and cozy mystery where all endings are guaranteed happy. She shares her home on the prairie with a husband and a little dog with a big personality. When she isn’t reading or writing, she likes to swim and finds baking almost as relaxing as a day at the spa.
Review
Once again, murder comes to town.
Birds, Puppies, and Murder is the fourth book in coauthors Joyce Proell’s and Brenda Whiteside’s fun and highly addictive cozy Chocolate Martini Sisters Mystery series, and despite an alteration to the sisters’ birthday plans at the local historic inn, murder still finds its way to Wyatt, Arizona. When Emma and their visiting Aunt Lydia discover one of the clients at Namaste, Nicole’s new yoga studio, murdered and hidden behind a public park restroom, the sisters quickly jump into action to ensure there is justice for their friend.
The sisters, Emma Banefield and Nicole Earp, are their delightful selves, and there are a few recurring characters to catch up with. Told from the dual points of view of Emma and Nic, the clever story unfolds without laying waste to the previous books, so new readers will be able to slip right into the series without spoiling the earlier adventures. The plot moves swiftly, without downtime slowing things up, and there are plenty of possible suspects to consider for the young woman’s killer. The sisters’ Aunt Lydia, in town for a visit, is a fun addition to the mix, and I enjoyed her spunky personality and seemingly effortless ability to produce the perfect quote from literature or theater to fit the conclusion of her scenes.
I recommend BIRDS, PUPPIES, AND MURDER to readers of cozy
mysteries, especially fans of the previous books in the series.
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