Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott

REVIEWED BY 

Joanne Swinney

Cruel Candy by Mildred Abbott
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Eat your heart out Jessica Fletcher. Remember Murder She Wrote? God, I loved that show. It’s a murder mystery what’s not to love.

Cozy Corgi Mysteries was everything I was hoping for. It had flair bringing the characters in this story to life.

Newly resident of the quaint little town Estes Park, Fred is planning on opening up a bookstore. Not just any old bookstore, she has big plans for her Cozy Corgi Mysteries. Her side kick and companion, Watson is actually a Corgi. Yep, he’s a dog and Fred’s a woman. Confused? Read on.

Fred short for Winifred has left her old life behind. We learn throughout the story about exactly what kind of life she left behind. It’s about what you’d expect for a thirty something woman. I don’t think it’s possible to get to that age without having some history behind you.

It soon becomes clear that Fred is an attractive, intelligent woman who spikes the interest of Sergeant Wexler. She is by no means a wallflower, but by God, I thought I was going to combust if she didn’t grab that sexy man and snog the face off of him. Obviously being reserved is a talent I haven’t yet mastered.

Fred and Watson find themselves with a mystery that they would like to solve. Fred’s stepdad is under suspicion for a heinous crime. It’s not too long into the story where we learn Fred is more than just an beautiful, intelligent book Corgi loving woman. She has a case to solve and no one is telling her she can’t investigate. With Watson by her side anything is possible.

This book was such an interesting and fun read, I am looking forward to more from Cosy Corgi Mysteries.

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