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HOT FLASHES & HOMICIDE: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery
Three sassy retirees. One dead developer. Zero patience for nonsense.
Welcome to Conch Key, where the sun is hot, the gossip is hotter, and the local beach just coughed up a corpse in Gucci loafers.
Daisy Picklesworth wanted nothing more than a quiet morning, a strong cup of tea, and to finish her mystery novel on the porch of The Barnacle. What she got instead was a bloated real estate mogul dead in the surf, a jellyfish charm that doesn’t belong, and the strong suspicion that someone in their sleepy seaside town just committed the most stylish murder Florida’s ever seen.
With her dramatic besties glamorous Babs, no-nonsense Rita, and the ever-sweet (but sneakily sharp) Mae Daisy’s about to do what she does meddle. Morty, the town’s grumpy police chief, says stay out of it. But when your house is the crime scene and your brunch is interrupted by body bags, what choice do you have?
Mimosas will be poured. Muffins will be weaponized. And secrets like sequin-covered ex-girlfriends and suspect town councilwomen will be exposed.
Fans of The Golden Girls with a twist of murder and a splash of grab your caftan, tighten that bun, and get ready. This Florida-set cozy mystery is equal parts heartfelt, hilarious, and hazardous to anyone standing between these women and the truth.
Click “Buy Now” and dive into the beachside mystery that’s anything but retired.
Welcome to Conch Key, where the sun is hot, the gossip is hotter, and the local beach just coughed up a corpse in Gucci loafers.
Daisy Picklesworth wanted nothing more than a quiet morning, a strong cup of tea, and to finish her mystery novel on the porch of The Barnacle. What she got instead was a bloated real estate mogul dead in the surf, a jellyfish charm that doesn’t belong, and the strong suspicion that someone in their sleepy seaside town just committed the most stylish murder Florida’s ever seen.
With her dramatic besties glamorous Babs, no-nonsense Rita, and the ever-sweet (but sneakily sharp) Mae Daisy’s about to do what she does meddle. Morty, the town’s grumpy police chief, says stay out of it. But when your house is the crime scene and your brunch is interrupted by body bags, what choice do you have?
Mimosas will be poured. Muffins will be weaponized. And secrets like sequin-covered ex-girlfriends and suspect town councilwomen will be exposed.
Fans of The Golden Girls with a twist of murder and a splash of grab your caftan, tighten that bun, and get ready. This Florida-set cozy mystery is equal parts heartfelt, hilarious, and hazardous to anyone standing between these women and the truth.
Click “Buy Now” and dive into the beachside mystery that’s anything but retired.
286 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 24, 2025
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November 19, 2025
Murder She Wrote meets Golden Girls murder mystery.
The dialogue and narrative was pretty repetitive. While the mystery and the girls’ adventures were entertaining, the silly character names were a bit distracting. Captain Crustybutt and Officer Peanut Butterworth aside (I kid you not), the adventure was fast paced and an easy read. Hopefully we all age as gracefully as Daisy, Babs, Rita and Mae and remain as tactically prepared.
The dialogue and narrative was pretty repetitive. While the mystery and the girls’ adventures were entertaining, the silly character names were a bit distracting. Captain Crustybutt and Officer Peanut Butterworth aside (I kid you not), the adventure was fast paced and an easy read. Hopefully we all age as gracefully as Daisy, Babs, Rita and Mae and remain as tactically prepared.
December 29, 2025
Decent Read
The story line was interesting, the characters somewhat charming at times. But the dialog was beyond me…it was too sophisticated me. It made it difficult to get through the book. Every time I thought the story had a clear ending it began all over again. So I couldn’t figure out a clear ending. When the book actually ended I thought it was beginning. Maybe that was a chapter from the next book? Not quite for me, the dialog was just not something I could get past.
The story line was interesting, the characters somewhat charming at times. But the dialog was beyond me…it was too sophisticated me. It made it difficult to get through the book. Every time I thought the story had a clear ending it began all over again. So I couldn’t figure out a clear ending. When the book actually ended I thought it was beginning. Maybe that was a chapter from the next book? Not quite for me, the dialog was just not something I could get past.
October 24, 2025
I loved the names of the characters and at the time I needed a fun read. I felt like the book dragged on and on and kept using the same terms over and over again. Towards the end names were mixed up. I would try another one of her books.
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