Cozy Corgi Mysteries Cruel Candy Book Review Tour

Welcome to the Cozy Corgi Tour! Scroll down to read my review of the first book in this cozy mystery series by Mildred Abbott: Cruel Candy.

Cozy Corgi Mysteries

Cruel Candy (Book One)

by Mildred Abbott

I received this book free to review; however, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive compensation at no cost to you.

Cruel Candy (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Independently published (December 5, 2017)
Paperback: 280 pages

Estes Park, Colorado: picturesque mountains, charming shops, delightful bakeries, a cozy bookstore… and murder.

Winifred Page and her corgi, Watson, move to Estes Park to hit the Reset button on life. Fred is about to open her dream bookshop, and the only challenges she anticipates are adjusting to small-town life, tourists, and living close to her lovable mother, Phyllis, and hippy stepfather, Barry.

When Fred steps into her soon-to-be-bookshop for the first time, she expects dust bunnies and spiders… not the dead body in the upstairs kitchen. The local police have an easy suspect—Barry.

Determined to prove quirky Barry innocent of murder, Fred puts on her detective hat, and with Watson by her side, she explores her new town and gets acquainted with her fellow shopkeepers. Could one of her friendly neighbors be the real culprit? And what would be the motive for killing the owner of the Sinful Bites candy store? The secrets Fred discover put her at odds with the local police sergeant and threaten her cozy future in Estes.

With snow falling outside, all Fred wants to do is curl up by the fire with a good book and Watson snuggled at her feet. But before she can begin her new life and put her plans for her bookshop into action, Fred and Watson have a mystery to solve…

(This culinary cozy mystery includes a recipe for delectable lemon bars.)

My review of Cruel Candy

Cruel Candy is so funny and so much fun! It’s the perfect start to what I’m sure is a great cozy mystery series. Once you read this one, I’m sure you, like I, will want to read the whole series!

I was enchanted by the town of Estes Park, Colorado. The way Mildred Abbott describes the town will make you want to move right in. Though the circumstances that bring Fred (Winifred) and her corgi, Wilson, to Estes Park are a bummer, they allow her to open her own cozy bookshop in the town where her mom and step-dad live.

Fred is excited to get her bookshop cleaned out and filled with books. But instead of the taxidermy animals she expects to find in the former taxidermy shop, she finds a dead body surrounded by candy! Fred gets involved in the investigation to try to prove that her step-dad didn’t murder the victim. But once he is let off, she can’t stop investigating…it’s a little (or a lot) exciting trying to solve the mystery.

You’re going to love the quirky characters in Cruel Candy. This isn’t an easy mystery to solve, so you’ll be kept guessing! I definitely recommend this book, and I can’t wait to read the rest of this series!

About the author

Reading the Cozy Corgi series is pretty much all you need to know about Mildred. In real life, she’s obsessed with everything she writes about: Corgis, Books, Cozy Mountain Towns, and Baked Goods. She’s not obsessed with murder, however. At least not at her own hands (nor paid for… no contract killing here). But since childhood, starting with Nancy Drew, trying to figure out who-dun-it has played a formative role in her personality. Having Fred and Watson stroll into her mind was a touch of kismet.

Author Links

Website – http://www.mildredabbott.com/

Mailing List – http://www.mildredabbott.com/contact-mildred.html

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/MildredAbbottAuthor/

Twitter – https://twitter.com/MAcozymystery

Purchase the books in the series using the links below or read them FREE with Kindle Unlimited

Cruel Candy (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Traitorous Toys (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Bickering Birds (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Savage Sourdough (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Scornful Scones (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Chaotic Corgis (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Quarrelsome Quartz (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Wicked Wildlife (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Malevolent Magic (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Killer Keys (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Perilous Pottery (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Ghastly Gadgets (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

Meddlesome Money (Cozy Corgi Mysteries)

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