At Wits’ End: A Doyle Cozy Mystery (A Wits’ End Cozy Mystery Book 1)
By: Kirsten Weiss
Rating: 5 of 5
This is the first in this series that I have read. I have read another series (Pie Town) by this author in its entirety. As I laughed my way through that series, I was hoping for more of the same in this one.
I laughed and laughed and then, for a change, I laughed myself silly. I wanted to share bits and pieces with my husband but I knew he would want to read it for himself. Boy, it’s tough to keep a straight face with he’s around, so I read it when he wasn’t sitting right next to me.
Doyle is a very odd but quaint small town. It has had it’s share of supernatural occurrences which seem to be connected to visitations by aliens.
Susan Witsend has inherited, from her beloved grandmother, a B&B called At Wits’ End. It is located, of course, in Doyle and has the distinction of having an alien spacecraft hanging halfway out its roof. Not to worry, the spacecraft isn’t real but it fits the vibe fo the town and brings guests who are interested in UFOs.
Susan is a control freak and wants everything just so. She has a part time help in her cousin Dixie, who isn’t in control at all. She also has a best friend in Arsen Holiday, who has a well stocked trust fund and a propensity for taking off and for changing jobs as the mood takes him.
When a murder occurs in a room at the B&B, Susan feels she must help the sheriff figure out the whodunnit before the reputation of her place is destroyed.
There is a lot of misdirection and funny hijinks. I’ve found another series by this author and will be reading the books in order.