Review: Hisses, Hexes, and Homicide (A Purr-fect Relic Cozy Mystery Book 2) by DeAnna Drake

Join Rebecca and Aneksi in this engaging and humorous cozy mystery as they unravel a tale of murder, mystery, and mayhem while discovering more secrets in Citrus Grove.

Rebecca Cuthbert, no stranger to false accusations, rushes to defend her baker best friend when she’s accused of murdering Citrus Grove’s Elvis-loving mayor with a deadly petit four.

But Rebecca recognizes the real clue: this death is the work of the Emerald Scarab, one of the cursed artifacts she vowed to track down after it was stolen from her grandfather’s quirky antique shop.

Now she must navigate a peculiar maze of clues and enchantments, aided by her grandfather’s wise counsel and the scattered recollections of an immortal talking cat, Aneksi, who once encountered the scandalous scarab in Cleopatra’s court. With each revelation, her search becomes a frantic race to find the killer and the amulet before they can hurt anyone else.

But her meddling puts her in the killer’s path, and Rebecca must rely on her fledgling investigative skills to save her friend from jail and herself from becoming the sleepy Southern California town’s latest murder victim.

 

My Review: 

An entertaining whodunit.

This book is a perfect addition to the Purr-fect Relic Cozy Mystery series.  In this book, Rebecca is on the hunt for another killer in Citrus Grove, despite Detective Nick asking her to stay out of it.  But once Aneski, the immortal talking cat, gets whiff of the Scarab Hex, Rebecca knows she needs to investigate and get the stolen relic back to her grandfather’s vault where it belongs to prevent anyone else from dying.

This book was a lot of fun to read.  There were many suspects in this case and the killer was definitely an interesting reveal.  I enjoyed seeing Rebecca making new friends and the relationship with her grandfather and Nick grow stronger.  Aneski is also working on perfecting some of her immortal powers.