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Garden Girls #12
Look Into My Ice
Read this Cozy Mystery FREE with Kindle Unlimited! “If you like clean cozy mysteries that keep you guessing until the end, you’ll love the Garden Girls Cozy Mystery Series” Look Into My Ice is Book 12 in the Garden Girls Christian Cozy Mysteries Series BONUS - RECIPE INCLUDED! Upon returning home from their action-packed honeymoon, Gloria Rutherford-Kennedy and her new husband, Paul, are ready to settle into married life. While the newlyweds are busy rearranging households and responsibilities, Gloria is also planning for the all-girls cruise that is right around the corner. Life is smooth sailing and all is calm in the sleepy little town of Belhaven until elderly resident, Eleanor Whittaker, calls one morning to tell Gloria that something has happened out on the frozen waters of Lake Terrace. When the two women arrive on scene, they discover that a summer resident has been found dead and half-submerged inside his ice shanty. Eleanor tells Gloria and the Garden Girls that she witnessed something the night before the body was discovered, but for the life of her, can't remember what it is. One of the Garden Girls has a plan to jog Eleanor's memory. Will Eleanor be able to remember the chilling details of what she saw or for once, will someone in the small town of Belhaven, get away with murder? The Garden Girls Cozy Mystery Series contains no foul language, sex, or gore...Just clean, cozy mysteries!"
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151 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 18, 2016
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Hope Callaghan
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Hope Callaghan is an American author who loves to write clean fiction books, especially Christian Mystery and Cozy Mystery books.
She has written more than 70 mystery books (and counting) in six series.
Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of 3 wonderful children.
When she's not doing the thing she loves best - writing books - she enjoys cooking, traveling and reading books.
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★ AMAZON BESTSELLING AUTHOR ★
★ 2017 Mom's Choice Award ★
Hope Callaghan is an American author who loves to write clean fiction books, especially Christian Mystery and Cozy Mystery books.
She has written more than 70 mystery books (and counting) in six series.
Born and raised in a small town in West Michigan, she now lives in Florida with her husband. She is the proud mother of 3 wonderful children.
When she's not doing the thing she loves best - writing books - she enjoys cooking, traveling and reading books.
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January 29, 2018
Great read
Again another great sweet cozy by Hope Callaghan if you haven't read this series yet what are you waiting for getting the next book now
Again another great sweet cozy by Hope Callaghan if you haven't read this series yet what are you waiting for getting the next book now
September 16, 2023
I enjoy this author’s cozy mysteries so much. I’m always reading one along with my other reading material. They give me moments of light-hearted delight. This book is #12 in the Garden Girls Cozy Mystery Series. The highlight for me in this story is the spunk and fast-thinking of Eleanor. She is a trooper! Also, I always enjoy Gloria and her time with her grandsons. Some interesting finds are made by the boys in this story. Paul, Gloria’s husband, also makes an interesting find in the pantry. If you like cozy mysteries, give the Garden Girls a try!
December 27, 2020
Gloria is NOT going to let something like a cast on her leg slow her down when there is a murder to solve. Nope, no way, not a chance 😉. Loved every page and especially Alice's spice mix😁. I do have to say that Gloria's "newest investigator" Eleanor stole the show when she went after the killer and I LOVED it! 😊 Who says older women can't kick butt? 😃 A GREAT story to read during my own snow ❄ storm.
September 30, 2018
A tiny bit disappointing
I love all of Hope Callaghan's books because they don't have any swearing, sex, or too much gore (there has to be a little to describe the murder)!! I also love them because there aren't usually any grammatical errors. This book had several errors, grammatical and otherwise. Perhaps more editing is called for.
I love all of Hope Callaghan's books because they don't have any swearing, sex, or too much gore (there has to be a little to describe the murder)!! I also love them because there aren't usually any grammatical errors. This book had several errors, grammatical and otherwise. Perhaps more editing is called for.
February 10, 2019
Gloria Kennedy the leader of the Garden girls gets involved with her friends to solve a murder. She is hobbling around with a cast on her leg that she broke on her honeymoon. Gloria gets the Garden girls into trouble while investigating the murder of Ed Mueller who was found in the ice and ending with a surprise twist. Another good read!
June 27, 2021
Frozen in the ice
Eleanor calls Gloria and asks her to come to her place something is happening. Gloria goes down to the lake below Eleanor's house. Ed is dead, frozen in the ice. Gloria is having a little trouble getting around with her cast. Gloria and the girls have a new murder to solve. Another good story and characters.
Eleanor calls Gloria and asks her to come to her place something is happening. Gloria goes down to the lake below Eleanor's house. Ed is dead, frozen in the ice. Gloria is having a little trouble getting around with her cast. Gloria and the girls have a new murder to solve. Another good story and characters.
