Southern Sass and a Battered Bride Book Review

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At a murder mystery–themed wedding reception on Georgia’s picturesque Peach Cove Island, the bride is doing an awfully good job playing dead . . .

Southern Sass and a Battered Bride (A Marygene Brown Mystery)

by Kate Young

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Southern Sass and a Battered Bride (A Marygene Brown Mystery)
Cozy Mystery
3rd in Series
Publisher: Kensington (April 27, 2021)
Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages

Marygene Brown always figured she’d marry her childhood sweetheart, Alex Myers, not cater his wedding. But the Peach Diner could use the exposure. Most of the island is showing up—although more for the role-playing murder game at the reception than for the widely loathed bridezilla, Lucy Carmichael. Marygene may have to smile through the festivities, but Mama doesn’t have to hold her peace—especially since only Marygene can hear her mother’s ghost. Mama says she sees an aura of darkness around the wedding.

So when Marygene finds Lucy lying beside the wedding cake, buried in batter, with no pulse, it looks like Mama called it. This is no game. And when the bride’s body simply vanishes, it’s up to Marygene and her best friend Betsy (cousin to the groom and no fan of the bride) to solve a real-life mystery—with a little help from Mama’s sassy spirit . . .

Includes Seven Recipes from Marygene’s Kitchen!

My review of Southern Sass and A Battered Bride

Southern Sass and A Battered Bride is another winner in the Marygene Brown Mystery series! I reviewed Southern Sass and A Crispy Corpse last May, so as soon as I saw this one was available, I couldn’t wait to read it! I definitely was not disappointed! Though you don’t need to read the first two books in the series (I didn’t read the first) to read this one, you’ll enjoy and appreciate the characters more.

Have you ever been to a murder mystery dinner? I have, and it was a blast. However, I have never been to a murder mystery themed wedding!! Creepy, right? But you gotta do what the bride wants you to do, and Alex’s bride-to-be wants this. Marygene and the Peach Diner crew agree to cater it; and, of course, the murder mystery themed wedding turns into a real murder mystery.

I am enjoying this series so much! In case you missed it in the synopsis, Marygene’s mom “haunts” her, but her haunting is usually helpful since the dead are drawn to Marygene. This time, her mom isn’t quite sure what’s happened to the bride since she doesn’t seem to have crossed over. That makes Marygene’s job a lot tougher. Is the bride really dead? Who knows? Her body disappeared from the wedding, and seemingly from everywhere. You’re going to love following the clues carefully laid out by the author. There are plenty of red herrings that keep you guessing.

There’s plenty of action and excitement in Southern Sass and a Battered Bride. Marygene’s love life is still up in the air, but you just might find out a thing or two in this book! The characters are so well-written that they just jump off of the page.

If you’re looking for a new cozy mystery series with great characters and original mysteries, check out the Southern Sass books by Kate Young! You won’t be disappointed!

About Kate Young

Kate Young writes Southern mystery novels. She is a member of Sisters in Crime and the Guppy Chapter. Kate lives in a small town in Georgia with her husband, three kids, and Shih Tzu. When she is not writing her own books, she’s reading or cooking.

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