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Murder in the Mystery Suite
Murder in the Mystery Suite | Ellery Adams
First in a new series!WHO WOULD RESORT TO MURDER?Tucked away in the rolling hills of rural western Virginia is the storybook resort of Storyton Hall, catering to book lovers who want to get away from it all. To increase her number of bookings, resort manager Jane Steward has decided to host a Murder and Mayhem week so that fans of the mystery genre can gather together for some role-playing and fantasy crime solving.But when the winner of the scavenger hunt, Felix Hampden, is found dead in the Mystery Suite, and the valuable book he won as his prize is missing, Jane realizes one of her guests is an actual murderer. Amid a resort full of fake detectives, Jane is bound and determined to find a real-life killer. Theres no room for error as Jane tries to unlock this mystery before another vacancy opens up
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Bracket courtesy of @CSeydel 😁
I loved the bracket so much I had to use it!

5feet.of.fury 🤣 2mo
Roary47 Oh my goodness I want to do this too! 🤩 2mo
Read4life @Roary47 the original blank bracket was posted by @CSeydel 🤓 2mo
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I‘ve read both of my February #ReadOrDonate books. Two more spaces cleared on my shelves.

julieclair Yay! Great progress! 2mo
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That‘s a wrap on #WickedWords for February. 💙

AsYouWish Yay!!!! Congrats!!!!💙💙💙 2mo
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Just like @DebinHawaii this is a soft pick for me. I‘m hoping I‘ll enjoy book 2 more. Books 1 & 2 have been on my TBR for years. I 💙 Adams‘ Secret, Book & Scone Society series. This ebook completed several challenges for me this month.
#BookSpinBingo #ReadOrDonate #readyourebooks #readyournook #readyourTBR #Roll100 #SeriesLove2024

DebinHawaii Yep—same, same! Here‘s hoping for book 2! 🤞🏼 3mo
TheSpineView Great job! 3mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 2mo
CBee On a roll 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 2mo
julieclair Based on your comments, and also @DebinHawaii ‘s, I am not going to bother reading book 1. I‘ll just go straight to book 2 for #SeasonalCozies . 2mo
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DebinHawaii
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#ReadAway2024 #SeriesLove2024

A soft pick for me. I don‘t know that I will like this series as much as the author‘s Secret, Book & Scone Society-I feel like that one is grittier & feels more real & this one has a family secret that requires suspending disbelief a bit more than I like. On the plus side who doesn‘t like a storybook resort & lots of book references. As Book 2 is my pick for #SeasonalCozies February/Valentines I‘ll be continuing on.

TheSpineView Well done! 3mo
julieclair Yes to a storybook resort and lots of book references! 🙋‍♀️ 3mo
DieAReader 🥳Great 3mo
Read4life I‘m reading this one now and it‘s taking longer than I thought it would to get through it. Hopefully it picks up and book 2 is better. 🤞🏻 3mo
DebinHawaii @Read4life i‘ll probably start book 2 this weekend. Hoping that now the story is set, I‘ll enjoy it more. 3mo
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#WickedWords
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Word 4/5. Four words found in my #ReadOrDonate book.

Now I have the rest of the month to find “1940s”. 😳

AsYouWish Yay for getting 4 done already!!!! I had to throw one in there to be tricky, 😂🤣 3mo
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#WickedWords
#Couple
Word 3/5. My #ReadOrDonate book scored me another #WickedWord 🤓 It would be great if all five were found in this book but I‘m not holding my breath that ‘1940s‘ has a place in this story.

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#WickedWords
#Lake
Word 2/4 also found while reading my #ReadOrDonate book.

julieclair You‘re on a roll! 3mo
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#WickedWords @AsYouWish
#Love

Word 1/5 found in my #ReadOrDonate book. It‘s also book 1 in the series. #SeriesLove2024

TheSpineView Fantastic! 3mo
Pageturner1 i started this series last year. like it so far. only read the first book. 3mo
Read4life @Pageturner1 I‘m liking book 1 so far. 3mo
julieclair Woo hoo! 🎉 3mo
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#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

“There were books everywhere.”

