Smiling eyes aren't shining upon Violet Rhinehammer!
Violet Rhinehammer finally got the call! She's been working so hard in her hometown of Normal, Kentucky as a reporter for Channel Two News and the Normal Gazette to get the national attention to she believes she rightfully deserves!
Now is her time! Violet got an interview of a lifetime with a huge national news network. It didn't take her long to pack her bag and hop on an airplane leaving Normal, Kentucky behind!
While in flight she was so busy dreaming about her opportunity. The passenger sitting next to Violet yammered on and on about her grandchildren, Violet had to use her southern manners to excuse herself to the bathroom after the woman gave Violet a headache.
After all, Violet had to keep her head in the game because she was determined to get the job so she didn't have to go back to her small hometown.
Violet's moment of bathroom silence quickly turned to chaos after she found a dead body in the airplane bathroom causing the pilot to make an emergency landing in the small town Holiday Junction.
The NTSB has grounded any flights leaving in or out of Holiday Junction and every passenger is considered a suspect which means Violet Rhinehammer is stranded until the murder is solved. Y'all know Violet! She's not going to sit on her laurels, she's using her keen journalist skills and possibly a little help from the Laundry Club Ladies from Normal, Kentucky to solve the crime.
After all, she's got to show up for her big interview and her dream job is slipping through her hands.
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ASIN: B09W5XWC4D
Publisher: Tonya Kappes Books
Publication Date: April 14, 2022
Print Length: 172 pages
Four Leaf Felony by Tonya KappesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Four Leaf Felony is a spin-off of the Camper and Criminals Cozy Mystery series by Tonya Kappes. The spin-off stars Normal’s ace reporter, Violet Rhinehammer as she is offered what she thinks is the opportunity of a lifetime and finally, her chance to leave Normal for bigger and better things. Unfortunately, fate is not on Violet’s side.
Violet finds a dead body in the bathroom on the airplane and knows as soon as she sees it, that the death is no accident. Foul play is certain. Now she’s stuck on a plane with a murderer until the pilot makes an emergency landing in Holiday Junction. Everyone is a suspect, so no one can leave until the murder is solved and culprit apprehended.
No one to sit on the sidelines, Violet makes it her mission to report on, and hopefully solve, this case. As she investigates, she learns Holiday Junction isn’t your average small town. The residents are quirky, their traditions set and there is no wavering, and the festivities outlandish. Just wait until you meet the mayor!
I found Four Leaf Felony a fun and quick read. Violet’s character in the Camper and Criminals series didn’t impress me much and I had a hard time with her in the beginning of this spin-off. She was pretentious and condescending in certain scenes. Sure, she’s a reporter in Normal, KY but an international journalist she is not. Honestly, the Violet at the beginning of Four Leaf Felony and I would never be friends. However, that said, she finally loosens up a bit after getting to know and understand the town and its residents and I found myself enjoying her character a little bit more.
I enjoyed getting to know everyone in Holiday Junction. We get to meet a lot of interesting people and learn how important holidays are in this town. The mystery was well thought out and I didn’t have a clue who the murderer was or why until the author reveals everything. I was shocked. Definitely looking forward to the next book.
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