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Mellow Summers #14

by Janet McNulty

Book 14 in The Mellow Summers Series A light-hearted cozy mystery that can be read in 2 hours or less. Mel and Greg are trying to have a romantic evening together when Rachel shows up and informs them that their neighbor is dead. Never one to turn down a mystery, Mel rushes to her neighbor’s apartment only to discover that the dead man is not her neighbor at all, but a stranger dressed up like a zombie. Following a trail of clues, Mel finds herself surrounded by the undead to answer two Who is this man in her neighbor’s apartment? And, where is her neighbor?

146 pages, Paperback

Published May 31, 2018

About the author

Ms. McNulty has published in a variety of genres, not wanting to be tied down to just one thing. She began her writing career with her fantasy series entitled Legends Lost. Since then, she has gone on to publish in the popular dystopian genre with her Dystopia Trilogy and has even published a cozy mystery series entitled Mellow Summers. Her most recent work is her space opera, science fiction adventure series: the Solaris Saga.

In addition to writing for young adults and adults, Ms. McNulty has also published several picture books for children.

Reviews

[Liliana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reviewed on Lili Lost in a Book

In this installment of Mellow Summers, Mel, of course, solves a murder. But this time she finds a body in a neighbor's apartment dressed as a zombie. And guess who's back? Rachel! She hasn't been around for a while so I was glad to see her again. I love that she just pops in whenever she wants. Though it can be inconvenient for Mel and her friends...

We all turned and watched as another of my neighbors run away screaming, slamming the door to her apartment as she went in. Just great. The stories about this floor being haunted will continue.

I love her so much!

"It's kind of spooky in here," whispered Rachel.
"Says the spook," I said...

Rachel is a ghost, in case anyone forgot. Lol.

“It’s the zombie apocalypse!” screamed Rachel.
Jackie and I ran for the stairs with Rachel outpacing us.
“You’re running from zombies?” I asked her, incredulous.
“Yeah,” said Rachel. “They’re zombies!”
“But you’re already dead!” I yelled back.

She is so funny! This is the quality content I look for in a Mellow Summers book. I just love it! I also love Mel because she is so sassy and just takes shit from no one. You go girl! Jack is another character I love. He is Greg’s cousin and they are always asking him for favors and he always helps them with cases... Against his will. Poor Jack. Lol. Tammy is in this still too and I still don't like her. She’s probably the only recurring character I don’t like. She is just really annoying and obnoxious.

But overall, I really enjoyed this book. I always love these Mellow Summers books because they’re just so much fun. I adore the characters and the mystery was pretty interesting too. Look, this isn't deep stuff, but that's what I like! It’s a fast, light read and I am looking more shenanigans with Mellow Summers!

[Kate McDougall Sackler · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a fast little cozy mystery. It was not the first in the series. I was hoping it wouldn’t matter, but it definitely did. There were many characters that I didn’t understand how they were relevant to the story, or why they reacted the way that they did. I felt like I was on the outside of an inside joke. There was a ghost who caused trouble, but why? This would have also benefited from some editing. Give this one a pass.
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