Review: A Muddied Murder by Wendy Tyson

A Mysterious Review of A Muddied Murder by Wendy Tyson. A Megan Sawyer, Greenhouse Mystery.

Review summary: There is much to enjoy in this first in series mystery. The characters are well-drawn and engaging and the setting well-established. The murder mystery plotline is a little over-complicated, but the lead-up to the exciting denouement is well-handled. Overall, a fine start to this series. (Click here for text of full review.)

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A Muddied Murder
Wendy Tyson
A Megan Sawyer, Greenhouse Mystery
Henery Press (March 2016)

Publisher synopsis: When Megan Sawyer gives up her big-city law career to care for her grandmother and run the family’s organic farm and café, she expects to find peace and tranquility in her scenic hometown of Winsome, Pennsylvania. Instead, her goat goes missing, rain muddies her fields, the town denies her business permits, and her family’s Colonial-era farm sucks up the remains of her savings.

Just when she thinks she’s reached the bottom of the rain barrel, Megan and the town’s hunky veterinarian discover the local zoning commissioner’s battered body in her barn. Now Megan is thrust into the middle of a murder investigation—and she’s the chief suspect. Can Megan dig through small-town secrets, local politics, and old grievances in time to find a killer before that killer strikes again?