Hyacinths and Homicide

Hyacinths and Homicide: An Iris Bennett Cozy Mystery

Jade Curry

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

Curry begins her novel with the murder of landscaper Howard Larrabee. Howard is not well liked in the town of Cedar Grove and there are many possible suspects. Florist and amateur detective, Iris Bennett, begins digging into Howard’s mysterious death. Along with her cat, Winston and Detective Mark Cooper, Iris follows a string of secret messages and clues to bring the killer to justice. 

I struggled a bit while reading this book. Sometimes, it felt like the author was trying too hard to build up suspense and it took away from the storyline. I did like the characters that she created and there was a bit of romantic tension that added to the plot. There seemed to be too many twists and turns that by the end of the book, I honestly was a bit confused. I would give it 3 and 1/2 stars if I could. I think that Curry’s writing holds a lot of potential and I look forward to watching her grow as an author.

*This book was gifted to me and all opinions expressed in my review are solely my own.