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Bodies, Baddies, and a Crabby Tabby (A Bliss Bay Village Mystery Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Sherri Bryan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 4,272 ratings
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Murder in an English village. Unsolved mysteries. An empty-nester longing for a quiet life. What could possibly go wrong?
Megan Fallon is in a pickle. After the week she's had, she could do with a change of scene, so when news of a family celebration reaches her ears, she packs a bag and returns to her childhood village home.
With a party to organise, a flirtatious ex-husband and his jealous wife to avoid, a mischievous uncle who’s on the lookout for adventure, a clumsy childhood acquaintance who's undergone a startling transformation, and a cantankerous tabby cat to contend with, Megan has her hands full.
However, what started off as a leisurely break takes a chilling turn when members of the community start getting bumped off at an alarming rate, and Megan finds herself at the heart of an investigation that has her suspecting everyone.
As she becomes involved in the hunt for a murderer, it’s not long before she finds out that some of the villagers are harbouring shocking secrets...
Will you guess whodunnit?

This is the first book in the Bliss Bay Village Mystery Series. It's a clean, lighthearted read, and will take you sleuthing with no strong profanity, violence, or sex. And no pesky cliffhangers!
This book is written in British English.

Readers say:

first British cozy mystery I've read and I loved it. the cat is a gem. I especially liked the cooperation between protagonist and detective. solves the conflict problem that often derails this genre. Best of all there were no loose ends. All the puzzles were solved in a delightful way. --- Reviewer TK

Life in a small town is featured with a spectacular cat story embedded within. Artfully crafted story. --- AK, Amazon Reviewer

I have always enjoyed a cat mystery and this one is no exception. Well written and flows so nicely. I never did figure out who was guilty of the murders. --- Kindle Customer

I love cozy mysteries, and this did not disappoint. I thought I had it figured out twice, only to find another twist in the plot. --- SF, Amazon Reviewer

This was one of the most engrossing mysteries that I have read in a long time. It kept me guessing the whole time. --- Avid Reader, Amazon Reviewer

This book kept me on my toes with the twist & turns. The author knows how to make the village and all the people come to life. --- Amazon Customer

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    May 19 2018
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About the Author

Esther Wane is a British actor and voice-over artist. After a career in finance, she fulfilled a childhood dream of going to drama school in London, and her life as an actor began at age forty. She has a lifelong passion for literature and can often be found browsing bookshops during any spare moments. Wane enjoys taking her listeners on a journeys in time and space and bringing the characters on the page to life in their imagination. She lives with her family and collection of books in Hertfordshire, just outside London.



Sherri Bryan is the author of the Charlotte Denver Cozy Mystery series and the Bliss Bay Cozy Mystery series.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07D67YSH9
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 820 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 420 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 4,272 ratings

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Give me a cup of tea, a good book, and a comfortable chair, and I'm happy!

I have two series: The Charlotte Denver Cozy Mystery Series and The Bliss Bay Village Mystery Series. If you've read and enjoyed my stories, and would like to receive an early notification of new releases, discounts and other book-related news, please sign up to my Readers' Group at https://sherribryan.com.

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L.Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it !
Reviewed in Canada on May 31, 2018
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I am a huge fan of this writer having previously bought her St Eve community Charlotte Denver series. At first I wasn't sure about switching my loyalty to the new community and characters of Bliss Bay but it was well worth it. Megan has just had a midlife crises she has lost her job and her fiancee on the same day. She goes home to Bliss Bay to organize her parents remarriage celebration while there she stumbled into three murders, a crazy cat, a flirting ex husband and a high school nemesis from hell with a axe to grind. Teaming up with her crazy Uncle Des she puts together the clues to solve the cases and a little bit more. This book is hilarious and I couldn't put it down. This a great cozy mystery with none of the emotional indecision or sloppy investigative procedure that would lead the killer to Megan and Uncle Des's door. In the end there is a hint of a blooming romance, a ex husband and high school enemy who you are hoping will get their come uppings in future books. Look forward to the next book in this series.
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Geraldine
4.0 out of 5 stars I'm Enjoying this Cozy😊
Reviewed in Canada on December 26, 2020
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This story grabbed my attention from the very beginning.

Well developed characters, a setting that makes the reader want to visit and of course, a murder (or two!) to keep the mystery aspect moving along with the rest of the plot.

