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The Caching Out Omnibus: Books 1-3
The Caching Out Omnibus contains Books 1-3 of this cozy mystery series.
First to Find:
Death is the hardest puzzle to solve.
Margarita Williams escaped death at a young age, but its shadow has followed her all her life. Now, amidst the chaos of a new Australian roommate and mysterious, menacing neighbors, Death has set the puzzlemaker a puzzle of her own. Someone is killing her fellow geocachers, one by one.
Supersmeller Bindi Ryan left Australia to marry a man who abandoned her the minute her plane landed in Oregon. When thieves steal a local sculpture and a teenage friend is blamed, Bindi and her nose must prove him innocent and find the real culprits. But are she and Margarita working on two mysteries, or one?
If they can’t solve the final puzzle, the killer will strike one final, deadly blow.
Death Will Attend
Three months after catching a killer, Margarita escapes to a historic hotel with Drew and Bindi for a Valentine’s weekend of geocaching. But during the love-themed costume ball, the CEO of a satellite navigation company keels over—and then his body vanishes.
As the weekend progresses, Margarita discovers threatening messages in the logbooks of local geocaches. Her attempts to unmask the blackmailer are thwarted by the last person she would have expected.
With a stubborn sheriff on the case, Margarita and Bindi must take matters into their own hands. But whether they’re chasing one killer or two, they have a problem: all their suspects seem to have solid alibis.
Between misunderstandings, outright lies, old secrets, and more than one corpse, it’s not Love in the air anymore. It’s Death.
Nine Feet Under
Margarita and Bindi have big plans for the Fourth of July, involving borrowed bicycles, a geocaching power trail, live podcasts, and plenty of fun. But their day quickly goes awry when they stumble upon what looks like a murder in progress.
Strange rivalries and secret alliances test Margarita's puzzle-solving skills, and Bindi suffers a rather painful setback when she comes face to face with someone she never thought she'd see again.
The overly stoic sheriff can't be in two places at once, so the girls need to figure out whodunit and rescue the next potential victim before the explosive finale.
What is Geocaching?
From Geocaching.com: "Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location."
First to Find:
Death is the hardest puzzle to solve.
Margarita Williams escaped death at a young age, but its shadow has followed her all her life. Now, amidst the chaos of a new Australian roommate and mysterious, menacing neighbors, Death has set the puzzlemaker a puzzle of her own. Someone is killing her fellow geocachers, one by one.
Supersmeller Bindi Ryan left Australia to marry a man who abandoned her the minute her plane landed in Oregon. When thieves steal a local sculpture and a teenage friend is blamed, Bindi and her nose must prove him innocent and find the real culprits. But are she and Margarita working on two mysteries, or one?
If they can’t solve the final puzzle, the killer will strike one final, deadly blow.
Death Will Attend
Three months after catching a killer, Margarita escapes to a historic hotel with Drew and Bindi for a Valentine’s weekend of geocaching. But during the love-themed costume ball, the CEO of a satellite navigation company keels over—and then his body vanishes.
As the weekend progresses, Margarita discovers threatening messages in the logbooks of local geocaches. Her attempts to unmask the blackmailer are thwarted by the last person she would have expected.
With a stubborn sheriff on the case, Margarita and Bindi must take matters into their own hands. But whether they’re chasing one killer or two, they have a problem: all their suspects seem to have solid alibis.
Between misunderstandings, outright lies, old secrets, and more than one corpse, it’s not Love in the air anymore. It’s Death.
Nine Feet Under
Margarita and Bindi have big plans for the Fourth of July, involving borrowed bicycles, a geocaching power trail, live podcasts, and plenty of fun. But their day quickly goes awry when they stumble upon what looks like a murder in progress.
Strange rivalries and secret alliances test Margarita's puzzle-solving skills, and Bindi suffers a rather painful setback when she comes face to face with someone she never thought she'd see again.
The overly stoic sheriff can't be in two places at once, so the girls need to figure out whodunit and rescue the next potential victim before the explosive finale.
What is Geocaching?
From Geocaching.com: "Geocaching is a real-world, outdoor treasure hunting game using GPS-enabled devices. Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS coordinates and then attempt to find the geocache (container) hidden at that location."
593 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 25, 2014
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About the author
Morgan C. Talbot
10 books124 followersUSA Today Bestselling Author Morgan C. Talbot is an outdoorsy girl with a deep and abiding love for the natural sciences. Her degrees involve English and jujitsu. She enjoys hiking, camping, and wandering in the woods looking for the trail to the car, but there isn’t enough chocolate on the planet to bribe her into rock climbing.
When she’s not writing, she can be found making puzzles, getting lost on the way to geocaches, reading stories to her children, or taking far too many pictures of the same tree or rock.
Morgan is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and served as a panelist at Left Coast Crime 2015: Crimelandia. She lives in Eastern Washington with her family.
When she’s not writing, she can be found making puzzles, getting lost on the way to geocaches, reading stories to her children, or taking far too many pictures of the same tree or rock.
Morgan is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and served as a panelist at Left Coast Crime 2015: Crimelandia. She lives in Eastern Washington with her family.
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July 28, 2016
The caching out omnibus by Morgan c talbart is a mystery and thriller read. Morganta Williams escaped death at a young age, but it's shadow has followed her all her life. Now, amidst the chaos of a new Australian roommate and mysterious, menacing neighbours. Death has set the puzzlemaker a puzzle of her own. Absolutely fantastic read. I loved the story and the characters. Morganta was my favourite character. Had me gripped from start to finish. Devoured in 2 days. It wasn't who I thought it was. There was nothing I disliked about this book. Highly recommended. 5* from me. Thanks to netgalley for the arc.
September 28, 2015
First to Find is the first of these three very enjoyable mysteries in this omnibus, told alternately from both Margarita and Bindi's perspective. The two unlikely roommates do not know each other overly well, but make a believable and likable team.
These cozy mysteries are drenched with Geocaching, and as a complete novice to that pastime, I really learned a lot. The rules, habits and activities of geocaching were explained in an interesting, easy to understand way. Not only did geocaching add to the story, it really was the story.
Both Margarita and Bindi have personal demons which come along for the journey, and their stories and personal growth parallel the solving of the mysteries. While there are some loose ends and several hard to believe moments, overall it is a pleasing read.
**eARC netgalley**
These cozy mysteries are drenched with Geocaching, and as a complete novice to that pastime, I really learned a lot. The rules, habits and activities of geocaching were explained in an interesting, easy to understand way. Not only did geocaching add to the story, it really was the story.
Both Margarita and Bindi have personal demons which come along for the journey, and their stories and personal growth parallel the solving of the mysteries. While there are some loose ends and several hard to believe moments, overall it is a pleasing read.
**eARC netgalley**
October 11, 2015
Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for a review.
Mundane.
Underdeveloped characters, unnecessary sub plots and a plot lacking in pace.
Mundane.
Underdeveloped characters, unnecessary sub plots and a plot lacking in pace.
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