A Literal Mess (Allie Cobb Mystery #1)

Posted on 09 October 2018 by J.C. Kenney

The first book in a new series featuring Allie Cobb brings the New York literary agent back to her Hoosier home town where a mysterious death keeps everyone on spoiler alert Allie Cobb left home for the literary circles of Manhattan to make her name out from under the shadow of her legendary father Now his death brings her and her rescue cat Ursula back to the southern Indiana town of Rushing Creek, population 3,216 But a tragic new chapter hits the presses when the body of her father s hard drinking, 1 bestselling client is found under the historic town bridge The local police suspect foul play and their prime candidate for murder is the author s daughter Allie s longtime friend Determined to clear her bestie, Allie goes into fact checking amateur detective mode while trying to ignore the usual rumormongers Those with means, motive, and opportunity include the vic s ex wife, his rejected girlfriend, the mayor, and a rival agent trying to mooch clients With a rugged genealogist distracting her and the imminent Fall Festival about to send tourists descending on their once peaceful hamlet, Allie needs to stay alive long enough to get a read on a killer ready to close the book on a new victim Allie. Download A Literal Mess (Allie Cobb Mystery #1) – kino-fada.fr A Literal Mess by J.C Kenney is the first book of the new cozy Allie Cobb Mystery series As with most cozy mystery series the mystery within this first book is solved at the end without leaving a cliffhanger so one can read as a standalone or continue onward for another mystery in book two.Allie Cobb was definitely her father s daughter as she followed his footsteps into a career as a literary agent Fresh out of college and trying to make a name for herself Allie chose to begin her career in A Lit...A Literal Mess is the first book in the new Allie Cobb Mystery series In this series debut, Allie returns home to Rushing Creek, IN following the death of her father Coming back to Indiana after living in New York is a bit of culture shock for her, but Allie is determined to help her mother close out her father s literary agency Turns out someone else is interested in closing out her dad s former clients Author Thornwell Winchester is found floating face down in the water under a bridge soon A Literal Mess is the first book in the new Allie Cobb Mystery series In this series debut, Allie returns home to Rushing Creek, IN following the death of her father Coming back to Indiana after living in New York is a bit of culture shock for her, but Allie is determined to help her mother close out her father s literary agency Turns out someone else is interested in closing out her dad s former clients Author Thornwell Winchester is found floating face down in the water under a bridge soon after Allie arrives in town When her BFF and also the murdered author s daughter is declared...A Literal Mess by J C Kenney is the first in a new series featuring Allie Cobb, up and coming literary agent and, at least in this book, detective extraordinaire This introductory novel offers the promise of a delightful cast of characters and a small town that could serve as an advertisement for anyone who is considering leaving the anonymity of a big city for a smaller town with the promise of a richer,connected group of friends and acquaintances Of course, in the novel, there is a A Literal Mess by J C Kenney is ...Allie Cobb has returned home to Rushing Creek, Indiana for her father s funeral While his death wasn t a surprise, it has still hit her hard She s not prepared for tragedy to strike her small town a second time when the body of Thornwell Winchester is found He was one of Allie s father s literary clients, and also the father of Allie s best friend, Sloane When Sloane becomes the police s chief suspect, Allie steps in to find out the truth Can she do it This book isserious in tone than Allie Cobb has returned home to Rushing Creek, Indiana for her father s funeral While his death wasn t a surprise, it has still hit her hard She s not prepared for tragedy to strike her small town a second time when the body of Thornwell Winchester is found He was one of Allie s father s literary clients, and also the father of Allie s best friend, Sloane When Sloane becomes the police s chief suspect, Allie steps in to find out the truth Can she do it This book isserious in tone than many of the cozies I read, but given what brings Allie home, that is completely appropriate I never found that overwhelming, and the ...Dollycas s ThoughtsLosing a parent can be devastating and Allie Cobb is upset she was unable to get home to say that final good bye to her dad She was so much like him and she left home for New York to make it on her own in a field where he was very well known and she did Now she and her cat Ursula have come back to Indiana for the funeral and so that she can close his office and pass his literary clients