Week 22 Review: Fiddling With Fate

From Goodreads:

When a local bluegrass musician disappears and a jug of her shop's corn liquor is implicated, moonshiner Hattie Hayes must stop further trouble from brewing in this delightful cozy mystery series.

It's late August in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and moonshiner Hattie Hayes has collaborated to serve her moonshine at a nearby vineyard for a Wine and 'Shine event. Not only is this an opportunity for Hattie to gain more moonshine fans, but she's also excited to see the Bootlegging Brothers, a popular bluegrass band. But not every attendee is looking for harmony, and when one of the brothers disappears after the event and is presumed dead, Hattie realizes her grace note event has suddenly turned more sour than her mash.

Unearthing what happened to the missing musician is more difficult than Hattie first expected, and when Hattie's moonshine is tied to the crime, there's no time to fiddle around. She has to step up to solve the case. Luckily, Hattie's cool head and quick mind help her understand that when investigating a musical crime, always stay sharp.

My Review:
I had such a great time reading this book! I just love this series, Hattie and her moonshine, and how she's a business woman who also unfortunately gets caught up in these crimes, and has to help solve them! And this latest case as so great!

Brody was not the nicest person. He was very much family first, but given that his ex has a new guy, and their daughter was calling him Daddy, and the way he reacted...yeah, he was a difficult person to be around, which made the list of suspects pretty daunting! 

So Hattie and Marlon are official, but when Brody's brother, Garth, asks her out, it's more complicated, because he could be the potential murderer, so that was an interesting addition to the story, about what shew as going to do there, if and how she was going to try to investigate through that angle. 

This is the first book that I was really concerned for Hattie, because the ways that she was getting to talk to the people that she suspected, yeah, some people got prickly with her. Though it did work out in the end and she solved the case, so that was great! 

Loved reading this book and I can't wait for whatever comes next in the series! 

Author: Diane Kelly 
Series: Southern Homebrew Mystery #3
Read: May 28th, 2023
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love her writing and this series, and it's a Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2023 Book and a WoW Book! 
Publisher: Berkley 
Published: April 4th 2023

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars