The Mollie McGhie Cozy Sailing Mysteries, Books 1-3
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3.7 • 3 Ratings
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- $19.99
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- $19.99
Publisher Description
This collection includes the first three books of the Mollie McGhie Sailing Mystery series. Check out this fun cozy mystery series with plenty of goofy humor, an adorable cat, and a reluctant sailor turned amateur sleuth. You'll laugh out loud from start to finish following Mollie McGhie's sailing adventures.
Spoiler alert: You'll seriously be craving chocolate by the time you finish reading!
Book 1 – Murder at the Marina
What would you do if your hubby got you the worst anniversary present ever?
When Mollie's husband, Scooter, presents her with a dilapidated sailboat for her anniversary, she's less than impressed. When she discovers a dead body on board, things get even worse.
Poking her nose in where it doesn't belong, Mollie finds herself drawn into the tight-knit community living at Palm Tree Marina in Coconut Cove, a small town on the Florida coast. She uncovers a crime ring dealing in stolen marine equipment, eats way too many chocolate bars, adopts a cat, and learns far more about sailing than she ever wanted to.
Book 2 – Bodies in the Boatyard
What would you do if your hubby announced that he wanted to sell your house, do some serious downsizing, and move onto a rundown sailboat?
Scooter's latest hare-brained scheme to move on-board their boat isn't exactly Mollie's dream come true. When someone is murdered in the boatyard, it becomes a total nightmare.
Mollie takes matters into her own hands and investigates the mysterious death along with her adorable feline companion, Mrs. Moto. While she searches for clues, she meets more of the quirky characters who live in Coconut Cove, learns about sea turtles, overcomes her fear of public speaking, and, of course, eats way too many sugary treats.
Book 3 – Poisoned by the Pier
What would you do if your hubby decided that the two of you should go on an extreme diet?
Mollie thought she had enough problems to deal with when her husband threw out all of her chocolate and junk food. But when someone is poisoned during a cake baking competition, she's thrust into another murder investigation.
While she tries to identify the killer, Coconut Cove's annual boating festival is in full swing. In between getting ready for her first sailing race and cheating on her diet, Mollie and her cat, Mrs. Moto, uncover clues, interview suspects, and do their best to avoid rutabagas.
Customer Reviews
it’s obviously not aimed at me, and I accept full blame for that.
First edit; it's a ‘cosy mystery’ that starts out corny. Husband refers to wife (the protagonist) as 'my sweet potato', tries different vegetables as nicknames as book progresses, won't listen to her, she suffers from sexist looks from others, innuendos, etc.
Without giving away spoilers; I can say she has time to go buy brownies for a dinner bbq, but doesn't have time to replace the jeans she ripped at the marina - and nobody ever remarks on the jeans.
Later edit. Ok, I’m now over 40% of the way through. I find the book inane, it’s obviously not aimed at me, and I accept full blame for that. But I can’t finish it.
So, story moves at a reasonable pace, no slow/fast bits. Murder occurs fairly early after setting stage, including sleazy looks from boat trader, stupid remarks from husband who, by the way, buys his (never sailed) wife a boat for her 10th Anniversary instead of diamonds. It’s staged at a marina (so far) easy to imagine, much of it familiar. The characters… not impressed by any of them, least of all the protagonist.
Murder on the Marina by Ellen Jacobson
I’m going to say it’s ok 2/5, because as a ‘cosy mystery’, storytelling is acceptable, characters read like a children’s book, which may appeal to some.
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Key: bad 1/5, ok 2/5, good 3/5, great 4/5, unusually outstanding 5/5