Hippie Wagon Homicide by Mildred Abbott

Item: Hippie Wagon Homicide
Rating: 4
Author: karenbaron

Posted March 3, 2022 by karenbaron in #BookishRecipe, Blog Tour, Contest - Giveaway, Mystery, Review / 2 Comments

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Hippie Wagon Homicide

by Mildred Abbott

Series: Twister Sisters Mysteries #1
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Published by Wings of Ink Publications LLC on February 1, 2022
Genres: Cozy Culinary Mystery
Pages: 476
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Casserole Casualty

Cordelia Davis lives with no regrets, despite her life changing drastically a half century ago when a tornado altered the destiny of the little Ozark town of Willow Lane. The town grew back stronger and more beautiful, and Cordelia, her sister, Pamela, and her best friend, Wanda, built a life to treasure.

As Willow Lane honors the memory of those lost and celebrates all that has been achieved, tragedy refuses to remain in the past. News of murder rocks the pastoral countryside when Cordelia discovers a body on her farm, beneath her beloved willow tree. And while the police make an immediate arrest, Cordelia finds herself untangling a web of lies and long-ago secrets.

With suspects in every nook of her cozy town—and an old flame knocking on her door—it will take all Cordelia’s tenacity to face the past and to weather the mysteries of Willow Lane.

Hippie Wagon Homicide by Mildred Abbott is the first in a new series that is well-plotted and keeps you guessing.

Can Cordelia figure out why all these bad things keep happening around the same time every 25 years?

Cordelia Davis and the Twister Sisters

Cordelia Davis is our main sleuth and the oldest Davis sibling in town. She lives on her family ranch with her dog, nephew and his husband, and another family on the farm that helps out. Cordelia has lived a beautiful happy life in her small town of Willow Lane. She wouldn’t change any of her decisions, and she helps out whenever she can when any of her fellow townspeople need assistance. I love Cordelia as a character and a sleuth. Cordelia, I feel like, puts people at ease when talking to her until she pushes too many buttons. My favorite quote with Cordelia is:

“Now, Eugene.” I gave him a wink. “You said yourself, I’ve known you since you were knee-high to a grasshopper. Do I make promises I can’t keep?” – Cordelia Davis at the end of chapter 18

Cordelia also has the help of her two other Twister Sisters. Pamela Price, Cordelia’s younger sister, came up with their business plan. The last member is Wanda Williams, the owner of a diner in town, and she keeps everything organized for the Twister Sisters inventory and orders. Pamela and Wanda sort of helped Cordelia solve the mystery because they don’t think that the person the police suspects did it.

The Mystery

Cordelia Davis’ yard where the Willow trees are, gave the town their name of Willow Lane. She allows the townsfolk to do their fiftieth-anniversary celebration of the giant tornado storm. They spin it as a good thing that happened to their town in videos and have planned a good party. The following day Cordelia goes out to her willow trees to get her morning going to find a dead body smashed against her tree. Cordelia happens to get sucked into solving the mystery because it is personal. The murderer used her van and her willow tree to do this heinous act so near the date of the tornado that destroyed their small town. All I have to say is that Ms. Abbott does a fabulous job setting up all the red herrings, even though one of them was so obviously a red herring. I never thought who actually did it would have done it.

Four Stars

My rating for Hippie Wagon Homicide by Mildred Abbott is four stars, and I recommend it to anyone who loves seeing an older lady be a sleuth like Jessica Fletcher. Hippie Wagon Homicide by Mildred Abbott is definitely different than the Cozy Corgi series of Ms. Abbott’s, but I liked it all the same. Ms. Abbott does a great job on everything in this book.

Don’t forget to check out her Chicken Noodle Casserole Recipe in the back of the book. It also includes a way to make homemade egg noodles.

Twisted Sisters Mysteries

Hippie Wagon Homicide is available on #KindleUnlimited. The other two books are available for preorder.

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About Mildred Abbott

Preoccupied with everything found in cozy mysteries: Puppies, Books, Cozy Mountain Towns, and Baked Goods. Although not obsessed with murder, however. At least not in real life (No contract killing here). But since childhood, starting with Nancy Drew, trying to figure out whodunit has played a formative role in everyday life. Author of the Cozy Corgi series and the Twister Sister series.