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A Murder in Milburn #1–12 omnibus
The Milburn Big Box Set: Two Complete Series: "A Murder In Milburn" & "Return To Milburn"
Limited Time Release! Contains ALL 18 books from both series featuring Nora Newberry & Milburn, Wyoming PLUS 18 delicious recipes straight from the stories! "A Murder In Milburn" was Nancy McGovern's 1st cozy mystery series, featuring the young, up-and-coming super-sleuth & super-chef, Nora Newberry. The series included 12 stories, ranging from murders at a wedding and a zoo to...well...murders at an ice cream factory and a bed & breakfast. It also included 12 delicious recipes straight out of Nora's own cookbook. But, after a dozen murders in the small, quiet town, it felt like maybe enough was enough. So Nancy moved on to other characters & series in an effort to give Milburn some time to repopulate. But fate intervened... After some time away, Nancy missed her old friend, Nora, so much that she just had to "Return To Milburn" and published 6 more stories in this sequel series, set 25 years after the original. We reunite with Nora on her 55th birthday, happily married with two grown daughters and still up to her old solving murders & whipping up dishes like she never missed a beat! It seems there's never any shortage of murder in Milburn! So, if you like cozy mysteries with intriguing mysteries, fun characters & tasty treats, grab your copy of this limited time release while it is JUST 99 CENTS! Or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! Stories From "A Murder In Milburn" Death At A Diner Death Of A Deputy Death In The Library Death Under The Fireworks Death By Ice Cream Death At The Zoo Death At A Wedding Death Of A Psychic Death At A B & B Death On Social Media Death Of A Rock Star Death On Bingo Night Stories From "Return To Milburn" Berry The Dead Dancing With The Dead Reminiscing With The Dead Reading With The Dead Knitting With The Dead Retiring With The Dead 18 RECIPES Nora’s Shepherd’s Pie Nora’s Delicious Crepes Nora’s Pomegranate Iced Tea Nora’s Wonderful Watermelon Cocktails Nora’s Cardamom Buttermilk Pie Nora’s Mahi Mahi With Pineapple Salsa Nora’s Peanut Butter Bacon Burgers Nora’s Sweet & Spicy Mac & Cheese Nora’s Lovely Lamingtons Nora’s Crispy Orange Chicken Sandwich Nora’s Chocolatey Chocolate Cake Nora’s Super-Soft Super-Simple Peanut Butter Cookies Nora’s Fudgy Caramel Brownies Nora’s Cheesy Garlic Mashed Potatoes Nora’s Chocolatey Hot Chocolate Nora’s Super-Crunchtastic Banana Nut Muffins Nora’s Gingerlicious Gingersnap Cookies Nora’s Super-Chocolately Cola Cake And for even more fun, follow the link inside this box set to subscribe to Nancy's newsletter and you'll receive a FREE PREQUEL to the Milburn stories, in which you'll meet Nora as a teenager, long before her life became saturated with murder & mayhem!
2523 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 28, 2020
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Nancy McGovern
83 books173 followersI'm a mother, wife, homemaker, pet lover, teacher, student, reader, writer, drinker of tea & wine (depending on the time of day) and sleep-deprived dreamer. I live in Syracuse, NY, with my husband, Doug (also a writer with books available on Amazon), our three children and too many furred & feathered friends to list!
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Displaying 1 - 13 of 13 reviews
August 1, 2020
Difficult to rate.. following a huge plot hole!
McGovern has written a fairly entertaining series. Easy reading with a fair cast of characters set in Millburn Wyoming. I can't say I particularly liked Nora, she was very nosey, at times plain rude and always knows best, she's got a bit of an attitude and expects answers when she actually has no right to be asking the questions.. she could have been a bit less arrogant at times. She wasn't like it from the start it just seems to have developed.
The difficulty with providing a star rating comes down to several issues with the timeline of the books.. in the first series the year is mentioned in a couple of the novels at least.. book 8, I believe, and it's 2017 and that is not the last book in the set.. but the second series is supposed to be set some 25 years later when Nora is 55 with two adult daughters in the year 2019. It's a huge oversight on the part of the author and it really blew the whole thing for me.
The stories are entertaining enough, if occasionally a little too conveniently solved in an "aha moment" over some piece of evidence that really doesn't prove anything! But the reality is that time travel isn't possible and this weird jump in the space time continuum makes the second series a bit ridiculous.
There's several errors in tense where the text switches mid sentence making it confusing. A small number of errors which are really just down to poor editing or proofreading and a few more where characters are misnamed and seem to be talking about themselves in the third person instead of the suspect.
I don't feel I can give more than 3* after the giant timeline issue surfaced.. but I probably would have rated them at 4* had the story stopped after the initial series as the timeframe wouldn't have jumped so oddly..
