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If the Shoe Kills (A Tourist Trap Mystery Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Lynn Cahoon (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,411 ratings
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New York Times-Bestselling Author: Folks love spending the holidays in this sunny California town—but a sudden death has cast a cloud of suspicion…

As owner of Coffee, Books, and More in South Cove, California, Jill Gardner looks forward to the hustle and bustle of holiday shoppers. But when the mayor ropes her into being liaison for a new work program, ’tis the season to be wary. Local businesses are afraid the interns will be delinquents, punks, or worse. For Jill, nothing's worse than Ted Hendricks—the jerk who runs the program.
 
After a few run-ins, Jill's ready to kill the guy. That, however, turns out to be unnecessary when she finds Ted in his car—dead as a doornail. Detective Greg King assumes it's a suicide. Jill thinks it's murder. And if the holidays weren't stressful enough, a spoiled blonde wants to sue the city for breaking her heel. Jill has to act fast to solve this mess—before the other shoe drops…
 
Praise for the Tourist Trap Mysteries

“Murder, dirty politics, pirate lore, and a hot police detective…A cozy lover's dream come true.”—Susan McBride, author of The Debutante Dropout Mysteries
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"A cozy lover's dream come true."

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Susan Boyce does an excellent job with this series.-- "Books, Movies, Reviews! Oh My!"

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Susan Boyce is an audiobook narrator and an actor who has worked onstage at Trinity Repertory Theater, Worcester Foothills Theater, the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland, and every major ragtime and traditional jazz festival in the United States. She has won three AudioFile Earphones Awards.



Lynn Cahoon is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Tourist Trap Mystery series. She has also authored several romance novels and novellas, including The Bull Rider's Keeper, Marriage Not Included, Shawnee Holiday, and Return of the Fae, which was a finalist for a Readers' Crown and a RONE Award. An Idaho native, Lynn currently lives in a small historic town on the banks of the Mississippi River.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00KM9O6SQ
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ eOriginals (November 1, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 1, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 548 KB
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1601833067
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Lynn Cahoon is the author of the NYT and USA Today best-selling Tourist Trap cozy mystery series. She also pens the Cat Latimer series, the Farm to Fork series, and the Kitchen Witch series. Small town setting, big time fun with a bit of murder to keep it interesting. Romance novels are published under the pen name, Lynn Collins. She lives in a small river town like Mark Twain with her husband and three fur kids.

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Susan Frank
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my new favorite cozies
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2024
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Read the first three in a week and will be purchasing the next. Honestly so well written and characters are wonderful.
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Danielle
4.0 out of 5 stars Solid read for the series
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2024
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4.25 stars

This was another solid installment in the series. The pacing was good. The storyline was intriguing. I was trying to guess who did it, and I figured out parts of it. There were touches of holiday between Christmas and Thanksgiving that I enjoyed. I’m growing very attached to the town and its inhabitants.
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Larry H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Patterson
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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I have enjoyed everything by Lynn Cahoon
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Linda Romer
4.0 out of 5 stars A good read
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2023
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I really liked If the Shoe Kills. Another good murder mystery in book #3. Jill finds another dead body and tries to figure out who the killer is. All the old characters and some new. I liked Marie Jones and the story's plot. A fun read that I enjoyed. Looking forward to continuing with this series.

I give If the Shoe Kills 4 stars for its good read.
I would recommend this book to Cozy Mystery fans.
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Catherine
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2023
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Best way to speed a rainy day
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Kimberly the Librarian
3.0 out of 5 stars Solid mystery, annoyingly cliche (even for a cozy)
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2015
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Jill Gardner, bookshop owner and amateur sleuth, returns in this third Tourist Trap installment. Fans of the first two novels will not be disappointed in the mystery, plotting, or pacing. The clues are present but not overly obvious and can be solved by an active reader. South Cove is a pleasant escape and the novel keeps the reader interested. The flaw? I found myself annoyed by the occasionally cliché characters.

I know. I know. Formulaic characters should be in a cozy mystery! Jill and the residents of South Cove are evolving nicely as a whole but some of the characters seem too cliche. For example, the mayor has been consistently rude to Jill in all three books and it is starting to feel somewhat tired in this installment. I can predict his reactions before I read them. And, honestly, he is too callous to be believable or valuable to the plot. I am hoping for growth in the fourth installment and not just from the mayor—here’s looking at you Detective Greg!

