I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

This is a strong start to a diverse cozy mystery series featuring supportive family members, a close-knit community, and detailed descriptions of tasty food (not to mention diversity--I love seeing cozies that subvert the white male gumshoe stereotype. Lyndsay is an intelligent and capable protagonist who can defend herself by quite literally kicking someone's butt, and the side characters are all likeable and fleshed out well. (I would have liked to see more of the Rocky-gym storyline, but hopefully Olivia Matthews will explore that in the sequels.) Matthews also establishes a few romantic prospects without making the romance pivotal to--or even a focus of--Lyndsay's story. Like many cozies, the police are stupid and made me roll my eyes, but that isn't totally unbelievable.

Can't wait to read the next installment in this series! (Also...could I have the recipe for those fish cakes? Please?)