Thursday, June 28, 2018

Tour_BAMBOOZLED by Barbara Barrett

Bamboozled (The Mah Jongg Mysteries) by Barbara Barrett

About the Book

Bamboozled (The Mah Jongg Mysteries)

Cozy Mysteries

2nd in Series

Self Published (April 3, 2018)

Paperback: 272 pages

ISBN-13: 978-1948532037

Digital ASIN: B07C9CLL4R

Essential oils distributor Dorcas Wiley is the boss everyone loves to hate. So when she turns up dead, killed by her own trophy, disgruntled saleswoman Cathy Broderick is the obvious suspect in her murder. Despite opportunity, motive and incriminating evidence, Cathy declares her innocence and enlists her mah jongg pals—Sydney Bonner and her cronies Marianne, Micki and Kat—to help save her from the death penalty.

Hot off a recent and nearly deadly investigation, the women are cautious about putting themselves in peril again. Syd’s spouse isn’t thrilled about another mystery in their lives, either, but he can’t resist the plea of Cathy’s husband. Soon, Syd is leading the way as they tangle with grumpy salespeople, the victim’s estranged husband and boyfriend, a mysterious housekeeper, a litigious customer, an annoyed sheriff and Cathy’s own arrogant lawyer.

The women have their own issues to deal with in their central Florida town of Serendipity Springs. Kat faces a health challenge, Micki fields a mysterious inquiry from her ex, Marianne has a chaotic anniversary and Syd wrestles with her husband over who’s really in charge. But nothing puts everyday life into perspective like the moment when their investigation brings them face to face with danger.

About the Author

Barbara Barrett started reading mysteries when she was pregnant with her first child to keep her mind off things like her changing body and food cravings. When she’d devoured as many Agatha Christies as she could find, she branched out to English village cozies and Ellery Queen.

Later, to avoid a midlife crisis, she began writing fiction at night when she wasn’t at her day job as a human resources analyst for Iowa State Government. After releasing eleven full-length romance novels and one novella, she returned to the cozy mystery genre, using one of her retirement pastimes, the game of mah jongg, as her inspiration. Not only has it been a great social outlet, it has also helped keep her mind active when not writing.

Bamboozled, the second book in her “Mah Jongg Mystery” series, features four friends who play mah jongg together and share otherwise in each other’s lives. None of the four is based on an actual person. Each is an amalgamation of several mah jongg friends with a lot of Barbara’s imagination thrown in for good measure. The four will continue to appear in future books in the series.

Anticipating the day when she would write her first mystery, she has been a member of the Mystery/Romantic Suspense chapter of Romance Writers of America for over a decade. She credits them with helping her hone her craft.

Barbara is married to the man she met her senior year of college. They have two grown children and eight grandchildren.

Author Links

Website – http://www.barbarabarrettbooks.com

Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/Barbara-Barrett-Author-1678443865812386/

Twitter – www.twitter.com/bbarrettbooks

Pinterest – pinterest.com/barbarabarrett7

GoodReads – https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/8181756.Barbara_Barrett

Subscribe Cozy Newsletter   https://www.subscribepage.com/BBCozies

Purchase Links Amazon   B&N 

TOUR PARTICIPANTS

June 28 –  Valerie's Musings - REVIEW, AUTHOR INTERVIEW

June 28 – Babs Book Bistro - SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY

June 29 – The Power of Words – REVIEW

June 29 – Laura's Interests – REVIEW June 30 - A Blue Million Books – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

June 30 - FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY

June 30 - The Book Diva's Reads – SPOTLIGHT, GIVEAWAY

July 1 – A Wytch's Book Review Blog - REVIEW, CHARACTER INTERVIEW

July 1 – cherylbbookblog – REVIEW, GIVEAWAY

July 1 – A Holland Reads - SPOTLIGHT

July 2 – Ruff Drafts – GUEST POST

July 2 – My Reading Journeys – REVIEW

July 3 – Teresa Trent Author Blog - CHARACTER GUEST POST, GIVEAWAY

July 3 – Mallory Heart's Cozies – REVIEW

July 4 – Varietats - REVIEW, GUEST POST

July 5 – Mysteries with Character – GUEST POST

July 5 – Island Confidential – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

July 6 – StoreyBook Reviews – GUEST POST

July 6 – Fiction Obsession – REVIEW

July 6 – Christa Reads and Writes - SPOTLIGHT

July 7 – Books a Plenty Book Reviews – REVIEW, GIVEAWAY

July 7 – Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers – SPOTLIGHT

July 8 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

July 8 – Lisa Ks Book Review – AUTHOR INTERVIEW

Have you signed up to be a Tour Host?

Click Here Find Details and Sign Up Today!

Mallory Heart's Cozies' Review:

BamboozledBamboozled by Barbara Barrett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Review: BAMBOOZLED by Barbara Barrett
(Mah Jongg Mystery #2)

This cozy mystery series finds its setting in Central Florida, among a group of friends in retirement. In the first novel, the women become amateur sleuths, dangerously but successfully. This time, emotions run high as one of the group develops a health issue, another is arrested for murder, and a third is contacted by her ex-husband after years of silence. Of course the friends leap into investigate, this time including one of the spouses. The author offers sufficient suspects to keep readers guessing, and heartwarming emotional involvement with the characters.

No comments:

Post a Comment