Good Boy – My Book Review

Good Boy – My Book Review

“She’s talking to Satchmo like she expects him to understand fluent English. And he seems to pout, like he understands. Which brings a moment of lightness to such a bleak day.”

Okay, I’m a fancier for any story that has a dog character. No matter how minor the role is for the dog. I also appreciate a story where the main character is a strong woman, but still has hang-ups over life in general.

Amber Royer’s newest story combines both of these elements perfectly. She continues her questionably cozy murder mystery series with Out of Temper in this third book in the Bean to Bar Mysteries Series.

This story continues with the main character Felicity, getting wrapped up in another murder mystery.  Felicity is a murder magnet, as well as a chocolate maker. Taking to the Gulf of Mexico on a murder mystery cruise, Felicity soon finds a body with her new buddy, Satchmo, who is the dog. You really have to pay attention to this fast-moving mystery where the characters are intertwined like a spider’s web.

Then throw in a bit of a love triangle between Felicity and the two men in her life, Logan, and Arlo. Felicity is still finding her heart with these two.

I read the first Bean to Bar Mystery, Grand Openings Can Be Murder and not the second book. If you have not read either of these books it might be hard to follow the continuing storyline in Out of Temper. What I love about Amber’s books is that they are the perfect weekend escapism.

Royer’s words spin a fabulous, fast story around murder, chocolate, and yes, a dog. If you love stories with strong women,  chocolate, dogs, a hint of a love story, and a steadfast mystery then check out Out of Temper, along with this entire series. This mystery book moves masterly and quickly, just like a spider spinning its web. Best of all Satchmo is in the story. Yes, I hope he returns in future books.