Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Murder Most Fowl by Carmela Dutra Book Review

About the Book:


When their late aunt Dolly passes away, twins Beth and Seth Lloyd inherit a chicken themed food truck. Despite the challenges, the siblings rise to the occasion, even going as far as signing up their truck Kluckin’ Good to compete on a top cooking show and ruffle a few feathers for some good publicity. But the competition goes from heated to lethal when a contestant is found dead.

With the elimination competition becoming far too literal, Beth and Seth will need all the help they can get to get out of the frying pan without landing in the fire. With their loyal assistant–and Beth’s best friend–Rylie by their side, they’ll have to follow the bread crumbs to untangle a very twisted case before either one of them is put on the chopping block.

This humorous series debut with a mouthwatering mystery will charm readers and keep them guessing right until the not-so-bitter end.

My Review:

This is a good cozy mystery and debut effort in the genre for Dutra. It starts out with humor as the heroine amateur sleuth is arrested while wearing a chicken costume. There is good humor sprinkled throughout and a collection of possible suspects. The characters are fun and suitable for this novel to be the beginning of an entertaining series. The investigation was not quite as rigorous as I like in a cozy mystery but did get the job done.

My rating: 4/5 stars.


About the Author:


Hailing from the Bay Area of California, Carmela Dutra cherishes her family, rainy days, and making others laugh. After years of working on her award-winning indie children’s picture books, she transitioned into crafting cozy mysteries filled with emotion, humor and heart. When she’s not penning her latest tale, Carmela enjoys sketching illustrations, sipping copious amounts of coffee, and over-cuddling her allergy-inducing cats and dog. She shares her life with her best friend and husband, raising two dinosaur-obsessed sons.

Crooked Lane Books, 336 pages.

I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher. Mine is an independent review.

(My star ratings: 5-I love it, 4-I like it, 3-It's OK, 2-I don't like it, 1-I hate it.)

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