The Sweet Taste of Murder: An Angel Lake Mystery
About The Sweet Taste of Murder: An Angel Lake Mystery
The only thing worse than a used car salesman showing up on your doorstep is finding one dead. After a scandalous divorce, Elise returns from the big city to her southern home town only to trip over the body of the town playboy. He leaves behind a heap of trouble that includes missing money, missing pets, and mourning lovers, and the suspects just keep piling up. Caught in her own drama, Elise is quick to wash her hands of it, until her best friend, Lavina, winds up as the number one suspect. Can Elise clear her friend's name without ending up as the next one dead? Or are her friendship blinders keeping her from seeing the truth?
What readers say
Readers enjoy this light Southern small-town cozy for its swift plot, plenty of suspects and red herrings, quirky friends and the dog-walking and pet scenes, with a clean, gentle romance and a satisfying ending. Many say the twists kept them guessing. The most frequent complaint is rough editing, including typos, missing words and awkward sentences, along with generic or hard-to-tell-apart characters, a reckless, inconsistent heroine and a repeated fitness-tracker mention that reads like product placement. Others find the plot too light or implausible.
Best for: Readers who want a clean, quick, pet-friendly cozy and can overlook uneven editing.
Summary of public reader reviews, updated November 2026.
