Apple Cider Assault by London Lovett [Review]

Apple Cider Assault (Firefly Junction #19) by London Lovett
Format: ebook
Source: purchased
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Date read: August 23, 2024

Firefly Junction Mystery
1. Death in the Park
2. Killer Bridal Party
3. Murder at the Inn
4. A Humbug Holiday
5. Calamity at the Carnival
6. Double Trouble
7. Havoc at Wildwood Manor
8. Fatal Feud
9. Trick or Trouble
10. A Crafty Killing
11. Death at the Museum
12. Murder at the Pumpkin Patch
13. Founders' Day Fiasco
14. Heat Wave Homicide
15. Terror at Thornbridge Hotel
16. Chocolate Festival Felony
17. Movie Night Madness
18. Figgy Pudding Disaster
19. Apple Cider Assault - Paperback | Kindle

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(find all the books in the series on the 1st book review)
Port Danby
1. Marigolds and Murder

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Synopsis (Goodreads):

A beautiful autumn has swept through Firefly Junction, and Sunni Taylor is looking forward to attending the annual season opener at the cider mill with her friend, Raine Lawford. Raine has a new boyfriend, and he works at the mill. Sunni is excited to meet him. Everything about the day is a celebration of tastes and smells and crisp fall weather. The only gray spot on the day is the mill owner, Shawn Griswold. He’s unfriendly, unlikable, and he’s spent a good part of the day firing his staff, including the mill’s baker.

Emily is recruited to bake apple pies for the second day of the event, but when Sunni goes with her to deliver the pies, they are shocked to discover that someone has murdered the mill owners. When Jackson’s main suspect turns out to be Raine’s new boyfriend, Sunni is determined to solve the case and clear his name. Unfortunately, Shawn Griswold’s disagreeable personality left him with a lot of enemies, so Sunni has her work cut out.

Thoughts on Apple Cider Assault: Sunni's enjoying a nice (-ish) day at the local cider mill when her keen reporter's eye spots several incidents between the mill owner and various workers/vendors. Given his unpleasant attitude, she has a dearth of suspects when he and his wife are found dead.

While Sunni wasn't technically on the cider mill event, she's trying to help Jax figure out who did it so he doesn't arrest Raine's new boyfriend. Oh, and the actual story she's covering for the paper? Butting heads at the small business meeting. Which doesn't seem like it'll take all Sunni's crack reporting. So really she doing everyone a favor by investigating on her own.

On the downside, there are a lot of folks with motive. On the upside...well, Sunni gets to spend time with Jax while he's on the job. Did I mention there were a lot of suspects? Because there are. It's going to take all Sunni's dot-connecting to find the baddie and bring justice to the unpleasant couple who were offed.