Otherwise, this book was an enjoyable afternoon for me and I’ll be looking forward to the next one. NetGalley and the publisher gave me a copy in exchange for my honest opinion.
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CCJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Lynn Cahoon writes a great cozy mystery!
Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2023
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I’m in the process of reading all the Tourist Trap mysteries and really enjoy them. This is the fourth series of hers that I’ve read and this is the best one yet.
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Loves to Read
4.0 out of 5 stars Love this series!
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2015
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This is another great addition to The Tourist Trap series! I enjoy reading about the developments in the town and characters.
The business owners of South Cove are being asked to have an intern for several weeks as part of a work study program. Several of the business owners are afraid the interns will steal from them or worse. As the liaison between the business owners and City Hall, Jill has her hands full. Jill and the program director don't see eye to eye, Jill can't stand the man. Unfortunately, someone else doesn't like the guy much either. Jill attempts to steer clear of the guy but soon discovers him dead in his car. Everyone first assumes it's suicide but Jill thinks differently. As if that isn't enough, JIll is trying to plan Thanksgiving dinner with more and more people coming than she originally planned for, the mayor wants her to take over decoreating the town because his wife couldn't handle the job and no one else will do it. To top off everything, Sherry, the ex-wife of Jill's boyfriend, Greg is back on the scene trying to worm her back into the good graces of Detective King. It's a wonder if Jill will survive the holiday season in more ways than one.
This is a fast paced story where the pages fly by and before you know it, the end has arrived. I enjoyed watching the characters develop and grow. This is one of my favorite series and I can't wait to see what will happen next.
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Nikkib
5.0 out of 5 stars A really good read...
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 16, 2024
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Another excellent cosy mystery read in this long series. Set in South Cove, California; the main character is Jill, owner of Books, Coffee and More. As well as her business, she gets tangled up in murders which occur in her small town, awkward because she's dating the Police Detective, Greg.

In this book, the mayor, who doesn't like Jill, dumps a liaison role for an 'intern' project on her, run by the Work Centre in nearby Bakerstown. The person who is her contact has a laid-back view of the project, and when he meets a nasty end, more stories emerge about him.

Jill also comes face to face with Greg's ex- wife, and she knows this is going to be an ongoing problem.

I really enjoyed this book, probably the best so far. Each book is a standalone story, but the books are best read in order of publication to preserve continuity of the characters and wider storyline.
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Judie
5.0 out of 5 stars Her dog sounds so sweet and you can picture the scenes as they unfold
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2017
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This is a new author for me and I am thoroughly enjoying her work. The story keeps you interested and the characters are likeable. Her dog sounds so sweet and you can picture the scenes as they unfold. I'm almost done reading this and still haven't figured out the killer which is what I like. A very easy pleasant read.
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Roger Mason
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Australia on March 2, 2015
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Very enjoyable.
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T. Wood
4.0 out of 5 stars Recommended
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2021
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The holiday season is approaching fast in South Cove, California and Coffee, Books, and More owner Jill Gardner couldn't be happier, or that would be the case if she wasn't so busy! In a weak moment she volunteered to hold her first Thanksgiving meal at her home and is now wondered whatever possessed her!

Many of the local stores are helping with a new work initiative where they take on temporary workers who have had a problem holding down a job in the past. As the liaison Jill is rushing from place to place making sure everything is working properly and learning a lot about the program and its lead organiser. Then, just to add to her workload, she finds a dead body and feels obligated to help boyfriend and local police detective Greg King with the case.

This is book three in the Tourist Trap series which I am enjoying so much I've been binge reading! All the characters are great, with Jill and Greg as the main protagonists tending to have most of the action but there is a cast of regulars in place to either love or hate. The additional story specific participants always seem to fit seamlessly into place and add a certain something to the story arc.

This was a very enjoyable story in this excellent high quality series and progresses everyone's storyline very nicely indeed.  Highly recommended.
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CP
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable 3rd book of Tourist Trap series
Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2016
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This is 3rd book from Tourist Trap series.
Jill Gardner discovered another dead/murdered person and becomes a target for a killer, again!
This book is better than the 2nd & 4th book of the series because it provides more humor & less predictable than the other 2 books.
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