Rest In Peach

Written by Susan Furlong

Narrated by Tiffany Morgan

The annual Peach Cotillion, Cays Mill, Georgia's biggest event, is fast approaching and Nola Mae Harper is just as excited as the rest of the town-even though she's busy juggling both the cotillion dinner and the grand opening of her new shop, Peachy Keen. But she never expected that plans for the cotillion would end up in the pits because of the cutthroat competition between local debutantes.

When Vivien Crenshaw, insufferable church organist and despised mother of the town's spoiled-rotten Peach Queen, is stabbed to death, the police turn to Nola's friend Ginny as prime suspect. Apparently the two had fought over a one-of-a-kind cotillion gown. As Nola steps in to prove Ginny's innocence she soon finds herself picking through a bushel of suspects, twice as many motives, and at the mercy of a killer all too keen on killing again.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 3, 2020
• ISBN: 9781541417625

Susan Furlong

Susan Furlong launched her Bone Gap Travellers series with the acclaimed novel Splintered Silence. Raised in North Dakota, she graduated from Montana State University. She and her family live in central Illinois. Visit her on Facebook or at www.susanfurlong.com.

Reviews for Rest In Peach

[drebbles · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Nola Mae Harper has her hands full trying to get her new shop, Peachy Keen, up and running but she soon finds herself involved in events for the upcoming Peach cotillion. Because of events in her past, she missed her own cotillion and wasn't aware of how cutthroat the competition between local debutantes can be - literally cutthroat as mother of the one of the debutantes is found stabbed to death with a pair of scissors in her throat. Nola's friend Ginny is the top suspect so Nola, Ginny, and their friend Hattie set out to clear Ginny's name. Will they be able to catch the killer or will they too end up as victims?“Rest in Peach” is the nicely done second book in Susan Furlong’s Georgia Peach cozy mystery series. I love Nola Mae - she is a nice complex character who was raised in Georgia yet is still bewildered by things like debutantes and cotillions. I love the way Furlong has developed Nola Mae’s character, giving readers glimpses into events that happened in her past and her previous job - this makes her a well-rounded character and a bit different from other cozy mystery heroines. I love the portrait of small-town life where gossip spreads like wildfire. The business of running a peach farm as well as a store centered around peach products is also well done - I am not a fan of peaches but wanted some by the time I finished reading this book! The mystery itself is well plotted with just the right amount of suspects, a few twists, and a bit of tension towards the end of the book that will have readers quickly turning the pages to see what happens next. Well done!“Rest in Peach” is another good cozy mystery by Susan Furlong.