Death at Daffodil Inn is the second in the Cinnamon Falls series, and like the first one, this is another amateur sleuth kind of story with a romance thrown in for good measure. I love these kind of small town murder mysteries and small town romances, so to have them together in one book makes for a good read for me.
Death at Daffodil Inn by R. L. Killmore is now available to buy on Kindle and is also on Kindle Unlimited!
Morgan’s parents run the Daffodil Inn where the annual spring festival is held. Her parents have dedicated their lives to running the inn, so when a guest, the former owner of the inn, is found murdered in the maze in the middle and Morgan is in the middle of what is about to turn into a romantic tryst with single dad, Will, everything is turned on its head. The quirky cast characters work together to solve the murder, but with plenty of problems thrown at them along the way.
It was good, I enjoyed the story as a whole and adored some of the characters – Angel, especially, was a gem! But the writing in areas was somewhat clunky. The story flowed but wasn’t as strong as the first in the series, A Cinnamon Falls Mystery (full review here), for me.
The romance storyline was fun, but I did feel somewhat that we were thrown slightly into the middle of things – it felt like there was a bit of background that I was missing, even though I’d read the book before. Maybe I’m wrong and it was just a rushed heated moment at the beginning, but it didn’t ruin the romance for me, it just made it feel slightly less grounded than the mystery plot.
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The small town vibes were excellent. I loved following the characters as they uncovered clues throughout the town to track down what had really happened. In general, the characters were excellent – I loved their background stories, such as Will running a gardening club to keep young people in line. Characters were never flat and always had little quirks and their own shining personalites – you can really picture this town and how its people work.
I enjoyed it and will look forward to the next book, The Berry Bakery Murder.
Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publishers for an ARC of this book.
