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Puzzles and Premieres: Magical Mystery Book Club
by Elizabeth Pantley
Puzzles and Premieres: Magical Mystery Book Club
Paranormal Cozy Mystery
10th in Series
Setting – In a ski town at a film festival
Better Beginnings, Inc. (July 15, 2025)
Number of Pages: 290
When this club selects a book, magic happens!
This book club does more than read their books – they are absorbed right into the story to become the amateur sleuths! To exit the book and get back home, they need to solve the mystery and reach The End.
In this journey, they travel to a mountaintop ski town to experience the enchanting setting of a famous film festival. They’ll meet movie stars, producers, and directors. They’ll watch a film premiere, go skiing, and eat at fancy restaurants. It’s all very glamorous and exciting – until a famous actress disappears.
The book club is on the case! They discover clues in the most unusual way – by putting together enchanted jigsaw puzzles.
As usual, the club finds plenty of time to enjoy the unique setting of their journey, as they put together the mystery – one puzzle piece at a time.
My review of Puzzles and Premieres
Puzzles and Premieres is the 10th book in the Magical Mystery Book Club series, and I just can’t believe it! These books are so much fun, so I read them very quickly. However, as I looked back on the gang’s previous book adventures, I realized that it is indeed number ten! If you’re unfamiliar with the series, I highly recommend it, and you can jump in anywhere! Of course, it’s always fun to know more about the characters when you read a series, but the author helps you get to know them quickly. Speaking of jumping in, that’s what the Magical Mystery Book Club does! They choose a cozy mystery from the magical library and are magically transported right into the book!
This adventure takes them to Jigsaw Valley, a town not unlike their own Colorado town. It’s winter, and the town is hosting its yearly film festival. In this mystery, the club gets their clues in the form of jigsaw puzzles! The boxes are blank, so they have no idea what the clue will be until they finish the puzzle. I thought that this was so clever! Even the members who weren’t into jigsaw puzzles got involved, so they could quickly find the location where they’d find a clue.
As with the rest of the series, you’ll get lots of descriptive writing from the author. She has a way of magically transporting you into the cozy mystery that YOU are reading! From the settings, to the food and clothing, you’ll be able to picture the adventure perfectly! Zell, the club’s octogenarian, is always concerned about when and where they’ll be eating. She’s my kind of gal! In Puzzles and Premieres, a friendship between two members may just be developing into something more. For now, it’s a deepening friendship, and that’s how it should be! I appreciate that the author is taking it slowly for these two. It’s sweet.
The mystery is quite “puzzling” (pun intended!)! I enjoyed the red herrings that the author included. They throw you off just enough without leading you completely off of the path. Once you get on the right track, there are plenty of suspects from which to choose. I liked how this mystery wrapped up as well! I won’t give any spoilers, so you’re just going to have to read it! If you’re like I am, you’ll sail through it quickly.
I highly recommend Puzzles and Premieres as well as the other Magical Mystery Book Club books! This mystery has wonderful characters, descriptive settings, and another fun mystery to solve in the club’s chosen cozy mystery book world! 5 stars!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
About Elizabeth Pantley
Elizabeth writes well-loved cozy mysteries in two series: The Destiny Falls Mystery & Magic book series and the Magical Mystery Book Club series.
Elizabeth lives in the Pacific Northwest and Arizona, two very different places. Both are rich, gorgeous, natural places, and inspire the settings in many of her books.
Author Links
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/destinyfallsmystery/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/345907-magical-mystery-book-club
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/elizabeth-pantley
Purchase Link: Amazon
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Puzzles and Premieres TOUR PARTICIPANTS
July 15 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
July 16 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST
July 16 – Baroness’ Book Trove – CHARACTER INTERVIEW
July 17 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
July 17 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR INTERVIEW
July 18 – Angel’s Book Nook – SPOTLIGHT
July 19 – Ruff Drafts – AUTHOR GUEST POST
July 20 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
July 21 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
July 22 – StoreyBook Reviews – REVIEW
July 23 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
July 24 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
July 25 – Ascroft, eh? – CHARACTER GUEST POST
July 26 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – AUTHOR GUEST POST
July 27 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW, CHARACTER GUEST POST
July 28 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
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Thank you for the amazing review and spotlight! I’m so happy you enjoy the book club’s journeys! I’m hard at work on the next one — it’s going to be fun! 🙂
You’re welcome! I can’t wait!