I waited a while to read Baskets and Beignets, the most recent of the Miss Fortune Mystery series by Jana Deleon because it is the last one for a while (more are promised). When I needed something of a lighter nature to read, after a grim, but excellent mystery, I plucked it off the shelf and was laughing in a matter of pages. Ten years ago Ryan Comeaux was sent to prison for the murder of his girlfriend. Only thing is, he didn't do it. It took place in a nearby town and the local police were, um, less than diligent, still are, as a matter of fact, so Swamp Team 3 sets out to solve it properly. Loved some of the twists used to prove that!

Here's a mystery that I wasn't sure was really a mystery at first, but then, when I thought about it, it was, just something different than what I usually read. :-) Nosy Neighbors, by Freya Sampson is about a group of people living in an old building. They don't really know each other, they don't like each other, they don't talk to each other ... some have lived there a long time, others are more recent renters. Then the building is scheduled for demolition and when that is questioned, 'things' start to happen. (As the blurb on the back says 'someone plays dirty'). This leads to the residents starting to come together ... and learn secrets about each other, many long buried. Can they overcome these (sometimes huge) life events and pull together to save the building? A most interesting read!

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