McGovern has written a fairly entertaining series. Easy reading with a fair cast of characters set in Millburn Wyoming. I can't say I particularly liked Nora, she was very nosey, at times plain rude and always knows best, she's got a bit of an attitude and expects answers when she actually has no right to be asking the questions.. she could have been a bit less arrogant at times. She wasn't like it from the start it just seems to have developed.
The difficulty with providing a star rating comes down to several issues with the timeline of the books.. in the first series the year is mentioned in a couple of the novels at least.. book 8, I believe, and it's 2017 and that is not the last book in the set.. but the second series is supposed to be set some 25 years later when Nora is 55 with two adult daughters in the year 2019. It's a huge oversight on the part of the author and it really blew the whole thing for me.
The stories are entertaining enough, if occasionally a little too conveniently solved in an "aha moment" over some piece of evidence that really doesn't prove anything! But the reality is that time travel isn't possible and this weird jump in the space time continuum makes the second series a bit ridiculous.
There's several errors in tense where the text switches mid sentence making it confusing. A small number of errors which are really just down to poor editing or proofreading and a few more where characters are misnamed and seem to be talking about themselves in the third person instead of the suspect.
I don't feel I can give more than 3* after the giant timeline issue surfaced.. but I probably would have rated them at 4* had the story stopped after the initial series as the timeframe wouldn't have jumped so oddly..
February 25, 2024
Part time detecting
Moving back to her home town after saving up for a diner this young woman with the help of her best friend from school days get their dream started but tragedy interferes when the partner dies. Having to prove she didn't kill her partner keeps her busy. And this is just the first book. Many weird things happen in this small town that the sheriff seams to pick the first person to cross his path to accuse. But with the help of this part time detective it gets sorted out in the end. Good Read.
Moving back to her home town after saving up for a diner this young woman with the help of her best friend from school days get their dream started but tragedy interferes when the partner dies. Having to prove she didn't kill her partner keeps her busy. And this is just the first book. Many weird things happen in this small town that the sheriff seams to pick the first person to cross his path to accuse. But with the help of this part time detective it gets sorted out in the end. Good Read.
August 9, 2024
If you like everyday strong women read this series.
This series goes through the life of a women who is strong and caring. She will get to the truth . Even if it puts herself in harms way. The ones who love her trust her and help her along the each step she takes. She keeps her head most of the time. With instinct and avoid memory for detail she will find the murder.
This series goes through the life of a women who is strong and caring. She will get to the truth . Even if it puts herself in harms way. The ones who love her trust her and help her along the each step she takes. She keeps her head most of the time. With instinct and avoid memory for detail she will find the murder.
October 22, 2020
Amazing read!
The author completely grabs your attention and you become immediately emotionally invested in the characters. Awesome! Buy the series of books. I highly recommend them.
The author completely grabs your attention and you become immediately emotionally invested in the characters. Awesome! Buy the series of books. I highly recommend them.
October 5, 2021
Great mysteries
Loved the price of this big set of stories. Loved the intrigue of the mysteries and how the author kept going with many of the same characters. Lots of very good stories!!
Loved the price of this big set of stories. Loved the intrigue of the mysteries and how the author kept going with many of the same characters. Lots of very good stories!!
March 19, 2022
Good bargain on a good box set.
Interesting story and a return to the town 25 years later which was a different and interesting way to present the whole time line. There was also 2 more stories after the Nora Newberry stories. A lot of good reading at a very reasonable price.
Interesting story and a return to the town 25 years later which was a different and interesting way to present the whole time line. There was also 2 more stories after the Nora Newberry stories. A lot of good reading at a very reasonable price.
June 5, 2020
Good Book.
Usually I multitask when reading as I lose interest. This book found me reading without losing interest. Was fun and I read all books one right after another
Usually I multitask when reading as I lose interest. This book found me reading without losing interest. Was fun and I read all books one right after another
June 23, 2020
Very Good Cozy Collection
This was a very good cozy collection,filled with plenty of suspense,twists and turns.
This book is recommended for those who love cozy mysteries.
This was a very good cozy collection,filled with plenty of suspense,twists and turns.
This book is recommended for those who love cozy mysteries.
August 20, 2020
Couldn't put them down. Read most in one week
October 18, 2020
this was my nice easy read between calls, I loved how we sea the characters grow, just wish there were more books, either earlier or onwards
March 18, 2021
Great stories! These mysteries kept me on my toes with some of the surprises in the story. The characters reminded me of friends and family. I loved these stories. Enjoyable!
June 6, 2021
Very good reading.
I enjoyed this big box set very much. I like the small town settings and the close friendships in the stories.
I enjoyed this big box set very much. I like the small town settings and the close friendships in the stories.
July 5, 2021
Fun read
Fun, entertaining,easy to read stories with lovable characters, quirky mysteries, and random twists and occasional unexpected endings. Worth the read on a lazy afternoon.
Fun, entertaining,easy to read stories with lovable characters, quirky mysteries, and random twists and occasional unexpected endings. Worth the read on a lazy afternoon.
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