Dead Before Dinner: A FREE laugh-out-loud New Mexican cozy mystery

Kat Bellemore

Jul 2022 · A Maddie Swallows Mystery Book 1 · KB Press

About this ebook

Green chile has never been more dangerous.

Psychologist Maddie Swallows’ decision to return to New Mexico seemed like a good idea at the time, considering the divorce and her two teenagers she’d dragged along for the ride.

But that was before the New Year’s Eve party she was guilt-tripped into attending. Before a member of the town council wound up dead and everyone at the party became a suspect. And before she was forced to unravel the secrets of her former hometown in order to clear her name.

Of course, with the help of two precocious teenagers and one meddling mother, the real murderer doesn’t stand a chance.

Dead before Dinner is the first book of the Maddie Swallows series. If you love small towns, quirky characters, and an intriguing whodunit, you’ll love this cozy mystery.

Pick up Dead before Dinner and get swept away in this New Mexican mystery series today!

Keywords:

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Ratings and reviews

Dead Before Dinner is an enjoyable story and a great intro to the series. The characters are kinda cookie-cutter types, but I expect to see them flesh out more as the series continues. (Not a whole lot of time to fully flesh out characters in a short story!) I like that the story has a lot of light moments mixed in with the murder and family drama. I can't wait to see what's next.

5 Stars Cozy Mystery in Amor, New Mexico This book is the first in a new cozy mystery series set in Amor, New Mexico. The characters in the town are the ones you love from the Borrowing Amor Series. There is a prequel episode that is worth reading. The mystery portion is good and keeps the reader interested. There is plenty of angst as could be imagined with teenagers and psychologists. But the big denouement is interesting as is the epilogue.

Some grammatical errors, some things which didn't make sense to me, like Maddie holding her hand out for a shake and instead got a tight hug, still with her hand out? Good read, though. Emptied Enjoyed the double murderers, and the ending. I'm a therapist, I get it. Thanks.

About the author

Kat Bellemore is a small town romance and cozy mystery author. Deciding to have New Mexico as the setting for two of her series was an easy choice, considering its amazing sunsets, blue skies and tasty green chile. That, and she currently lives there with her husband and two cute kids. They hope to one day add a dog to the family, but for now, the native animals of the desert will have to do. Though, Kat wouldn't mind ridding the world of scorpions and centipedes. They're just mean.

You can visit Kat at www.kat-bellemore.com.