Murder Goes Glamping by Malissa Chapin Review

 

The second book in the Piper Haydn Piano Mystery series by Malissa Chapin releases on July 25th. 

Here's a look at what Murder Goes Glamping is about:

She’d rather play a sonata than huddle around a campfire. But when homicide takes the stage, can she bring down the curtain on a killer?

Piper Haydn enjoys the finer things in life. Coming from wealth, the music academy owner refuses to let her friend drag her out glamor camping until the handsome local police chief’s teasing strikes the wrong chord. And returning to the campground late after a piano conference, her panic hits a crescendo when she stumbles on a dead body.

Fleeing in horror and now suspected of committing the evil deed, the terrified thirty-something dives into the investigation to clear her name. Yet with her artsy hippie pal missing, an unpleasant sheriff eager to slap the cuffs on her, and a murderer still on the loose, she fears snooping around could lead to a deadly encore.

Can Piper piece together the cacophony of clues before her next concerto is played behind bars?

Murder Goes Glamping is the charming second book in the Piper Haydn Piano Mysteries cozy series. If you like amateur sleuths, loyal friends, and surprising twists, then you’ll love Malissa Chapin’s cutthroat cadenza.

Here are my thoughts:

Another wonderful cozy mystery by Melissa Chapin. I loved getting to read more about Piper Haydn and her best friend Rosie. I loved the way the author teased about this second book at the end of Murder Goes Solo.

I'm not a huge fan of camping, and like Piper I don't think I'd like it even if I did get to go in a decked out camper. And yeah, Bess the glamper was very much a character in this story. I'm sorry Bess, but I'm just not a huge fan of camping. So yeah, I could definitely empathize with Piper here.
And then add a murder mystery and an abduction, plus getting blamed for the crimes. Poor Piper, as if she hadn't had enough to deal with in book one.

I was definitely intrigued when another mystery was added to the mix and of course our friends wanted to solved it. Add in a possible stalker, a grouchy park ranger, a piano teachers conference, and a matchmaking best friend, and you've got a hilarious intriguing story with some awesome twists. 

This is definitely a book I recommend, and though the books are stand alone stories, you'll want to read book one first as you'll meet all the characters and understand the references back to that story.

Here's one of my favorite exchanges between Piper and Rosie:

I received an ARC in ebook format from the author as part of the launch team in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review. All thoughts are my honest opinions.