Digging Up Trouble

The Leafy Hollow Mysteries, Book 2

By: Rickie Blair

Narrated by: Petrea Burchard

Verity Hawkes misses her recluse lifestyle, but she’s finally starting to settle in as Leafy Hollow’s resident landscaper. At least until a village-wide cupcake battle helps turn one new visitor from a skeptic to a corpse in record time. When her friend’s crush shockingly confesses to the crime, Verity is once again asked to investigate....

Potential clues come in as fast as the suspects: A documentary film director, a wacky artist, and a feral-cat enthusiast, to name a few. It turns out everyone in town has skeletons in their closet - even her new friends. If Verity doesn’t find out the truth soon, then the next local legend buried in the ground...could be her.

Digging Up Trouble is the charming second installment in a series of witty cozy mysteries. If you like puzzling whodunits, eccentric characters, and countless laugh-out-loud moments, then you’ll love Rickie Blair’s Leafy Hollow series.

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Twists and turns and old mysteries

In this second installment of the Leafy Hollow Mysteries, Verity Hawkes is beginning to settle into her new life in Leafy Hollow, is getting the hang of the landscaping business left to her by her eccentric aunt, and is making friendships. Of course, trouble follows where Verity goes and an event to honor the town's historic teenage hero is disrupted by allegations of fraud. When the writer who disputed the town legend turns up dead, the beloved town parson comes under suspicion and Verity and friends dive in to try to prove his innocence. Twits and turns abound and a twenty-year old mystery comes to light.

This book was as entertaining as the first installment with many laugh out loud moments. Side stories about support characters contribute to keeping the story interesting as well as the many twists and turns. We learn a little more about Verity's missing aunt and the mysterious Control.

Petrea Burchard did a fabulous job voicing the story. I enjoyed listening to her.

This is an entertaining and delightful cozy mystery and I look forward to listening to the next book in the series.

**I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for my own unbiased review. **

OK COZY MYSTERY

DIGGING UP TROUBLE IS THE SECOND IN THE LEAFY HOLLOW MYSTERIES BY RICKIE BLAIR. This is the first of the series I have listened to and feel Ok is just about as good as it got. The narration was good as the narrator made the characters come out as individuals but the plot left a little to be desired.

Still haven't found her grandmother!

This 2nd in series, and Verity is still in Leafy Hollow, trying to find where her grandmother had disappeared to.
The basement holographic hasn't helped with Control's cryptic messages.
However, we have two bodies, this episode, which will get the deductive juices bubbling.
Can you figure out "Who done it"??

Excellent series

This book was even better than the first one! The characters mix well in solving the crime and it is light hearted enough to keep you totally captivated. The narrator does a wonderful job! Looking forward to the next books.

Great comfy read!

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I loved it! Verity is a young widow with a lot of emotional baggage and has been transplanted from the West Coast of Canada to the Falls area near the US border. She has a house that has some strange secrets, a missing aunt, a few good friends, and a strong tendency to snoop/sleuth. I think it's a great story and there's some real laughs, too!
In the 3 years since I read the first book in the series I have had more vision issues and can do best with books that TTS (dear robot reader) or audiobooks. That being said, I think that Petrea Burchard is excellent! Great separation of characters who really are and interpretation of their feelings.