September 21, 2025
Great reading
Gloria has returned from her honeymoon and the garden club say it has been dull without her. Eleanor calls and asks for Gloria to come over because something is going on on the lake. Humorous story with Gloria trying to investigate on the snow and ice on crutches. Great story
Gloria has returned from her honeymoon and the garden club say it has been dull without her. Eleanor calls and asks for Gloria to come over because something is going on on the lake. Humorous story with Gloria trying to investigate on the snow and ice on crutches. Great story
August 17, 2019
A Garden Girls Cozy Mystery
I have yet to figure out how these ladies get into all their trouble. It never gets old seeing how they get int trouble and how quick they get out of it.
I have yet to figure out how these ladies get into all their trouble. It never gets old seeing how they get int trouble and how quick they get out of it.
August 17, 2023
More fun with the Garden Girls
This was a heck of a caper, I was definitely surprised at the end by the killer, I was getting worried it was going to be a character I liked. Love the recipe at the end, I’ll have to try that when the weather cools down again.
This was a heck of a caper, I was definitely surprised at the end by the killer, I was getting worried it was going to be a character I liked. Love the recipe at the end, I’ll have to try that when the weather cools down again.
February 4, 2024
My review for Look Into My Ice
I absolutely loved it! Another amazing Garden Girls mystery! I love all the new characters! This is a must read series! I can’t wait for the next book!
I absolutely loved it! Another amazing Garden Girls mystery! I love all the new characters! This is a must read series! I can’t wait for the next book!
May 19, 2017
I loved this book!!
Another great read!! I was guessing up to the end. I love the characters. It is so nice to find good Christian mysteries.
Another great read!! I was guessing up to the end. I love the characters. It is so nice to find good Christian mysteries.
November 30, 2017
You've done it again! Another terrific read. I'm totally hooked on The Garden Girls. Thank you Hope.
December 12, 2017
ADDICTIVE!
This author and her charming characters are irresistible!!! I'm on my way to the next book!
Happy Reading!!!
~Dawn Trainer
This author and her charming characters are irresistible!!! I'm on my way to the next book!
Happy Reading!!!
~Dawn Trainer
January 20, 2018
The adventures continue on
I am totaling hooked on this series. The stories always has a good plot and I love the people. On to the next book.
I am totaling hooked on this series. The stories always has a good plot and I love the people. On to the next book.
January 31, 2018
I love Gloria.
I just love Gloria and her Christian Principles. Thank you Hope. It is a refreshing change. I love that Gloria is now married. Paul is a great husband for her.
I just love Gloria and her Christian Principles. Thank you Hope. It is a refreshing change. I love that Gloria is now married. Paul is a great husband for her.
May 14, 2018
Love the series and character's.
May 22, 2018
Look into my ice
This book has an easy to follow plot and interesting characters. I recommend this book to all lovers of clean, contemporary, mystery novels.
This book has an easy to follow plot and interesting characters. I recommend this book to all lovers of clean, contemporary, mystery novels.
March 17, 2020
Loving this series
July 28, 2020
Great reading
Wonderful addition to the garden girls series. Very enjoyable with a good mystery , some fun and sprinkled with romance.
Wonderful addition to the garden girls series. Very enjoyable with a good mystery , some fun and sprinkled with romance.
August 19, 2020
He'll andFury
As usual the story was very easy 2 read send kept the reader chuckling
As well as Entertained Like the Christian vibes in the story
As usual the story was very easy 2 read send kept the reader chuckling
As well as Entertained Like the Christian vibes in the story
February 3, 2022
Who killed Ed Mueller and why??? Lord love a small town – I heard from X who heard from Y, who overhears…!!! I enjoyed the story and recommend the book.
June 23, 2023
Excellent
Another great read. I absolutely love this series! I couldn’t put it down. Can’t wait to read the next one.
Another great read. I absolutely love this series! I couldn’t put it down. Can’t wait to read the next one.
March 27, 2024
Wondrously written
Wondrously written series!! They are intriguing as well as funny. I have read them all up to this point and love them all!
Wondrously written series!! They are intriguing as well as funny. I have read them all up to this point and love them all!
January 3, 2018
Great
The cover reminded me of a Garden Girls story for every season. Humor, murder, mystery, romance all entwined. Another good one.
The cover reminded me of a Garden Girls story for every season. Humor, murder, mystery, romance all entwined. Another good one.
March 19, 2016
Look Into My Ice is the twelfth book in Hope Callaghan’s Garden Girls Cozy Mystery series and is a wonderful cozy mystery. Ms. Callaghan has a unique talent for blending family, friendship, and faith with humor, mystery, and mayhem that provides a wonderful reading experience for her readers. This story is well plotted, with well-developed characters, and an interesting mystery to solve. There are lots of laughs and no adult language, graphic violence, or sexually explicit scenes. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading light, cozy Christian mysteries. I highly recommend this series.
