Royally Dead

By Greta McKennan

Hoping to get some publicity for her business, seamstress Daria Dembrowski was happy to share a booth with another business owner at the Laurel Springs Highland Games.  As the games begin, it’s apparent there is a rival between participants and things get serious when one ends up dead.  Hopefully Daria can figure things out between her fittings schedule and student lessons or her roommate could end up behind bars. 

McKennan’s third installment in her Stitch in Time series is a fun, entertaining mystery.  It’s not heavy and weighted down with details.  Nor does it skip important facts and information.  I’ve not read the first two titles but this one was easy to pick up and become engaged with the characters. Seasoned cozy readers will easily pick up the various clues she drops early on that those involved seem to miss. Even with these little head slaps, Royally Dead is worth the read if you want something light that isn’t going to send you into cardiac arrest.  This installment would also be good for a teen who is looking for something a little more 'mature' to read but doesn't cross the line with gratuitous sex or violence.  There is a young girl, fifteen, that is a key character who is struggling with that gray area of growning up.  McKennan handles the situation nicely. 

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I would like to thank the publishers and NetGalley for their generosity in allowing me access to the digital Advanced Reader’s Copy for my honest review.

PUB:  Kensington Books

PUB DATE:  September 11, 2018

ISBN:  9781516101702

Genre:  Cozy Mystery