Trouble in Paradise
by Rebecca Barrett
Series: Trouble Cat Mysteries #6
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Published by KaliOka Press on May 7, 2018
Genres: Animal Romantic Traditional Mystery
Pages: 242
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Also in this series: Familiar Trouble , Trouble in Dixie , Trouble in Tallahassee , Trouble in Summer Valley, Small Town Trouble , Trouble's Wedding Caper, Trouble Under the Mistletoe, Turning for Trouble, Bone-a-fied Trouble , Trouble in Action, Trouble Most Faire, A Trouble'd Christmas
DEAD IN PARADISE… Key West is paradise--unless you’re the dead woman in the Toucan Suite. The Hemingway cats, Megs and Bartholomew, who wander the grounds of the B&B, think Liberty Anderson was a spy. But spying on whom? And why? Trouble, the black cat detective, must decipher their cryptic communications and piece together a motive for murder.
Ginger Browne runs the B&B on a shoestring. The Paradise is her home, her history, and her refuge. An unsolved murder could be the kiss of death for this native Conch’s struggle for financial and emotional security.
Trout Richardson is one of the many recluses who came to Key West to escape his past and work as a charter boat captain. Was Liberty merely a charter to him? Or is there more to their relationship?
Both Trout and Ginger resist their mutual attraction, but Trouble knows they’re on an irreversible course toward love and redemption. Trouble must help them resolve the mystery of Liberty’s murder and steer them down the path toward each other.
All while a killer roams the island paradise of the Conch Republic and a lost treasure is up for grabs.
Paradise, Murder, Secrets, and Trouble
Trouble in Paradise by Rebecca Barrett is a fun mystery. I loved the setting, the characters and learning a bit about the Hemingway Cats. Trouble is staying with Ginger at the Paradise B&B in Key West while Tammy Lynn takes a cruise.
Ginger
Likes
- Lovely disposition, very friendly
- Energetic
- Great hostess, baker, and cook
- Intelligent, she has a solid business plan
Dislikes
Ginger is a great character. I didn’t see anything that would make me dislike her.
Trout
Likes
- Keeps to himself
- Honorable and trustworthy
- Seems to be a good judge of people
- He realized that he wasn’t happy in his previous life and made a huge change that has worked out for the better.
Dislikes
He drinks too much, but he is trying to control it, and as the story moves we can see the changes in him.
Mystery
There are a couple of mysteries going on here, with a few red herrings. There was lots of chaos going on at the Paradise B&B and even more secrets surrounding the guests staying there.
However, I adored the Hemingway cats, Mitzi Gaynor/Megs and Lou Costello/Bartholomew. The way they weren’t impressed with Trouble and confused him with their strange banter was terrific.
If you would like to learn more about the Hemingway cats and museum, please go HERE
Trouble was a little off on the mystery and didn’t catch the killer until the bipeds figured it out. I think there were too many things going on for him. Although, he did figure out one of the mysteries.
5 Stars for Trouble in Paradise by Rebecca Barrett
My rating for Trouble in Paradise by Rebecca Barrett is five stars. I adored the story, mystery, characters, romance, and Trouble. I enjoyed learning about Key West which sounds beautiful. It was also fun to take the tour of Hemmingway House with Ginger. I liked the way history was woven in with this contemporary story.
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About Rebecca Barrett
Rebecca Barrett writes historical fiction, post-apocalyptic fiction (writing as Campbell O’Neal), children’s stories, and short stories of life in the South. An avid reader all her life and a product of “front porch” socializing, she became a story-teller at an early age.
Her new writing project is a collaboration on the Familiar Legacy mystery series with Carolyn Haines and a group of talented writers that includes Claire Matturro, Susan Tanner, and Laura Benedict. Together they have created Trouble, son of Familiar, and a black cat sleuth to rival Sherlock Holmes. The series launched in July 2017 with Familiar Trouble, written by Haines, in honor of the birthday of Benedict Cumberbatch, the current reigning incarnation of Sherlock. Trouble in Paradise, by Rebecca Barrett, is the sixth book in the series.
Road’s End is a historical novel about the lives of three generations of the Carroll women. Helen Fitzgerald’s life changes when a dark, handsome Fenian enters her sphere. Her daughter and granddaughter each face a similar crisis when they are all confronted with a choice between the good man they love and the exciting stranger among them. It is a story that takes the reader from the South of 1900 America to the brink of WWII. It is a tale of dark secrets, passion, and damning consequences.
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