And…? 🤓

quietlycuriouskate 😂 Also, specify, damn it: I want to get to know these books! 3mo
AnnR Isn't that normal??? 😃 📕 📘 3mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks This is definitely said about my house!! 3mo
Read4life @quietlycuriouskate @AnnR @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I know. I read that and looked around wondering if the author had seen my house when writing this. 🤓 3mo
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Here are two books I‘ve had on my shelves for so long. It‘s time to #ReadOrDonate.
This was such a good idea, @julieclair 🤓

julieclair So glad you are having fun with this! 3mo
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This was a low pick for me- I‘m not quite sure why though. I think it felt a little bogged down for a cozy. Also it felt like 2 stories simultaneously, when 1 in either direction was enough. Will hopefully be in mail Wed. #cbbc

BethM Read book 2, they get soooo much better and eventually the plots intertwine. I don‘t think book one is a good gauge of the series. It‘s one of my favorite series. 8mo
Chrissyreadit @BethM I will add book 2 to my tbr and try it out. I have to admit this is usually a fun author so i was surprised i did not love it. 8mo
Gissy @BethM Bought book 2. It will be in my 2024 tbrThank you for the recommendation 🤗 4mo
BethM @Chrissyreadit @Gissy yay! I‘m listening to the newest one right now 4mo
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Gissy
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I enjoyed this cozy mystery. Jane lives with her uncle and aunt in a resort and to increase the number of bookings and raise money for repairs to the property, she creates a Murder and Mayhem week. There will be prizes for those who solved the clues. But the activity turns in a real murder after a book was given as a prize by mistake since the book shouldn‘t be given away. Jane will discover many secrets around this book, about a society ⬇️

Gissy (Cont.) ...about her uncle and aunt. You also have the funny scenes expected this type of genre in this case by the aunt d as bd the twins. It was fun. What will happen in the next book?
3/3.5⭐️
#CBBC @Mommamanzi
#Summerween Readathon @Gabyreads book set in fall
July #BookSpinBingo (#10) @TheAromaOfBooks
#ISpyBingo July purple, blue, green
#JubilantJuly Readathon @Andrew65
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BethM This is hands down my favorite cozy mystery series. 9mo
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! This one is on my TBR!! 9mo
Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 9mo
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This was a reread for me. I really enjoyed it again. It is set in a resort that is known for its library. Unfortunately, it books are to die for literally, and Jane, the manager and newly appointed protector, is left trying to slove the case before another murder occurs or worse, the book that was stolen disappears permanently.
#Booked2023 #bookfeaturingthreegenerations @Cinfhen @alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage

Cinfhen Interesting premise!! 9mo
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I don‘t know what‘s about this book, but I am a little over half way through and just couldn‘t get into it. I can see why others would love it … just doesn‘t feel like a good fit for me

#CBBC
@Mommamanzi @Pageturner1 @BethM @MommyOfTwo

Pageturner1 that‘s too bad. sorry it wasn‘t for you. 12mo
ElizaMarie @Pageturner1 I think I was/am not in the right place for this one. I wrote the name down so maybe I can re~pick it up. I see it has glowing reviews. 12mo
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A good cozy mystery with likable characters. I think the collection may be worth reading. Hope the others like it too.

