Dressed to Kill
by Lynn Cahoon
Another great installment in this series.
~Storeybook Reviews
~Storeybook Reviews
The author threw plenty of red herrings into this one and that’s what has made it my favorite book in the series so far.
~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book
~Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book
…a fun mystery set in an interesting place with quite a varied and (for the most part) likable group of characters.
~I Wish I Lived In a Library
~I Wish I Lived In a Library
All the bits and pieces are here for a cozy. There is a wide variety of characters living in a small town in California…If you like cozy mysteries, the writing is well done here.
~Lilac Reviews
~Lilac Reviews
I have been a fan of this series since the beginning, but this is my favorite one so far.
~Shelley’s Book Case
~Shelley’s Book Case
…another great installment in the Tourist Trap series.
~Melina’s Book Blog
~Melina’s Book Blog
This cozy mystery is an enjoyable and fast read, the plot is interesting and well written, the characters are likeable, bizarre and extravagant.
~LibriAmoriMiei
~LibriAmoriMiei
The mystery is intricately woven…
~Socrates’ Book Reviews…
~Socrates’ Book Reviews…
Dressed To Kill(A Tourist Trap Mystery Book 4)
4th in Series
Cozy Mystery
Publisher: Lyrical Press (June 23, 2015)
ASIN: B00ONTR7KK
Synopsis:
Jill Gardner—owner of Coffee, Books, and More in the tucked-away town of South Cove, California—is not particularly thrilled to be portraying a twenties flapper for the dinner theater murder mystery. Though it is for charity…
Of course everyone is expecting a “dead” body at the dress rehearsal…but this one isn’t acting! It turns out the main suspect is the late actor’s conniving girlfriend Sherry…who also happens to be the ex-wife of Jill’s main squeeze. Sherry is definitely a master manipulator…but is she a killer? Jill may discover the truth only when the curtain comes up on the final act…and by then, it may be far too late.
Of course everyone is expecting a “dead” body at the dress rehearsal…but this one isn’t acting! It turns out the main suspect is the late actor’s conniving girlfriend Sherry…who also happens to be the ex-wife of Jill’s main squeeze. Sherry is definitely a master manipulator…but is she a killer? Jill may discover the truth only when the curtain comes up on the final act…and by then, it may be far too late.
About The Author
New York Times and USA Today best-selling author, Lynn Cahoon is an Idaho native. If you’d visit the town where she grew up, you’d understand why her mysteries and romance novels focus around the depth and experience of small town life. Currently, she’s living in a small historic town on the banks of the Mississippi river where her imagination tends to wander. She lives with her husband and two fur babies.
Where are you from?
It’s funny how the answer for this question can change. I
was born on a small dairy farm in rural southwestern Idaho. I moved around a
bit as a kid, then my mom moved us back to the same rural area where I
graduated high school with 60 other kids in my small school. I went to Boise State University, met my
first husband and lived in the Treasure Valley around Meridian Idaho for many
years. Now, my second husband and I live in the Greater St. Louis area in a
small historic river town.
Tell us your latest
news?
Dressed to Kill, Book 4 of the Tourist Trap Mysteries
released June 23rd. I love this book as I got to add a used designer
clothing store to the variety of shops in my fictional South Cove. Vintage Duds
is owned by two characters who made their on page appearance in If the Shoe
Kills, Sherry King (Greg’s ex-wife) and Pat Williams, her
best friend. Jill Gardner, the heroine
of the story is trying hard to find a way to if not befriend the pair, at least
have a professional relationship. Of course, that path is not easy.
I’ve also got a fifth book releasing this summer, Killer
Run.
When and why did you
begin writing?
In middle school, a high school budding author took me under
her wing and shared her stories with me. She illustrated the homemade books
with pictures cut out of magazines, so a lot of my heroes looked exactly like
Donny Osmond, my teenage crush.
I couldn’t figure out a way to make money writing novels,
and there wasn’t a college degree that seemed to focus my energy that way, so I
took the career road and got a political science degree. After a lifetime of
different jobs, I realized what I really wanted was to write. I thought I’d do
it someday.
When I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007, I realized
someday may not come so I started writing in my free time. My first book, a contemporary romance called
The Bull Rider’s Brother, was published in June 2012.
When did you first consider
yourself a writer?
I first considered myself an author when I got paid for my
first essay in 2007. I knew then holding that check in my hand that I could
make this work and tell the stories that I had in my head.
The story was The Sweet Smell of Summer and it’s paid me
twice. Once when Grit magazine published the story and a second time when I won
third place in a contest. Not bad for a story about freezing corn with my
family.
What inspired you to
write your first book?
The first book I worked on was inspired by a murder that
happened in Twin Falls Idaho. Instead of the real murderer though, I had a
serial killer who my protagonist was chasing since he’d found the first body
stuffed in a freezer.
The first book I sold was a cowboy romance and I loved
writing about my little made up town and the Sullivan family who had it’s share
of problems including a runaway mother and a bull rider son who never seemed to
grow up. Until his book that is.
I love writing about family relationships and the things
that make us react in good and not so good ways. But always, I have to have a happy ending.
Do you have a
specific writing style?
Are you asking about my author voice? Most definitely. I
write about community and family and love and pain. Even in my mysteries, I
love writing the continuing characters who populate the town and my head.
How did you come up
with the title?
Titles are not my strength so I get a lot of help from my
editor. Guidebook to Murder started life as All That Glitters, mostly because
of the pirate gold Jill discovers. Dressed to Kill kind of came naturally as
not only does the book start with the Business-to-Business meeting being held
at Vintage Duds, there’s a on screen dress rehearsal of the murder mystery. Of
course, the body the actors find, is not the dummy that’s supposed to be there.
Is there a message in
your novel that you want readers to grasp?
All of my books start with a theme, like what would you do
for a friend. Or what makes a family, the people you were born to or the family
you build on the path of life. But mostly, I’m hoping to tell a good story
What would you like
my readers to know?
I write strong community based stories. I want you to love
the town and it’s residents as much as I do. (And sign up for my newsletter on
my website.)
Author Links
Twitter – https://twitter.com/LynnCahoon
website – http://lynncahoon.com/
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