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    Death Runs Adrift

    By Karen MacInerney

    3.5/5

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    About this ebook

    With her own wedding fast approaching and her mother-in-law dating an unexpected beau, the last thing Natalie Barnes needs is to find a young man shot dead in a dinghy. A note she finds with the body suggests the dearly departed had a secret rendezvous planned with somebody on the island. But when suspicion is cast on a fisherman Natalie believes to be innocent, she begins to wonder if the murder was the result of a lover's quarrel...or a lobsterman's disagreement gone horribly wrong.

    Includes recipes!

    "MacInerney's charming sixth offers beautiful scenery, an assortment of appended recipes, and one of her strongest mysteries to date."—Kirkus Reviews

    "This book is an absolute gem."—Suspense Magazine

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLlewellyn Worldwide
    Release dateMay 8, 2014
    ISBN9780738739984
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    Death Runs Adrift
    Author

    Karen MacInerney

    Karen MacInerney is the housework-impaired author of fourteen books, including the Gray Whale Inn series, the Urban Werewolf trilogy, the Dewberry Farm Mysteries, and the Margie Peterson Mysteries. She lives in Austin, Texas, with two children, her husband, and a menagerie of animals. For more on Karen and her work, visit www.karenmacinerney.com.

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    • 4/5
      I really like Death Runs Adrift, by Karen MacInerney! In fact, I really like this entire series — the Gray Whale Inn Mysteries. The main character, Natalie Barnes, and (most of) the other Cranberry Islanders are so likable, and their descriptions and characters are so well-written, that I feel like I've gotten to "know" them over the years. I now think of them as old friends that I am glad to visit with, during the course of each new book.

      I have rated each of the previous books in the series Four Kitties (out of Five) on my blog. You can read my reviews of #3, Murder Most Maine, here and #4, Berried to the Hilt, here.

      The books in this series just get better and better! I recommend reading them in order, so as to keep all of the "supporting cast" straight, but a reader new to the series could follow the plot of Death Runs Adrift easily enough.

      I really like this book! (I seem to be repeating myself.) Death Runs Adrift is a very enjoyable "feel-good" kind of book — for a murder mystery, of course! It has romance, just the right amount, for Natalie and John, the handsome leading man. It has a mystery to be solved — several, in fact — and a few murders, but no gory descriptions. There are only two guests staying in the Gray Whale Inn, and even though they were strangers, wonder upon wonders, they are perfectly compatible, and are barely a bother to Natalie at all! (That doesn't seem to happen very often.)

      My favorite part of Death Runs Adrift is the resolution of a major problem that had arisen. I think I may have been smiling while I read it. I can reveal no more without the risk of giving something away, and as this is a spoiler-free review and blog, all I can say is, Death Runs Adrift has earned Four Kitties!


      Originally published at Jane Reads, with a Guest Post by Karen MacInerney!
    • 4/5
      4 STARS Death Runs Adrift is a charming cozy mystery set on a beautiful Cranberry island, Maine. It is a small island that is close to the border of Canada. Natalie Barnes owns Gray Whale Inn. She is a wonderful cook. Her future mother-in-law lives with them too. She is planning a wedding, taking care of her guests. When she is out berry picking she finds a dead body in a boat. She takes the boat back to her place. John is the police on the island. But for this he has to call to the mainland. He is also a artist with driftwood craving. There are two women guests staying at Gray Whale Inn. One is a writer of mysteries and the other is trying to find out if the bones dug up is her missing relative from the 1920's who lived on the island at the time and disappeared. There are a lot of charming characters that live on the island. There are lobsterman is one of main industry. It is a small island and even though she does not know the victim she does know the suspects and she is sure that her friend is innocent. There is also a growing drug problem on the island. There are recipes in the back of the book that Natalie makes. I liked reading Death Runs Adrift so much that I am now reading the first book in the series. I have now read Murder on the Rocks. I was given this ebook to read for the purpose of giving honest review and being part of its blog tour.
    • 4/5
      Death Runs Adrift is a fine addition to The Gray Whale Inn series. The characters are very real and the setting is inviting. A fun read, this book leaves the reader with the warm, cozy feelings that are essential yo a cozy mystery.
    • 3/5
      We're back at the Gray Whale Inn, and Natalie and John are getting ready to get married. Their plans are stalled when Natalie finds a body drifting in a boat. The police investigation leads to suspicion of several of Natalie's near and dear. This is generally a well-written series that provides good mysteries and likable characters. There were some elements of this one I found a little bit silly. First, Natalie, stay out of Smuggler's Cover. Seriously. If you wind up dead, you will be to blame. Second, did anyone not know what was going on at the farm? It seemed pretty obvious to me, especially when the black pepper and coffee showed up. Hopefully the next in this series will be a bit less obvious. I do appreciate that the author moves the personal lives of her characters forward. I also enjoyed the priest side-plot. Again, I had a pretty good idea of what the priest was doing long before Natalie, but those with less history background may be surprised.
    • 4/5
      Beautiful scenery, wonderful characters, a dead body, and a wedding.Karen MacInerney has pinned another winner. This sixth book in the Gray Whale Inn Mystery series may just be the best in the series so far. DEATH RUNS ADRIFT was a story that kept adding twists and turns like a winding county road. Each chapter bringing a new surprise. I never knew what was coming next. And that’s just how I like my mysteries. This return trip to Maine’s Cranberry Island was a pleasure for me for sure and I look forward to my next visit.