- Title: Murder by the Mountain
- Author: Penny Brooke
- Series: A Word Travels Mobile Bookshop #5
- Genre: Cozy Mystery
- Takes Place: Greenwood, Vermont
- Main Character: Claudia
- Other Characters: Aunt Daisy Mae, Detective Sterling, Lexi, Elenore, Jim, Tommy, Eva, Nicole
- Pets: Jasper the black cat
- Stars: 5
Ms Brookes delivers another great Cozy Mystery in book 5 of A Word Travels Mobile Bookshop.
Claudia and Aunt Daisy Mae are traveling in the mobile bookshop, to local schools in order to introduce Greenwood’s new literacy program. While working at one of the schools, they learn about a ten-year-old cold case concerning the mysterious disappearance of a teacher employed by the school. Although foul play was suspected, there was no body and no proof, thus the matter was closed. Claudia finds herself enmeshed in the cold case mystery when she discovers a dead body on school property that has evidently been there for some time. Is there a possibility that this body is connected to the missing teacher? If yes, what happened? With the cooperation of Detective Sterling, Claudia once again puts her sleuthing skills to work to solve this cold case.
Claudia my have some competition when a local podcaster, who is also an amateur sleuth goes to all lengths to obtain material for her podcast. However, when the podcaster deceives Claudia and provides her with false information, Claudia comes to the conclusion that she cannot be trusted.
To solve this unsolved cold case, the author takes the reader on an extremely suspenseful journey. Claudia is the ideal protagonist and everyone could use an aunt like Daisy Mae. I also enjoy every one of the supporting cast members. Before the cold case is solved, there are many more twists and turns to this mystery. Check out this book to find out if Claudia will fall victim to a murderer once more.
Happy Reading!
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