A Bourbon Tour Mystery
100 Proof Murder is the 2nd book in A Bourbon Tour Mystery series. 100 Proof Murder can be read as a stand alone for those who have not read One for the Road. I thought Jill Curtis being a travel writer was a unique premise for a cozy mystery. With Jill traveling, there is always a new place for a murder or crime to occur (instead of a large spike in crime in a small town). I enjoyed the descriptions of Louisville, Whiskey Row, and the area distilleries. The whodunit is not the focus of this cozy mystery. The distiller�s death is not even declared suspicious until I was a third of a way through the book. There are a variety of suspects and a red herring. I had no problem identifying the guilty party before the reveal (a big clue gives it away). The majority of the book deals with Jill�s job, Lt. Nick Harris having problem with his mother, Jill�s relatives causing havoc (their antics were hilarious), and Jill and Nick�s relationship. We follow Jill as she goes about her daily life in Louisville. There are some glaring mistakes in this book. Michael�s last name changes late in the book from Erickson to Emerson, Michael�s gumbo because jambalaya, and Kentucky is referred to as the Keystone state (that is Pennsylvania). The pacing is languid in 100 Proof Murder. A book with a little over two hundred pages seemed three times as long. I wanted less romance and more mystery. This could be an entertaining series with some changes. 100 Proof Murder takes readers to the Bluegrass State where there are tasty tipples, a disconcerting death, raucous relatives, a masculine lieutenant, an absentminded mother, and a vexing videographer.
