Revisiting Nina Fleet’s Georgia B&B in Cymbeline was another wonderful escape for me. In addition, of course, in walks Harry with the Shakespearean cast for the annual Shakespeare Festival. Once again, Nina stumbles upon another body.

I thoroughly enjoyed Peachy Scream as much as I did Peach Clobbered by Anna Gerard, and I cannot wait for the next Georgia B&B Mystery.

I received a digital ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Peaches And Schemes is the third book in the Georgia B&B Mystery series by Anna Gerard.

Nina Fleet’s B&B is doing well, but when she learns that a Bridal Expo is to be held in Cymbeline and she decides to get a booth at the show. Nina hopes to be able to secure some weddings to be held in her garden. While setting up her booth, she is surprised to see her on-and-off tenant, Harry Wescott, has a booth for his Plus One business. Harry’s great-aunt had owned the Queen Anne Victorian home until her death. Harry has been rooming in the tower room where he stayed while visiting his great-aunt during summers.

It is time to unveil the final wedding dress, and a sizeable cake-like display is rolled out. When the cake is opened, there is the lifeless body of Roxanna, co-producer of the expo, is found. Roxanna has been strangled by the scarf she was wearing. Roxanna and Virgie have a business partnership, where Roxanna handles event planning, and Virgie owns a bridal dress shop. The police learn of a heated argument where Virgie accuses Roxanna of embezzling money from the business, and Virgie will become the police’s prime suspect.

Nina and Roxanna had become friends a couple of months earlier, and both being dog lovers, they had had playdates for their dogs. Nina gets permission from the police to go to Roxanna’s home and pick up her dog, Gustopher and foster him until someone from Roxanna’s family can get him. While she is there searching for the dog’s food and treats, she finds what the argument had been about, and for safekeeping, she takes it home. When she arrives home, she discusses what had been found with Harry, and they decide that she needs to return it.

Nina doesn’t feel that Virgie can be a murderer, or is she physically able to strangle Roxanna, so Nina and Harry set off to find the murderer. Before long, Nina senses that a stalker is following her, and when a hit-and-run driver nearly kills her, she’s sure she might be close to finding the killer.

This book is a well-written and plotted story with an exciting and believable cast of characters. There were plenty of twists and turns that I was kept guessing until the end.

I will be watching for the next book in this series. ( )

Nina Fleet, owner of Fleet House B&B in Cymbeline, Georgia is all prepared for the Georgia Amateur Shakespeare Players Troupe (GASP) to take up residence in her B&B for the annual Shakespeare Festival, what she wasn't prepared for was her archenemy, Harry Westcott III to be a member/director of the troupe. Calling a truce to their feud, Nina and Harry join forces when on the first day of rehearsals, Len, who was cast as Hamlet, is found dead in the garden. How did he die and are others at risk?

This was a very fun mystery with the characters continuing to b e fleshed out as well as the one time characters being very entertaining. And the dog will steal your heart! ( )

Nina Fleet, a 41 year old divorcee and newly acquired owner of a B&B in Cymbeline, Georgia is in for some action. When the Georgia Amateur Shakespeare Players Troupe (GASP) come to stay at Nina's B&B to celebrate the town's annual Shakespeare Festival, she is surprise to see her enemy, Harry Westcott there as the troupe's director. Nina and Harry will have to place their differences aside when an actor from the GASP Troupe is murder in the garden of Nina's B&B.
Nina Fleet, a 41 year old divorcee and newly acquired owner of a B&B in Cymbeline, Georgia is in for some action. When the Georgia Amateur Shakespeare Players Troupe (GASP) come to stay at Nina's B&B to celebrate the town's annual Shakespeare, she is surprise to see her enemy, Harry Westcott there as the troupe's director. Nina and Harry will have to place their differences aside when an actor from the GASP Troupe is murder in the garden of Nina's B&B.

I received a digital advanced reader copy from NetGalley in exchange for my review. ( )

Peachy Scream by Anna Gerard has Nina Fleet who owns Fleet House Bed-and-Breakfast in Cymbeline, Georgia hosting Georgia Amateur Shakespeare Players (GASP). It is the town’s seventh annual Shakespeare on Cymbeline Square which includes nightly performances of Hamlet by the amateur acting troupe. Nina does not learn until the actors arrive that their director is Harry Westcott. The group is rehearsing at the B&B while they adjust to the hot temperatures for their outdoor performances. When Len Marsh fails to return from a smoke break, Nina goes searching and finds the thespian dead in the hawthorn hedge. There were tensions between Len and several of the member of GASP. Nina with her trusty Australian shepherd sidekick, Mattie reluctantly team up with Harry to unmask the killer. Peachy Scream is the 2nd A Georgia B&B Mystery. It can be read as a standalone. Nina Fleet cannot believe her luck in obtaining the actors performing at Shakespeare on Cymbeline Square for her fledgling bed and breakfast. But then the bus arrives with Harry Westcott behind the wheel. Nina was hoping she had seen the last of the actor who believes he should be the rightful owner of her Queen Anne Victorian. You can always count on laughs when Harry is around. There is plenty of fun to be had in Peachy Scream. The death of Len Marsh has Nina donning her sleuthing cap once again. The killer does not seem happy to stop with Len because attempts are made another one of the thespians. Someone is also playing pranks that are getting everyone riled up. There is a red herring as well as a variety of clues. I wish this whodunit had been more of a challenge to solve. I did feel that the killer was rather obvious. Also, there was a repetition of key details regarding the investigation. This character driven story will delight those who enjoy easygoing, humorous cozy mysteries. Peachy Scream is a blithe tale with a hawthorn hedge, amateur actors, number nine Nina, a play within a play, the Secret Squirrel Society, madcap mayhem, and playful pranks. ( )