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Risky Whiskey
by Lucy Lakestone
Series: Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries #1
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Published by Velvet Petal Press on July 21, 2020
Genres: Mystery
Pages: 266
Format: Kindle
Source: Great Escapes Book Tours
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Also in this series: Wrecked by Rum
Eager to shake up her drinks and her life, mixologist Pepper Revelle jumps at an invitation to join the elite Bohemia Bartenders. Leader Neil thinks she'll be the perfect advance gal for his team at a colorful cocktail convention in her hometown of New Orleans, but the job turns out to be more bananas than a drunk monkey. Setting up the key tasting for their distiller client, she and Neil discover their whiskey has gone dangerously bad. But how? And was this shocking poisoning more than an accident?
As Pepper and Neil try to figure out what happened, keep the drinks flowing and help distiller Dash Reynolds survive the weekend, they find themselves the target of increasingly scary attacks. Maybe it's the danger, or maybe it's the drinks, but Pepper also can't help an inconvenient attraction to cocktail nerd Neil as they stir up trouble and try to figure out who's out to get them — before they're sliced and squeezed like a lemon twist in a Sazerac.
RISKY WHISKEY is the first book in the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries, funny whodunits with a dash of romance set in a convivial collective of cocktail lovers, eccentrics and mixologists. These cozy culinary comedies contain a hint of heat, a splash of cursing and shots of laughter, served over hand-carved ice.
Risky Whiskey by Lucy Lakestone is a fast-paced mystery with drinks and fun characters taking charge.
Will Pepper and Neil figure out whose after Dash? And why the culprit has included Pepper?
Pepper Revelle
Pepper is our sleuth, and she tells the story. She is a bit more advanced than the average cozy sleuth, as she has a bit of a mouth on her, and her hormones are working. Yes, I will put it like that. Pepper is the co-owner of a bar in Bohemia Beach, Florida, but she has also been asked to join the Bohemia Bartenders. The bartenders travel around assisting distilleries and such promote their products. They also compete in bartending competitions. I honestly didn’t know there was anything like this for these tradesmen.
I like Pepper, she has spunk, initiative, intelligence, and she is pretty with an eccentric fashion sense. The way that she describes the people around her is funny. I am surprised she doesn’t have a flame-worthy scale. But Pepper isn’t all drinks, outfits, and check out the pretty people. She has her issues, some of which have to deal with her feelings towards her parents.
The Mystery
The Bohemia Bartenders are in New Orleans for the big convention. However, they are there to assist Dash with the presentation of his company’s whiskey. All sorts of things start happening to Dash, his whiskey is tampered with, he loses his company’s money, someone shoots at him, and Dash starts losing his confidence. But he has Pepper, Neil, and Travis to help get him through this trying time, and find the culprit.
Five Stars
I think that Ms. Lakestone has a hit here. The Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries is a great series. I am rating Risky Whiskey by Lucy Lakestone with five stars. I enjoyed reading about Pepper’s life, and I look forward to seeing if she and Neil get together. Also, getting to know the other bartenders better. They seem like a fun crew. Pick up your copy today; I think you’ll like it.
The recipe is for a cocktail called Sazerac.
The 2nd Book in the Series is Coming Out on August 18th
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About Lucy Lakestone
Lucy Lakestone is an award-winning author who lives on Florida’s east-central coast, among the towns that serve as an inspiration for the hot romances of her Bohemia Beach Series and the jumping-off point for the Bohemia Bartenders Mysteries. She’s been a journalist, photographer, editor, and video producer but prefers living in her imagination, where the moon is full and the cocktails are divine.
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