100 Proof Murder

by Mary Ellis

Overview

Pour yourself a strong shot of rivalry, romance, and murder. Travel writer Jill Curtis is in Louisville, Kentucky, on the next stop of her bourbon tour assignment, and is looking forward to exploring the distilleries on the state's tour circuit with her videographer, Michael Erickson - especially since her new beau, Detective Nick Atkins, lives in the city. But the night before Jill's first tour at Parker's Distillery, she is shocked to learn that the master distiller, William Scott, has died suddenly of a heart attack - and even more shocked when she discovers William's daughter, Alexis, suspects foul play. Is there more to William's death than meets the eye? Jill is soon drawn into a deadly blend of rivalry, jealously and cold-blooded murder . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780297934
Publisher:	Severn House
Publication date:	03/29/2022
Series:	A Bourbon Tour mystery , #2
Edition description:	Main
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.43(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Mary Ellis is the award-winning author of more than twenty novels, including several Amish Romance series and the Secrets of the South mystery series. She lives in Ohio with her husband, dog and cat.

Editorial Reviews

06/21/2021

Ellis’s enticing second Bourbon Tour mystery (after One for the Road) finds intrepid journalist Jill Curtis and her videographer, Michael Erickson, in Louisville, Ky. While discussing with a friendly barman their intended first appointment at Parker Estate distillery, Jill and Michael discover that William Scott, the estate’s master distiller, has died that very afternoon. Undaunted, Jill presents herself at the distillery, where she meets Alexis Scott, the dead man’s daughter. Having heard of Jill’s involvement in a recent murder case, Alexis confides that she believes her father didn’t die of natural causes. Heeding Jill’s advice, Alexis—against the strenuous opposition of her mother—has her father’s cremation halted and a full autopsy performed. This reveals that William was poisoned. The game is now afoot, with Jill uncovering a story of stalking, disputed inheritances, and long-held grievances, as well as making some dramatic decisions about her personal life. Ellis skillfully uses subplots involving the escapades of Jill’s grandmother and aunt, as well as the failing health of the mother of Jill’s sweetheart, police detective Nick Harris, to enrich the novel. Cozy fans will have fun. Agent: Nicole Resciniti, Seymour Agency. (Aug.)

Publishers Weekly

Fast pacing, multiple points of view, and plot twists distinguish this eerie mystery, with its strong, well-delineated cast of characters

Booklist on Island of Last Resorts

Readers will have fun following Kate on her latest investigation

Booklist on Sweet Taste of Revenge

Framed by details of bourbon production, this tale - with its blossoming romance, small-town charm, and well-drawn characters - will please cozy fans

Booklist on One for the Road

Romance, mystery, and bourbon mix nicely in this fast-paced cozy - Kirkus Reviews

Enticing ... Cozy fans will have fun - Publishers Weekly

From the Publisher

2021-05-19
A journalist lands her second case of murder.

Travel writer Jill Curtis’ last trip ended with her solving a homicide, reuniting her grandmother and Aunt Dot, and falling for State Trooper Nick Harris, who works out of the Louisville post. Now Jill and Michael Erickson, her videographer pal, are in Louisville to write a story on the bourbon industry. Her visit to Parker Estate Distillery is derailed when the master distiller dies the day before their appointment. Jill still meets Alexis Scott, the dead man’s daughter, and they strike up an instant friendship when Alexis confides her fears that her father was murdered and asks Jill for advice. Alexis has to battle her mother, Rose Parker Scott, a cold woman who seems in a rush to get her husband’s body cremated, in order to get the police to look at the case. Alexis helps open doors for Michael while Jill spends time helping her and earning Rose’s enmity. Although Nick wishes that Jill would mind her own business, he uses his contacts to dig up information on the Scott family and possible enemies. The reading of the will brings big surprises, headlined by the revelation that Alexis has an elder brother, and sparks fly. Since Nick’s busy dealing with his mother, who’s recently developed dementia, and helping his family make hard decisions about her future, Jill must go it alone.

Romance, mystery, and bourbon mix nicely in this fast-paced cozy.

Kirkus Reviews