Dressed To Kill

Lynn Cahoon

Jun 2015 · A Tourist Trap Mystery Book 4 · Lyrical Press

About this eBook

A costume drama turns truly deadly in this cozy mystery set in small-town California by the New York Times bestselling author.

As the owner of Coffee, Books, and More in the tucked-away town of South Cove, California, Jill Gardner has been known to enjoy a suspenseful tale of murder—as long as it’s confined to the pages of a good book. But now a local charity wants her to portray a twenties flapper in a dinner theater murder mystery. She doesn’t love the idea, but going the extra mile for a good cause never killed anybody…until now.

While everyone is expecting a “dead” body at the dress rehearsal, they are shocked to find one of their castmates actually dead. Suspicion falls on 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? It’s up to Jill to find out before it’s curtains for someone else.

Ratings and reviews

I have been enjoying Lynn Cahoon books for quite sometime now. She gets you involved quickly and then takes you on one heck of a ride. I enjoy mystery as my favorite kind of story, keep up the good work. Can't wait to read your new one out August 2015.

I bought this book the other day and can barely read it. The writing, as far as grammatical style is terrible. Extremely hard to follow and makes no sense. I read a great many books and do not have any comprehension problems but the writing jumps around,never develops characters or stories.

Dressed to Kill by Lynn Cahoon is the fourth book in the A Tourist Trap Mystery series. Jill Gardner is the owner of Coffee, Books, and More. Jill is also the community liaison to the city council and dating Greg King. Greg is a police detective with the South Cove Police Department. The latest community business meeting is being held at Vintage Duds. Unfortunately, Vintage Duds is owned by Greg’s ex-wife, Sherry. Sherry is currently dating Kent Paine who is the bank branch manager. Sherry keeps making digs at Jill and does her best to see Greg as often as possible (Sherry is the one who cheated on Greg). Jill gets through the meeting without doing bodily harm to Sherry and looks forward to time with Greg. Jill and Greg have volunteered to help with “Dying for Trouble” mystery dinner theater at the South Cove Winery. Just as rehearsals are starting a scream rings out! Kent Paine is dead on the stage. The suspect list is quite long since Kent was a known womanizer. There is also some speculation that he was helping himself to bank funds. Greg is off to investigate with a reminder to Jill to keep out of it. Jill has not listened to Greg before and she will not listen to him this time. Jill is off investigating leads and sticking her nose into other people’s business. Who killed Kent Paine? Why did they want him dead? Do you think Greg will ever get used to Jill investigating? You will have to read Dressed to Kill to find out! Though this is the fourth book in the series, it can easily be read without having read any of the other books in the series. I give Dressed to Kill 4 out of 5 stars. It has a lovely setting, characters that are relatable and likeable, but the mystery was very easy to solve! I am looking forward to reading the next book in The Tourist Trap Mystery series. I received a complimentary copy of Dressed to Kill from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The review and opinions expressed are my own.

About the author

Lynn Cahoon is an award-winning, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of cozy mysteries including the Kitchen Witch Mysteries, the Cat Latimer Mystery series, the Tourist Trap Mysteries, the Farm-to-Fork series, the Survivors' Book Club Mystery series, and The Bainbridge Island Mysteries. She is a member of Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers and her books have sold more than a million copies. Originally from Idaho, she grew up living the small-town life she now loves to feature in her novels. She now lives with her husband and two fur babies in a small historic town in Eastern Tennessee and can be found online at LynnCahoon.com.