It's so hard to find a really good cozy but this one seems to have succeeded. I'm about half way through and will update if my opinion changes negatively. For now, I'm looking forward to reading through to the end and to check out other books by this author.😊

Geraldine Helen Hartman, author of the midlife romance:
Third Chapter, Second Chance🌹🌹
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5.0 out of 5 stars Transporting your mind
Reviewed in Canada on July 16, 2021
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Excellent reading. It quickly takes your mind off the rest of the world and places you in small town living. I enjoyed reading it..
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Margaret A. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars New writer
Reviewed in Canada on September 1, 2021
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Miss Bliss is a new writer to me. I enjoyed the English setting and the people were funny The writing was smooth and interesting. There was no blood and gore and I really liked the tone of her writing
Lots of twists and turns in the story. I didn’t find the murder until the writer explained it Good book I definitely recommend it.
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EP
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read
Reviewed in Canada on November 8, 2021
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A Light fluffy feel good mystery. A little romance mixed in with suspense set in an English village with character.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Life in an English village— or maybe not!!!
Reviewed in Canada on August 21, 2018
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This was a very enjoyable read. The characters were all quite English with that touch of eccentricity evenTabastion the cat,whose story is central to the plot. The kind of story to enjoy lazing on the sofa in front of a lovely fire on a cold wet day with some Earl Grey and buttered crumpets.
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Nettie52
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read !
Reviewed in Canada on September 16, 2021
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Just a really enjoyable cozy mystery !
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Pieter Schinkelshoek sr. and Jeanette
4.0 out of 5 stars Nice read
Reviewed in Canada on May 21, 2020
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Found this a good read. The cat plot is fun and the double ending is origional. Like to see more of the grabby cat
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Shannan Triple A
5.0 out of 5 stars Cozy and fun
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2023
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It's a good mystery that leaves you guessing. And I loved that is truly cozy. So many cozies now only bypass romance for the main characters when the character is already married or over 60..... It was nice to see a woman in her prime that could do her own thing and the male counterpart her age is just her friend.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 26, 2023
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Had me in stitches, giggling along to myself,
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Katemonster
2.0 out of 5 stars Not really for me
Reviewed in France on May 25, 2021
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The main character was too goody-goody, and I figured out whodunnit before she did.
But I did quite like the subplot with the cat
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Tassie Phoenix 33
3.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in Australia on July 24, 2021
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It was an interesting book. There were 2-3 sections held together by the main character. A likeable main character with a great cat as a believable side kick. Love the cat.
Murder and mystery with a lot of humour and plot twists. A pleasant read.
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Roberta Franklin
4.0 out of 5 stars Murders in the English countryside...
Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2018
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Right on page one, we get confronted with a murder – at the Comedy Club in Bliss Bay, no less! Andy Cochran, the owner of the club, has been brutally stabbed with a pole during the night; on his cheek, traces of a yellow powder are found which are identified as pollen.

Two months later, Megan Fallon who’s just been dumped by her fiancé and lost her job, is coming home to Bliss Bay to organise her parents’ celebration of renewed marriage vows; she hasn’t been home in a long time because she wants to avoid her ex-husband and his new wife. And when she and her sister arrive at the diner outside town early in the morning, what should they find but another murdered man in his car! Victor Canning, 74, has been strangled – and the pollen on his cheek points to a connection with the other murder two months earlier.

The little village is all upside down now – which one of the peaceful inhabitants could be a murderer? That’s not the only thing that worries the townspeople, though; the old school building is going to be torn down and a new hypermarket will be built, which they aren’t keen on at all. Nevertheless, Megan decides to stay in town for a while and take care of her parents’ house while they go on a cruise – and of Cat, a very clever tabby whom they’ve adopted. The idyll is soon disturbed again, though, when a third murder happens! Now, Megan and her Uncle Des start investigating on their own in order to restore peace and quiet to Bliss Bay…

There’s a wonderfully strange contrast between the cosy country life and the series of murders that starts right on the first page; the people (apart from Megan’s ex and his wife) are all perfectly loveable – and yet, one of them has got to be a devious murderer! With a lot of warmth and sympathy, Sherri Bryan paints the picture of a sleepy little English village which is suddenly disturbed by unbelievable events. An enjoyable read from start to finish!
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