February Fever by Jess Lourey

Item: February Fever
Rating: 4
Author: BaronessMom

Posted February 6, 2025 by BaronessMom in Mystery, Review, Romance, Series, Thriller and Suspense / 0 Comments

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February Fever

by Jess Lourey

Series: Murder by Month Mystery #10
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Published by Thomas & Mercer on February 8, 2015
Setting: Montana
Genres: Romantic Suspense
Pages: 246
Format: Kindle, Paperback
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Revised This edition of February Fever includes editorial revisions.

All aboard. It's murder on the Valentine Train in a heart-racing mystery from Amazon Charts bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author Jess Lourey.

Mira James is heading to Oregon by rail with two of her best friends to attend a PI conference. Even better, she'll see Johnny, the love of her life, who's in Portland for an internship. It'll be scenic, swift, and safe. Until it isn't.

When a winter storm brings the train to a dead stop in the Rockies, Mira discovers that a woman in the next cabin has been murdered, and her husband and child have vanished. Rumors of an escaped convict do nothing to ease the passengers' frazzled nerves. To Mira, every one of them is a suspect.

Trapped in a snowbound train with only two people she can trust, Mira has to solve a baffling disappearance and track down a killer—if she isn't derailed herself. Permanently.

February Fever by Jess Lourey is a well played spin on the locked room mystery.

Will Mira find the murderer before a little girl is taken out?

Mira James

Our sleuth is Mira James, a Librarian from a small town in Minnesota. She and her friend are off to Oregon for a Private Investigator conference. They are taking the Valentine Train through the mountains to Portland. However, as the last few months have started, Mira comes across another dead body. So, now she knows it isn’t the small town where she lives but her. She is attracting dead bodies. At least, that is what Mira now thinks. Yet, even with all the guilt and confusion, Mira sets out to find the culprit.

I like Mira. She is a good detective, and I like hanging out with her friends. Mrs. Berns is a hoot. These two create some hilarious scenarios. But seriously, Mira should have skipped the fish while on the train.

The Mystery

Ms. Loury planned out the scenes well and kept me guessing. Mira and her friends are running around a train stuck in a snowstorm, looking for a killer. Ms. Lourey had me guessing on whodunit until Mira found out. I did suspect that person before but then dismissed it as there just didn’t seem to be a connection.

Four Stars for February Fever

My rating for February Fever by Jess Lourey is four stars. I enjoyed the mystery and the humourous situations the ladies got themselves into. I also like that the crew tried to keep everyone occupied and out of the investigators’ way. I recommend this book to all mystery fans. I guess I will be adding the rest of the series to my TBR list.

Murder by Month Mysteries

Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of February Fever by Jess Lourey.

Until the next time,

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About Jess Lourey

Jess Lourey is an Amazon Charts bestselling, ITW-, Anthony, and 2023 Minnesota Book Award-winning author who’s also been shortlisted for Edgar and Agatha awards. She writes crime fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, YA adventure, and magical realism. She is also a retired professor of creative writing and sociology, a recipient of The Loft’s Excellence in Teaching fellowship, a Psychology Today blogger, and a TEDx presenter (check out her TEDx Talk about inspiration behind her first published novel). When she’s not leading women’s writing retreats, reading, traveling, or fostering kittens, Jess Lourey is drafting her next story. She lives in Minnesota, where twenty-three of her books are also set.