This is my stop during the blog tour for Death and Decluttering by Nancy McGovern. Death and Decluttering is the first book in the new cozy mystery series Sparks and Joy by author Nancy McGovern.
This blog tour is organized by Lola's Blog Tours. The blog tour runs from 4 till 24 January. See the tour schedule here.
By Nancy McGovern
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Age category: Adult
Release Date: 23 June, 2020
Blurb:
Joy Russo loves chaos. From her life as a busy reporter to her brawling, coffee-obsessed Italian family, there’s nothing she loves more than her messy, little life. Then the weird, slightly out-of-this-world Aurora Sparks arrives, whose life seems to revolve around creating order out of chaos.
The two of them have somehow ended up as roommates in the small Upstate New York town of Bent River, and the old adage that says “opposite attract” couldn’t be further from the truth! Sparks fly & tempers flare as each young lady tries to deal with the other’s eccentricities while not compromising their own values. Much easier said than done.
But when a man is found dead and Joy’s father is the prime suspect, the two must put aside their differences if they want to help him. They soon find that Joy’s tough, no-nonsense demeanor and Aurora’s ordered, structured nature perfectly complement each other when it comes to ferreting out clues. And, thankfully so, as the danger threatens to escalate unless they can sort through the facts and solve this mystery in a hurry!
Death & Decluttering is the first cozy mystery adventure in Nancy McGovern’s new series, "Sparks & Joy”!
EXCERPT:
Joy shot up out of bed as she heard the phone ring. The digital alarm clock beside her bed read 3:04am. Ricci House was one of the few houses in Bent River to still have a landline, mainly because her Nonno had insisted on it. He’d liked the fact that it was tied down in one place. A mobile phone was far too easily lost in the mountain of clutter all around the house.
Now, Joy realized with a sigh that the phone was still in her Nonno’s room. The room she’d hardly ever entered after he died. The room she’d thoughtlessly let Aurora settle into earlier that day.
The ringing stopped. Joy shrugged on a robe and tied the belt around herself. Her hazy mind had begun to clear, and panic was marching its icy feet down her spine. A call at 3am could only mean bad news. Gearing herself up mentally, Joy walked down the hallway and rapped on what was now Aurora’s door.
Aurora swung it wide open almost immediately. Her eyes were wide and panicked. “Joy…it’s…it’s for you.” She pointed behind her and Joy raced to pick up the phone. She closed her eyes for a second and took a breath - the fear that something bad had happened was now certainty.
“Joy, sweetheart.” It was her mother. Oh no. “Something terrible has happened.”
“It’s Dad, isn’t it?” Joy’s throat was so tight she could barely talk. Aurora came up behind her and put a sympathetic hand on her shoulder.
“It’s…me, actually,” her mother said. “I’m calling from the police station. Oh, Joy…could you come? Quickly? I think I might need a lawyer, too. I just...”
“You’re at the police station?” Joy blinked. “What?”
“I’m being questioned,” her mother said. “Joy…it’s not looking good.”
“You? Questioned by the police?” Joy was baffled. “At 3am?”
“Chip Goggins is dead.” Her mother’s voice was strangely emotionless and flat.
“Where’s Dad?” A new suspicion had begun to dawn on Joy.
“I don’t know. The police have gone to get him, too. Joy, can you please just come? Tell Uncle Pietro and the others, will you?”
“Sure. Sure. Of course,” Joy said. “Don’t you worry, Mom. We’ll sort everything out soon. Just stay strong.”
“Your time is up,” an official sounding voice said in the background.
“Just one more min-” Joy heard her mother protest just as the phone was cut off.
Aurora gave her a questioning look as Joy placed the phone down.
“I have to go,” Joy said, pushing past her and rushing to the door. No…wait…she had to call her uncles first. Struggling to remember where she’d put her purse, Joy ran to her room and began searching around. Her phone, wallet and keys - she really needed them right now.
Right. Now.
Links:
- Goodreads
- Bookbub
- Amazon
Later books in the series:
Alibis and Arranging (Sparks and Joy #2) by Nancy McGovern
You can buy Alibis and Arranging on Amazon
Suspects and Sorting (Sparks and Joy #3) by Nancy McGovern
You can buy Suspects and Sorting on Amazon
Alibis and Arranging (Sparks and Joy #2) by Nancy McGovern
You can buy Alibis and Arranging on Amazon
Suspects and Sorting (Sparks and Joy #3) by Nancy McGovern
You can buy Suspects and Sorting on Amazon
I'm a mother, wife, homemaker, pet lover, teacher, student, reader, writer, drinker of tea & wine (depending on the time of day) and sleep-deprived dreamer. I live in Northern New Jersey with my husband (a veterinarian and writer), our three children and too many furred & feathered friends to list!
Please visit my website at www.NancyMcG.com for more information about my books and to sign up for my newsletter!
You can find and contact Nancy McGovern here:
- Website
- Goodreads
- Amazon
- Bookbub
Giveaway
There is a tour wide giveaway for the blog tour of Death and Decluttering. The first winner will win a $50 Amazon gift card and three other winners will each win a physical copy of Death and Decluttering (US Only).
For a chance to win, enter the rafflecopter below:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
There is a tour wide giveaway for the blog tour of Death and Decluttering. The first winner will win a $50 Amazon gift card and three other winners will each win a physical copy of Death and Decluttering (US Only).
For a chance to win, enter the rafflecopter below:
a Rafflecopter giveaway
No comments:
Post a Comment
We always love to hear from readers so share your thoughts with us!