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Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson
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The first book in a brand new series featuring New York Times bestselling author Denise Swanson's beloved Scumble River setting and characters, Dead in the Water is a gripping mystery that won't let you go until you've turned the last page. A twister, a kidnapping, and a murderoh my! Scumble River may never be the same. For school psychologist Skye Denison, there's certainly no place like home. When a violent tornado devastates her small hometown of Scumble River, she can't see how the community will ever recoverespecially since town councilman Zeke Lyons appears to have perished in the twister. But things get even worse for Skye when her police chief husband, Wally, disappears in the midst of investigating Zeke's death, and evidence arises pointing to foul play. Did Zeke really die in the storm, or was he murdered? And could Wally be next on the criminal's hit list?
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Avanders
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson
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I gave this one a soft pick (⭐️⭐️⭐️). Seems if you know Scumble River, you‘ll probably be into it. For me, a fine but not great cozy. Not as cozy as I‘d have liked…

Excited to be reading God of the Woods next! (For #reallifebookgroup)

And excited for my #botm #bookofthemonth August box! The pick was a stretch for me, but seemed interesting, but Moreno Garcia is a #mustbuy #autobuy for me and the Shafer sounded fun! How ‘bout y‘all?

mabell Same! I definitely want a cozy to be cozy! 😂 4mo
Avanders @mabell so much. 🤭 ☕️🫖🧦🍁🎄❄️🩸♥️🛋️🕯️🛼🍭🧣🧶 4mo
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Avanders
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson
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Welp, it turns out this book is set in September, not August, so not a #SeasonalCozies head start after all 🫢. Never fear, I found an August and am ready to go for next month. 😁 Still reading this though… a little cozy palate cleanser.

And thank you @Mommamanzi for these sweet little surprises!! I‘m so happy to be back with #cbbc #coffeebeanbookclub ☕️🫘📖♥️

Also posting a nod to my cozy evening for #Hyggehourreadathon #hyggehour 🥰🕯️🧦🩶

Chrissyreadit Cozies are literally saving me these days. 4mo
Avanders @Chrissyreadit I completely understand that! Hoping you have easy days this week! 🙏🏽🫶🏽❣️ 4mo
TheBookHippie 💚💚💚💚💚💚 4mo
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AllDebooks Cozies are blessed relief and distraction. ❤️ 4mo
Avanders @TheBookHippie 🤍🩶🩵🤍🩶🩵 @AllDebooks 🍻💖 4mo
julieclair Sounds like you have an impressive super-early start on September! 😂😉 4mo
Avanders @julieclair lol very early…. Or just a random cozy, which is never a bad addition to the oeuvre 🤓😁 4mo
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Clwojick
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson

“Fine” Skye huffed, hoping Carson realized that when a women said fine, she didn‘t really mean it as okay, but as she was ending the argument and he needed to stop talking.

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Clwojick
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Just got home from a long day of shopping, and happy to say that I‘ve finished off two audiobooks, and started a third. So far so good with this one. I‘ll certainly be checking out more from this author. #audiobooksforDAYSSSS

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AllenTStClair
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson
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Just finished this ebook cozy mystery. So much fun, and exactly what a reader would look for with this genre. Can‘t wait to read more in the original Scumble River series, and future releases as well!

Joanne1 Nice cover! 7y
AllenTStClair @Joanne1 Right? Very cute. 7y
minkyb I remember the early ones were so much fun! 7y
AllenTStClair @minkyb This is my first exposure to the series, but I‘m going to put all the early ones on my TBR! 7y
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AllenTStClair
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Loved this quote. You can‘t beat a good cozy for down-home, folksy wisdom!

ElishaLovesBooks 😂😂 7y
KellyK My feeling exactly! 👵🏻🤣🤣 7y
BeckyD Very true. 7y
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Austen_Nerd
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson
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I love the old series!! It has never disappointed me, nor did this one!!I love Skye and Wally‘s adventure of a tornado, kidnapping, and a murder. You might even met a tin man, a mnuchin, and a wicked witch. This is the first in a new series about Scumble River with all our friends and family from the old series!!

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AllenTStClair
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Hopefully by reading further, I‘ll find out how the police chief of a small town can afford to buy his wife a vehicle worth around $125K.

julesG When you find out, if you find out, do share the information. 7y
AllenTStClair @julesG Absolutely! This is pertinent information to us all. 7y
GoldenGirl Lol our police chief makes $130K a year....we're a town of about 3K. Of course, rumors abound he's got his hand in the mayor's cookie jar 🤔 7y
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AllenTStClair @GoldenGirl Well, crap. I apparently I went into the wrong line of work! 😂 7y
GoldenGirl @AllenStClair You ain't the only one lol 7y
Leftcoastzen Selling drugs from the evidence room? 7y
AllenTStClair @Leftcoastzen That seems risky and like a lot of work. I just want to find someone to pay me to read and eat a variety of snacks! 😂 7y
Leftcoastzen @AllenStClair Hey if you find that gig, let me know how I can find it too!😁 7y
AllenTStClair @Leftcoastzen Definitely! But only if there‘s more than one opening. 😂 7y
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AllenTStClair
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson
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I think I‘ll give this ebook a try while reading my hardcopy of The Thirteenth Tale. If I don‘t have at least two books I‘m reading concurrently, am I *really* reading??? 😜

KathyWheeler I generally have at least an ebook, a audiobook, and a physical book going at the same time. 7y
AllenTStClair @KathyWheeler Overachiever! 😂 7y
Bklover It‘s been a while since I read it but I think I really liked The Thirteenth Tale! 7y
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AllenTStClair @Bklover I think I‘m going to like it, but it‘s slow getting into it. 7y
KathyWheeler @AllenStClair 😄 Probably the first time I‘ve been called that! 😄 7y
FountainBookstore Yo! Reader over here @Sourcebooks 7y
minkyb I used to read the Scumble River series. I enjoyed them. 7y
AllenTStClair @minkyb I never read the original incarnation, but it looked fun, so I jumped on the bandwagon. 7y
Sourcebooks We hope you enjoy it! 7y
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johnnie_cakes
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson
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Denise Swanson is rebooting this series. I've never read the other books, and didn't feel lost at all. I like the characters and will definitely pick up another. I just thought the solution to the mystery just fell into the investigators lap. That coupled with implausibility of the police chief's wealthy father made this a so-so instead of a pick. But just barely a so-so. It's worth a read if you enjoy a good cozy.

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howjessicareads
Dead in the Water | Denise Swanson
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I'm so judgmental, but I must confess that reading about a town named "Scumble River" is not super appealing... pubs 9/5. #julybookmailforme

annamae I love that cover 😊 7y
howjessicareads It's very fun @annamae! 🙂 7y
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