Murder on the Rocks (A Red Carpet Catering Mystery Book 5)
By: Shawn Reilly Simmons
Rating: 4 of 5
I’ve read all of the books in this series and am pleased with the newest entry. In this book, Penelope (who owns a catering business which works with film and television shoots) is off to Vermont with her crew.
Before she leaves, she and her best friend and actress, Arlena are meeting with another friend of Penelope’s from the past. Nadia is a professional tennis player and is going to be providing tennis advice for Arlena’s next film (which Penelope is also doing food service for.) An unexpected and traumatic event occurs involving all three as well as others.
Penelope seems to be more apprehensive than the others even though she was not physically threatened.
Once in Vermont, Penelope is confronted with a brother writing/director team who are very hands-on (for one of them, in several meanings of the word.) It stretches both her and her team to meet their expectations.
Meanwhile, events keep occurring that lead Penelope into trying to solve the original crime. More of a crime drama mystery than usual in this series but nonetheless, a good read.
Just a note, the book starts with an out-of-character scene. It was so unusual, I had to check that I had chosen the right Kindle book to open. It was fun and, once I understood why it was in the book, funny as well. It was very surprising, though, and I wanted to note that element of the story.
I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.
I’ve read all of the books in this series and am pleased with the newest entry. In this book, Penelope (who owns a catering business which works with film and television shoots) is off to Vermont with her crew.