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B. L. Blair writes simple and sweet romance and mystery/romance stories. Like most authors, she has been writing most of her life and has dozens of books started. She just needs the time to finish them.
She is the author of the Holton Romance Series and the Leah Norwood Mysteries. She enjoys reading books, writing books, and traveling wherever and as often as time and money allows. She is currently working on her latest book set in Texas, where she lives with her family.
Reviewed by Tracy A. Fischer for Readers' Favorite
I must confess that I love mysteries, and I’m always looking for new books in this genre. Unfortunately, I’ve been getting a little bit burned out on my favorite books lately. So many of them seem the same, and I often guess the bad guy within the first quarter of the book. So, I sometimes pick up new mysteries a bit warily nowadays. It was with that attitude that I picked up author B.L. Blair’s new book, Dead in a Dumpster, the first in the Leah Norwood Mystery series. I needn’t have worried. Blair’s book is a delightful, cozy little mystery story that I enjoyed from the very start.
In it, our protagonist, Leah Norwood, owner of a small perfume and lotion shop, Scents and Sensibility, finds the body of fellow business manager Isabel Meeks in her store’s dumpster; her already bad day gets much worse. Considered a suspect, as she was not a fan of Ms. Meeks (but hey, no one was, she was not a very nice gal), Leah decides to take the investigation into her own hands. Considered as suspects? Isabel’s highly attractive assistant manager, Trent Kearney; the owner of the store Isabel managed, Anthony Thorpe; and, oh, yes, an entire family of drug dealers. Throw into the mix a gorgeous new police chief, and this story will keep you turning the pages.
I really, truly enjoyed Dead in a Dumpster. It was a fun read and was humorous, suspenseful and had just enough romance thrown into the mix to make it a delightful book. This is the first book that I have read by author B.L. Blair, but it certainly won’t be the last. I will be looking forward to reading Book Two in this series!