Gloria Rutherford-Kennedy is still dealing with her broken leg and cast but that doesn’t stop her from investigating the latest murder to occur in Belhaven. Gloria receives a call from Eleanor Whittaker telling her that something is happening on Lake Terrace and asking her to come over as soon as possible. Upon arrival at the lake Gloria and Eleanor learn that the body of Ed Mueller, a summer resident, was found half submerged in the ice in the shanty that he sometimes used for ice fishing on the frozen lake. It seems strange to Gloria that he is in town in February because she knew that Ed and his wife, Sheryl, rarely visited the cottage in the winter and that it had been years since he’d gone ice fishing. Rumor has it that Ed is a womanizer and it turns out there is no shortage of suspects.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Gloria Rutherford-Kennedy is still dealing with her broken leg and cast but that doesn’t stop her from investigating the latest murder to occur in Belhaven. Gloria receives a call from Eleanor Whittaker telling her that something is happening on Lake Terrace and asking her to come over as soon as possible. Upon arrival at the lake Gloria and Eleanor learn that the body of Ed Mueller, a summer resident, was found half submerged in the ice in the shanty that he sometimes used for ice fishing on the frozen lake. It seems strange to Gloria that he is in town in February because she knew that Ed and his wife, Sheryl, rarely visited the cottage in the winter and that it had been years since he’d gone ice fishing. Rumor has it that Ed is a womanizer and it turns out there is no shortage of suspects.
I received a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
June 9, 2016
I believe this is the third book I've read in this series (although this one is book 12 in the series chronology). A lot has changed--Gloria is now married (and has a broken leg that she complains about throughout this book. I sure hope her cast is off by the next book!) For some reason Officer Joe Nelson is always referred to by his full name and title--even though everyone else's seems to get shortened. I couldn't find an explanation in this book for why that is so. And every so often those pesky apostrophes show up in places that they shouldn't be.
I enjoy the series though since it is "Garden Girls" I keep expecting to see gardening as part of the books and so far I have seen very little of it.
If Belhaven's police force truly is as bad as Gloria thinks they are (since she seems to think she's the only one who can gather the clues that will solve the mystery) then the town really needs to get better police officers--or send Gloria to the academy so they can hire her.
I enjoy the series though since it is "Garden Girls" I keep expecting to see gardening as part of the books and so far I have seen very little of it.
If Belhaven's police force truly is as bad as Gloria thinks they are (since she seems to think she's the only one who can gather the clues that will solve the mystery) then the town really needs to get better police officers--or send Gloria to the academy so they can hire her.
February 8, 2017
Keeps getting better!
Nothing gets Gloria down, I just love that about her. She is an amazing character. I love these ladies. I often have to remind myself they are characters in a book, not real people. You know that's talent when you feel like these are real people. Thank you Hope! Keep up the good work!
Nothing gets Gloria down, I just love that about her. She is an amazing character. I love these ladies. I often have to remind myself they are characters in a book, not real people. You know that's talent when you feel like these are real people. Thank you Hope! Keep up the good work!
March 20, 2016
Even on crutches Gloria solves the case
Enjoyable read with interesting Michigan trivia about ice fishing, watching for blizzards and sledding. Great recipe for "stick to your ribs" goulash - favorite Michigan original potluck dish. Nothing keeps senior sleuth Gloria down - not even crutches. Great support from her newly wed husband Paul and all her friends. Unexpected twist and teaser for book 13.
Enjoyable read with interesting Michigan trivia about ice fishing, watching for blizzards and sledding. Great recipe for "stick to your ribs" goulash - favorite Michigan original potluck dish. Nothing keeps senior sleuth Gloria down - not even crutches. Great support from her newly wed husband Paul and all her friends. Unexpected twist and teaser for book 13.
March 27, 2016
This is another book in the series of the Garden Girls cozy mysteries. When Gloria and the girls notice the police around an ice shanty they have to find out what is going on. They discover that their neighbor Ed has been killed and his body is inside the ice hole in his shanty. Gloria and the girls decide they need to find out who would do such a terrible thing. Do the girls discover who killed Ed and why? Read the book to find out.
April 3, 2016
Look into My Ice (Garden Girls Christian Cosy Mystery Series Book 12)
OMG! Another hit. I just love reading these neat, Christian Cosy Mysteries. I never know who did the dastardly deed until the very end. This one included. Thanks, Hope....you're the best! Can't wait until the next Garden Girls mystery. In Christ Jesus, your loyal reader....
OMG! Another hit. I just love reading these neat, Christian Cosy Mysteries. I never know who did the dastardly deed until the very end. This one included. Thanks, Hope....you're the best! Can't wait until the next Garden Girls mystery. In Christ Jesus, your loyal reader....
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