#cbbc

BethM I love this series! Next one comes out next week! 12mo
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Ooooo thank you!!!( Didn‘t snap a pic of the coffee as my hubby wanted me to make me a cup asap) thanks for all the goodies :) starting book flat :)
@MommyOfTwo

#CBBC
@Mommamanzi

MommyOfTwo I guess he thought that one sounded good? 12mo
ElizaMarie @MommyOfTwo it was!!! He made it for breakfast:) 12mo
MommyOfTwo Glad you liked it! 12mo
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#OminousOctober

For yesterday‘s #treat prompt I‘m going to have to go with “REtreat.” I love Ellery Adam‘s Secret, Book & Scone Society series, but I have yet to start her Book Retreat Mysteries even though I have the first 3 books loaded on my Kindle. A book retreat sounds like a treat to me (hopefully without the murders!) 😉

#Scarathlon2022 #TeamMonsterMash

Eggs They sound fun 🤩 1y
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Utterly delightful

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My first Ellery Adams is in the books. A cast of quirky characters, a fun plot, and the setting is a bibliophile‘s paradise. I look forward to inhaling the rest once the cozy season starts in the fall.

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#nutsinmay #readathon finished this one today, and I‘m at about 12 hours I think. My goal is 15 hours of reading and I‘m totally gonna smash that! @Andrew65

Andrew65 Brilliant 👏👏👏🙌 3y
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When your previous read broke your heart and you need a palate cleanser....

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Book 42/150. @Ellery_Adams

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When your library haul comes in for the complete series!

Soubhiville Fun! 3y
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Andrew65 Doing well. 😊 3y
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alisonrose
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Feels weird to say a book with “murder” in the title was fun, but it was! Central plot was interesting & bookish themed, so that‘s awesome. Writing was much better, less cheesy than other cozies I‘ve read, & I liked the MC, Jane, a lot. Some side chars were charming, some blended together. Didn‘t love how Octavia‘s weight was talked about. The family secret plot line was a bit wacky, but still fun, for sure. I‘d def live at Storyton Hall. 3/5 ⭐️

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And if this ain‘t the best opening paragraph I‘ve read in a long time! 😍📚

wanderinglynn 😍😍😍 4y
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Felt in the mood for another cozy mystery—and this one‘s bookish! 📚👌🏻 #nowreading

SamanthaMarie I really liked this one. You'll have to let me know what you think!! 😊 4y
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My second #CozyintheSun and #CYOReadathon book! It was a new to me cozy series and I am HOOKED. Jane runs a fabulous book lovers retreat resort that her Aunt and Uncle own. The place is in need of some financial income so Jane comes up with an idea for a special Mayhem and Murder themed week for Mystery lovers. Books, food, delightful friends, sweet family ties, and a surprising twist. Diving into the next, now!
@Librarybelle @ferskner @sace

Librarybelle Excellent progress! 4y
ferskner Ooooo I think I have this one! 4y
TEArificbooks I love the idea of a book retreat! 4y
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SamanthaMarie @Librarybelle Thank you! It has been nice to settle into some books. June was a hard reading month for me. So glad for this challenge! 4y
SamanthaMarie @ferskner It is a great cozy!! 😍 4y
SamanthaMarie @mdm139 Right?! I would sign up in a heartbeat haha! 4y
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The Starbucks line wraps all the way around the building and out to the road. But we have new library books (first time 4 year old wore his mask and he did so great! in and out in under 5 minutes too.) So we will wait and enjoy our books haha! Looking forward to starting this new cozy series for #CozyintheSun!

Librarybelle Yay! 4y
ferskner Lucky you!
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BethM
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Go buy this! It‘s $5 off and it my favorite cozy series!

Avanders Fun!! (I already own the first 7 in paperback 😜) 4y
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So I am at a wonderful reading retreat! And I am reading the first in the Book Retreat Mystery, very apropos...

The retreat has been phenomenal so far: fun and very personable hosts, gorgeous B&B, delicious food, comfy places to read, plenty of coffee and tea... what else can I say.

kspenmoll Sounds heavenly! Where are you? 4y
Mollyanna @kspenmoll I am at The Homestead 1854 in Plano, IL. It is heavenly. I will be making this at least an annual event (if not more). 4y
Palimpsest Sounds fantastic! 4y
MaGoose Sounds great. I'm envious. 4y
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 📚🙌🏻📚 4y
OriginalCyn620 I haven‘t read a cozy yet! 🤷🏻‍♀️ 4y
Linsy Me too!! 4y
PurpleyPumpkin Yeessss!🙌🏽 4y
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Said at a meeting of “The Cover Girls,” the book club in this book. Isn‘t that a cute name for a book club?
At the last meeting of my book club, my friend said to me, “you always have a quote from the book to share” so I laughed out loud at this during yesterday‘s #morningcommute.

