Gingerdead Man

The Early Bird Cafe Mystery #6

by Ginny Gold

Christmas is just around the corner and Kori is busier than ever. She has the town cookie exchange, Secret Santa at The Early Bird Café and plenty of time spent with family. So when she finds a dead body in the parking lot of the café, her work load just about doubles as she hunts down the killer.By Christmas Eve, Kori has plenty of questions but not enough answers. Boyfriend, Lieutenant Zach Gulch, tries to warn her away from the investigation but all of his pleas fall on deaf ears. Even a warning from the killer can’t keep Kori off the trail as she thinks she’s getting closer.But a single wrong turn could spell disaster for Kori. Will she be able to find the right lead before she’s added to the body count? In The Kitchen with Ginny Gold—A Special Gift For You!**Gingerdead Man is approx. 32K words and is volume 6 in The Early Bird Café Cozy Mystery Series. Ginny Gold books can be read and enjoyed in any order.

Genres: Cozy Mystery, Mystery, Christmas, Cozy

182 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 30, 2014

About the author

Ginny Gold lives in the high Rockies and wouldn't trade it for the world. She loves anything outdoors--especially skiing, cycling, and gardening, though living at over 9,000 feet does make for a short growing season. You can also find her volunteering with local nonprofits and schools when she's not cooking up her next cozy mystery for her loyal readers.

Reviews

[David Berg · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a free advance review copy of this book and am voluntarily providing my honest review. I really liked it, it was hard to put down. Val and Grandad investigate a murder that may or may not be related to another death. I recommend it.

[Morticia_is_Reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cosy

Nothing exciting, but a nice, comfort read. Happy to read more, another time when in need of a light read

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 has possibilities

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I needed a book that was not so heavy. This is a cozy mystery, and it was a fast read.

[RJ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A quick cozy mystery with characters that are likeable.

[Arlena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: Gingerdead Man
Author: Ginny Gold
Publisher: Ginny Gold Books
Series: The Early Bird Cafe Mystery # 6
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:

"The Gingerdead Man" by Ginny Gold

My Thoughts......

What a cute, somewhat humorous with a love interest and even getting a good mystery read. I found the characters mostly well developed [even the dog Ibis] giving the read a easy cozy read. I especially like how this heroine Koris went after what she wanting to always know about how this investigation was going from her boyfriend Zach who just happened to be a cop. I liked how I wasn't able to figure out who the murderer was until the very end of this entertaining mystery read. I will say that the recipes and all the food that was discussed in this read will definitely leave your mouth watering for it and leaving the reader with many baking ideas.

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

A small town holiday cozy mystery.

I'm not a regular reader of cozy mysteries. They tend to be a bit simplistic, without enough suspense for my taste. Indeed, I found that to be the case with this story. However, I picked this book due to it's holiday theme as one of my December reads. Going into the story with adjusted expectations allowed me to enjoy the story for what it was. It was a nostalgic look at the holiday celebrations in a small town in Colorado. Despite the murder mystery, this was a light hearted read where the owner of The Blue Bird Cafe is the amateur sleuth. The murder of her delivery guy puts the owner Kori right in the middle of the investigaton. Kori is determined to enjoy the holiday celebrations around town, while at the same time investigating the murder.
I would recommend this book to anyone looking for a holiday cozy mystery.

[Karen B. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting but too easy to figure out "who done it?". Wish recipes had been included at back of the book.

[Marietta Slater · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 6th book in the Early Bird Cafe Cozy mystery series and the first one that I have read of this series and author. If you like Leighann Dobbs (Lexi Baker series) or Joann Fluke (Hannah Swensen mysteries), you will probably like this series. All 3 of these have the same pattern: the protagonist is either a baker or cook in a restaurant and have a good looking cop boyfriend/husband. All 3 are told NOT to get involved in the murder case, but of course, they do. BF or husband has to come to rescue. The only difference in these 3 is that in the Hannah books, there is a love triangle.
I did like this book, even if I did figure out the killer 2/3 of the way through. It is an easy read which was exactly what I needed.

[Katie Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Gingerbread

Cute and well written. Can't say that I find any of the characters particularly well fleshed out. Story line weak and not very exciting. Probably will steer clear of this author from now on.

[Jeffrey A Lecky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good Christmas read.

I was looking for a fun mystery to read and I found it in this book. Read other stories from this author. And enjoy them.So I knew this was the book for me.

[Sandy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good Read

I love this series. Fast read and these books make me hungry for breakfast. Can hardly wait for next one.

[Arow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not the best in the series but still enjoyable. Curious to see where book 7 will take us other than the obvious.

[Glenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

a favorite cozy mystery series - Kindle Unlimited

[Dee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Much better

I liked this book much more than any of the previous ones. The series is an easy and light read, but this my favorite so far for the series. Onto the next one!

[Colin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gingerdead Man

Cute, cozy, sweet, good natured, mildly humorous, very good main characters and of course a hunky police love interest. Quite good.

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good

the woman who found a murdered man behind her cafe and she wanted to who murdered the man.a great read.