What cozy mystery would be without its
eccentric, little old lady, amateur sleuth? The Serena Jones mystery series has
its in the form of Aunt Martha, Serena’s aunt. While Serena is an FBI special
agent in the art crimes division, her aunt becomes actively involved in all of
her cases. Not only is she involved in solving crime, she is actively involved
as Serena’s matchmaker as well. In this third installment of the Serena Jones
series, Serena is once again torn between putting aside romantic ideas and her
interest in both her partner, Tanner, and her apartment superintendent, Nate, who
has many and varied talents. I must admit to mentally yelling at her about
halfway through this book, “Just choose already!”
Serena had thought that a short vacation
at Martha’s Vineyard with her aunt and parents would be a relaxing time away.
When no one showed up to pick them up from the Ferry’s dock, the family took a
taxi to the home of Serena’s father’s best friend whose engagement party they
had come to attend only to find that he had died in a suspicious fall. Was it
an accident? Was it related to a call he had placed to the FBI over antiquities
smuggling, or was it related to the changes he was making to his will? Serena
dove into solving the mystery as a way of dealing with her grief. Through
unexpected circumstances, both Tanner and Nate ended up joining Serena and her
investigation, both vying for her attention when she most needed to focus on
the case at hand, and then there is always the “helpful” Aunt Martha.
If you are looking for a lighthearted
summer read, you have found your book! Over
Maya Dead Body is a great travel read. I finished it at home in two days. I
thank NetGalley and Revell Publishing for providing me a copy of this book in
exchange for my honest opinion. I received no monetary compensation.
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