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Fair Trade
by Heather Day Gilbert
Series: Barks & Beans Cafe Cozy Mystery #3
Published by WoodHaven Press on October 27, 2020
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 152
Format: Kindle
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Welcome to the Barks & Beans Cafe, a quaint place where folks pet shelter dogs while enjoying a cup of java...and where murder sometimes pays a visit.
With the one-year anniversary of the now-successful Barks & Beans Cafe approaching, siblings Macy and Bo Hatfield set up an iced coffee booth at the state fair. Taking a break from brewing, Macy bumps into Carolina, a long-lost childhood friend who's now sitting pretty as a country superstar. Macy tries not to fangirl too hard when her old friend extends an invitation to meet the rest of the Carolina Crush band before their opening show.
But when Carolina falls victim to not one, but two near-death experiences, Macy takes it upon herself to find out who has it in for her old friend. Fortified with plenty of roasted corn, cinnamon rolls, and her brother's signature iced maple latte, Macy takes to the Ferris wheel to get the lay of the land from the air. She discovers too late that this year's fair isn't all fun and games...but she's already locked in for the ride.
Join siblings Macy and Bo Hatfield as they sniff out crimes in their hometown...with plenty of dogs along for the ride! The Barks & Beans Cafe cozy mystery series features a small town, an amateur sleuth, and no swearing or graphic scenes.
Fair Trade by Heather Day Gilbert is an excellent cozy mystery that keeps you guessing what was going on.
Can Macy figure out who is trying to kill Carolina?
Macy Hatfield
Macy Hatfield is our main and point of view character. She is an interesting main character, and I have to say that I like her a lot. I felt bad for her about her whole back story and what was happening in this story. Wow, it is quite a doozy. Macy is a great main character and sleuth. She was good at getting most of the clues correct but was putting them to the wrong person, which we occasionally do. Macy knows her flaws, and despite them, she has always tried to do better than before. I think that we would be friends, especially since I wouldn’t mind spending time in the barks section.
The Mystery
Macy helps out an old childhood friend, Carolina, by figuring out why someone is trying to kill her. Well, it’s just one doozy of a thing after another on this one. Many potential suspects, but trying to figure out their motive, is really hard when they don’t really want to talk to Macy. So, Macy has her work cut out to solve this mystery. Especially since someone maybe getting hurt, that isn’t Carolina? What is happening at this fair?
Five Stars
Fair Trade by Heather Day Gilbert is a great book by this author who is really talented. I am loving this Barks and Beans Cafe Cozy Mystery as it has a lot of different things connecting it that makes it different than other cozies that I have read. Macy goes through a lot to figure everything out. But will the culprit get away scot-free? I am giving this book 5 stars and recommending it to anyone that likes coffee and dogs!
Other Books in Series
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Prize: A softcover copy of the first two books in the Barks & Beans Cafe series, NO FILTER and ICED OVER (U.S. Only)
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About Heather Day Gilbert
Heather Day Gilbert, an ECPA Christy Award finalist, and Grace award winner writes contemporary mysteries and Viking historicals. Her novels feature small towns, family relationships, and women who aren’t afraid to protect those they love. Like Belinda Blake, Heather plays video games, although so far she hasn’t done any exotic pet-sitting or hunted any murderers.
Reading this book contributed to these challenges:
- 2020 Cloak and Dagger Challenge
- 2020 Craving For Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2020 Cruisin' Thru The Cozies Reading Challenge
- 2020 Goodreads Reading Challenge
- 2020 New Release Challenge
Thanks so much for reading and for the lovely review! I so appreciate it!
Love books featuring dogs and cats. Sounds like my kind of book.