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My #coffeebeanbookclub has made it home! Thanks to @Callemarie for another lovely box and HUGE thanks to @Mommamanzi as this has been one of my favorite, if not most favorite, Litsy experiences!

Avanders 💖💖💖 5y
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Book two down for #24in48. This was a great little cozy mystery that I would recommend for others.

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I ended up passing out early last night and sleeping the whole night. But now I'm back to it #24in48 @24in48

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Halfway done with my first full book of #24in48 and second book overall. This a great cozy murder mystery and I'm really enjoying it. I'm also moving into hour 11!!! @24in48

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Next book up for #24in48 is my last #coffeebeanbookclub of the year 😢 @Mommamanzi please say we are going round 3? I dont want this to ever end. @24in48

Avanders Oooh what a good one to end on!!😍 5y
BethM I don‘t want it to end either! 5y
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And just like that I‘ve finished the reading challenge! Needless to say, I increased it 😂. The tagged book was the last one and it was fabulous! A cozy set in a book themed resort? With a secret society tasked to guard literature secrets and rarities? Sign me UP! I got a very Librarian-esque feeling from it, minus the magic.

KristenDuck Congrats on finishing your reading challenge! 5y
JoScho 🥳💜🥳💜🥳 5y
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This was an excellent start to a new cozy mystery series! Jane is manager of Storyton Hall, a grand resort catering to bibliophiles. Hosting a week of Murder and Mayhem turns into more than she bargains for with the untimely demise of a guest! I wish Storyton Hall was a real resort because I would totally go there!
#cozy #mystery

Kshakal They only get better as the series goes on!! I love these books so much!! 5y
JoScho Might need to read this one in July for the cozy reads thing. 5y
KathyWheeler I did not care for the audiobooks — the narrator is awful — so I quit the series. I think I need to read them instead. 5y
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BethM This is my favorite cozy series! 5y
Lreads @Kshakal @JoScho @BethM There‘s a lot of love for this series and I can see why! ❤️📚 5y
Lreads @KathyWheeler A narrator can make or break an audiobook. Now I know to skip this in audio and read it in paperback instead! ☺️ 5y
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“Don‘t be silly,” Jane said, giving the butler an affectionate pat on the arm. “These people are mystery fans. Readers. Bibliophiles. They‘re far too refined to resort to violence.” 🔍
#mystery

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This was exactly what I needed. A cozy mystery set in gorgeous Virginia (which I can attest to), with a great protagonist, a strong family, good friends, a good mystery, a mild sort of background romance, and a little (big) something extra. I will definitely be continuing.
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On a completely unrelated note, @MommyOfTwo your next #coffeebeanbookclub #cbbc package is in the mail! (I forgot to take a pic)

BethM I‘m glad you like it! I love this series! 5y
MommyOfTwo Yay! 5y
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I adored this book!! I loved that it was set at a resort where the theme was books... I mean come on, who wouldn‘t want to go there??? The mystery was very well written too, I thought I knew who had done it and then it took a left turn I didn‘t see coming!! I will for sure spend more time at Storyton!!

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This book was so much fun! Not only did this book take place in my home state, but... A luxury retreat at a hotel where the theme is books??? Yes, please. Sign me up ASAP. Just when I thought I had solved the mystery, Adams took it in a totally different direction. She also gave the tag line "Virginia Is For Book Lovers." I knew I HAD to turn it into a bag line for my shop. I'll be able to customize for each state. 4? #MysteryMonday #CozyMystery

wanderinglynn Awesome bag! 5y
vkois88 @wanderinglynn thank you! 5y
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