on to others.Then one of his clients is murdered Thornwell Winchester, a prominent autho Dollycas s ThoughtsLosing a parent can be devastating and Allie Cobb is upset she was unable to get home to say that final good bye to her dad She was so much like him and she left home for New York to make it on her own in a field where he was very well known and she did Now she and her cat Ursula hav...A Literal Mess by J.C Kenney was a good beginning to this new cozy series.Allie Cobb is a literary agent in New York City She left home after graduation from high school so that she could make a name for herself in the world of publishing She s come home to Rushing Creek, IN for her father s funeral She is heartbroken as she didn t get to say goodbye but determined to make it up to her family for being gone for so long The murder of her father s client and her best friend s father has Allie A Literal Mess by J.C Kenney was a good beginning to this new cozy series.Allie Cobb is a literary agent in New York City She left home after graduation from high school so that she could make a name for herself in the world of publishing She s come home to Rushing Creek, IN for her father s funeral She is heartbroken as she didn t get to say goodbye but determined to make it up to her family for being gone for so long The murder of her father s client and ...A Literal Mess by J.C Kenney is debut book in An Allie Cobb Mystery series Allie Cobb is awakened during the night by a phone call from her brother, Luke Her father has passed away from pancreatic cancer, and Allie quickly heads home to Rushing Creek, Indiana The day after her father s funeral, Sloane Winchester her best friend arrives at the Cobb house in distress Her father and famous author, Thornwell Winchester was found dead under the Rushing Creek Bridge It is a shame that someone A Literal Mess by J.C Kenney is debut book in An Allie Cobb Mystery series Allie Cobb is awakened during the night by a phone call from her brother, Luke Her father has passed away from pancreatic cancer, and Allie quickly heads home to Rushing Creek, Indiana The day after her father s funeral, Sloane Winchester her best friend arrives at the Cobb house in distress Her father and famous author, Thornwell Wi...Allie Cobb is doing well for herself in New York City as a literary agent She s a chip off the old block since her father is a top literary agent in her small hometown of Rushing Creek, Indiana When her father becomes ill and passes away, Allie heads home with her cat Ursula to close down her father s company She, also, plans to spend some quality time with her mother, brother, sister and her best friend Sloane.Tragedy hits the small town when Sloane s father is found dead He was also one of Allie Cobb is doing well for herself in New York City as a literary agent She s a chip off the old block since her father is a top literary agent in her small hometown of Rushing Creek, Indiana When her father becomes ill and passes away, Allie heads home with her cat Ursula to close down her father s company She, also, plans to spend some quality time with her mother, brother, sister and her best friend Sloane.Tragedy hits the small town when Sloane s father is found dead He was also one of her father s best friends and client All eyes turn towards Sloane who is the prime suspect There is no way Allie believes her BFF did the...Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book While I think this series starts on on a sour note and really doesn t have that small town feel i love from a cozy, it did pick up by the end of the book and I want to learnabout Allie and her new old circle of friends I just think two deaths was too much there could have been another reason to come back because I honestly think Allie brushing off her father s death in order to solve a murder made her seem callous Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to read this book While I think this series starts on on a sour note a...In the debut of a refreshing new series, Allie Cobb rushes back to Southern Indiana after the death of her beloved father She had established a career in NYC as a literary agent, following in her father s footsteps At her father s funeral his major client gets drunk, then turns up dead Her BFF, Sloan, is at the top of the suspect list Allie investigates the murder, but is that putting herself in the killer s crosshairs Well plotted and assured, it manages to bystep all the annoying tropes o In the debut of a refreshing new series, Allie Cobb rushes back to Southern Indiana after the death of her beloved father She had established a career in NYC as a literary agent, following in her father s footsteps At her father s funeral his major client gets drunk, then turns up dead Her BFF, Sloan, is at the top of the suspect list Allie investigates the murder, but is that putting herself in the killer s crosshairs Well plotted and assured, it manages to bystep all the a...

09 October 2018

J.C. Kenney