Review: A Fatal Groove (Record Shop Mystery #2) by Olivia Blacke

A Fatal Groove (Record Shop Mystery #2) by Olivia Blacke

Blurb from Goodreads:

Second in the Record Shop series by Olivia Blacke, A Fatal Groove is a mystery for the record…

It’s springtime in Cedar River, Texas. The annual Bluebonnet Festival is brewing and the whole town is in harmony. Juni Jessup and her sisters Tansy and Maggie thought opening Sip & Spin Records was going to be their biggest hurdle, but the Frappuccino hits the fan when the mayor drops dead—poisoned by their delicious coffee.

Since Tansy was the one to brew the coffee, and Juni was the unfortunate citizen who stumbled upon the mayor’s body, the sisters find themselves in hot water. Family is everything to the Jessups, so with Tansy under suspicion, the sisters spring into action.

Between the town festivities, a good old-fashioned treasure hunt, and an accidental cow in the mix, Juni will have to pull out all the stops to find the mayor’s killer.

 I read, reviewed and enjoyed the first book in this series last year, and the second book definitely carried on in the same vein.  While I had hoped for a bit more oomph, this town is still very charming and the mystery was good.  I liked the festival setting and am looking forward to more in this series.  Definitely recommend if you like cozies! 

A Fatal Groove comes out next week on July 25, 2023 and you can purchase HERE.  

"If I don't get some coffee ASAP, I'm gonna murder someone," Mayor Bob declared. 

Bob Bobbert, aka Mayor Bob, was currently serving his sixth-straight two-year term as mayor of my hometown of Cedar River, Texas. He'd run the last four time unopposed. Everyone voted for him, mostly because he did his absolute best to never voice an opinion about anything. He literally could do no wrong, mostly because other than patching the potholes on Main Street quickly and making sure the school playground got a new coat of paint every year, he never actually did anything.