“The luxurious Chadwick Inn is hosting a special weekend for guests, in which actors play out a historical murder-mystery for them to solve. Mary figures it's a perfect opportunity to sell some books to mystery fans and sets up a table in the lobby. However, when a blizzard blows in and dumps snow and ice over Ivy Bay - and knocks out the power - Mary finds herself trapped at the inn with everyone else. Then one of the guests goes missing!
As the fictional mystery becomes real and more strange occurrences happen, Mary has to navigate the tangled relationships of the guests and actors to solve a seemingly impossible mystery. Where could the missing woman have gone? And which of these snowbound suspects is behind her disappearance?”
Series: Book #20 in the “Secrets of Mary’s Bookshop” series. Please click on the number to be taken to that review: Book #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13,#14, #15, #16, #17, and #18. (#19 will be reviewed in the spring.)
Spiritual Content- Genesis 1:27 at the end in bonus content; A Scripture is remembered; Prayers; 'H's are capital when referring to God; Mentions of prayers, praying, & thanking God; A couple mentions of a church & church going; A mention of God’s Word; A mention of musicals at a church that brought people “closer to God” A mention of a miracle;
*Note: A mention of Mother Nature.
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘dumb’ and two ‘stupid’s; A mention of a curse (said, not written); A bit of eye rolling & sarcasm; Eavesdropping; Set during (and therefore all about) a murder mystery game at the hotel, many mentions of the “deaths”, how they happened, and the “bodies” (barely-above-not-detailed); All about many mentions of a woman disappearing, her missing, & possible foul play; Many mentions of a fight, screams, injuries, blood/bleeding, & possible domestic violence (*Spoiler* was not domestic violence *End of Spoiler*, barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of wars; Mentions of poison & being poisoned; Mentions of car accidents (because of bad weather, barely-above-not-detailed); Mentions of someone being attacked, it possibly happening again, pain, & injuries; Mentions of crimes, criminals, crime scenes, a break-in, stealing, stolen items, & thieves; Mentions of drinking, a cocktail hour at an event, & an old tavern; Mentions of smoking & a cigarette; Mentions of lies, lying, & liars; A couple mentions of gossip & rumors; A mention of the possibility of it being a while before a body is found (due to the weather); A mention of a fire; A mention of tobacco; A mention of a lottery; A mention of jealousy;
*Note: A comment from Mary about girls her granddaughter’s age probably having no idea about the fact that she can be anything thanks to other women who paved the way; Mentions of books (Harlan Coben, Agatha Christie, Nancy Drew, & “The Scarlet Letter” by Nathaniel Hawthorne); A couple mentions of car brands; A mention of Norman Rockwell; A mention of Google; A mention of a painting at the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland; A mention of the Academy Awards.
Sexual Content- Mentions of dates, asking someone out, & girlfriends/boyfriends; A few mentions of couples kissing; A mention of jealousy.
-Mary Fisher, age 62 (?)
P.O.V. of Mary
270 pages
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My personal Rating-
This was a really fun plot! An acting troop sets up a historical murder mystery for their guests at a hotel and then a woman actually goes missing. I was thoroughly involved in this story and trying to figure things out myself. There were some parts where the reader is left out from what Mary is seeing, though, which did annoy me at times because I wanted to know what was happening as well. Mary felt a little off, if you will, in this book (not completely her normal personality) compared to the prior books in the series, but that can happen when there’s multiple authors writing the same character. Overall, it was a dramatic plot, but fun nonetheless.
See y’all on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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