Tuesday, March 6, 2018

First Paragraph/Teaser Tuesday: Lethal in Old Lace by Duffy Brown

Every Tuesday Diane at Bibliophile by the Sea posted the first paragraph of a book she is reading or planning to read. In 2018, Vicki from I'd Rather Be at the Beach is taking over this meme.

Here's mine:
"You want to marry me?" I asked Walker Boone, who just happened to be the hunkiest guy in all Savannah. "Why in the world would you want to do such a thing?"
 
Link up here. It is very easy to play along:
  • Grab your current read
  • Open to a random page
  • Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
  • BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
  • Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers! Everyone loves Teaser Tuesday.
Here's mine:
Mama gripped the steering wheel, a glint in her eyes. She took a hard right onto Gwinnett, squealed into the sisters' drive, and was out of the car and ringing the bell before I even unbuckled my seat belt. Never underestimate the power of a Conquistador sandwich or the Summerside sweet tooth.
This week I'm spotlighting Lethal in Old Lace by Duffy Brown. This is the 5th in the Consignment Shop mystery series but the first I have read. Here is the description from Amazon:
Reagan Summerside returns in national bestselling author Duffy Brown’s fifth Consignment Shop mystery, now for the first time in hardcover.

There are two social functions in Savannah guaranteed to get people talking: weddings and funerals. And just as consignment shop owner Reagan Summerside agrees to marry the hunky Walker Boone, her neighbors, sisters Annie Fritz and Elsie Abbot, step up their business as professional mourners. They are so successful that the Sleepy Pines Retirement Center has hired them as a part of their retirement package. But the celebration over good business is cut short when the residents at Pines suddenly begin dying at an alarming rate. And the sisters are the first suspects.

Reagan has her doubts, however, and begins to look into the strange phenomenon. But then something even stranger happens: a body winds up in the sisters’ pink Caddy. The evidence begins to pile up and the suspicious case of Willie Fishbine, who swindled the sisters out of a fortune and coincidentally died prior to the Pines case, is reopened.

Not wanting Willie to be buried until they can find the killer responsible for the murders, Reagan must catch the culprit in time to walk down the aisle. Witty, fabulous, and full of charm, Lethal in Old Lace is perfect for fans of Ellery Adams and Jenn McKinlay.

19 comments:

  1. This sounds fun. Sounds like they have a carb and sugar rush. LOL

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    1. Reagan is always on a sugar rush but trying to avoid to fit into her wedding dress. Never a dull moment in Savannah with Reagan and Auntie KiKi.

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  2. Both excerpts piqued my interest...and I love the title, too. Enjoy! Thanks for sharing, and for visiting my blog.

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    1. Hi, Laurel. So glad you like the excerpts. Reagan and the Savannah gang are always up to something and now Reagan has a wedding to get ready for .

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  3. I like consignment shops and stories about the South, so this sounds like a fluffy, light read for you! Hope you enjoy it!

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  4. I like both, and have enjoyed the books I've read by this author.

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  5. I’ve never read anything by this author! Here’s mine https://wordpress.com/read/blogs/140997731/posts/101

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  7. Hope you enjoy it. The intro is intense and I would want to keep reading

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    1. Thanks! I love Savannah. A great place to set a mystery series. My daughter went to school in Savannah and I fell in love with the city.

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  8. This sounds like a delightful cozy. I love the Savannah setting and the author's description of Mama's driving.
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    Sandy @ Writing With a Texas Twang

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    1. Hi, Sandra. Savannah is terrific esp this time of year where everything is in bloom. It’s like one giant impressionists painting with all the colors.

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  9. I love a good cozy. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks for stopping by Girl Who Reads

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  10. I like the first paragraph for its humor. She's not great at bargaining however. Enjoy the book.

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  11. This sounds fun! I need something fun! Thank you for sharing! My teaser is from Something of Substance by Tia Souders

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    1. So glad you like the humor in the book. Auntie KiKi is the auntie we all need in our lives.

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  12. Thanks everyone for the great comments about Lethal In Old Lace. The next book is Wedding Day and Foul Play. Never a dull moment in Savannah with Reagan and Auntie KiKi.

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  13. Sounds fun. And I do love Savannah as a setting.

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