Mambo and Murder ~ Review

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Mambo and Murder

A Fiona Quinn Mystery #6

By C.S. McDonald

Narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg 

When the fingerprints of a killer believed to be dead for 40 years are found at a break-in Detective Nathan Landry is called in.  Now Nathan has to infiltrate the local ballroom dancing scene. There is just one little problem - Nate can't dance. Worse his attempts to learn has taken out his partner and resulted in him being kicked out of dance class.

Well, it's more like a BIG problem and he has to call on his girlfriend Fiona Quinn to risk life and limb to be his partner in this undercover gig. 

Fiona has her own mystery to solve her late Grandma Evhas been receiving letters from the 1970s! And even more interesting some of Fiona's neighbors have been getting decades-old mail too! Where has the mail been all these years and why has it started being delivered now? 

Mambo and Murder is at times just a little over the top - especially when the ballroom dance competition is underway. Fiona has a moment that is just too-too! Let's leave at a sibling moment that is not to be missed. But all isn't gliding across the ballroom floor perfection when danger comes calling and the past and the present collide.

This was an excellent listen for a work commute or just for a little downtime after you get home. The narration by Maren Swenson Waxenberg is excellent. The pacing is good and the dialog of the various characters is discernible so one can tell the characters apart while listening. 

I was provided a complimentary copy of the audio version (I had previously purchased the ebook version) with no expectations but to provide my honest opinion - all thoughts expressed are my own.

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 Book Details:

Book Title:  Mambo and Murder:  A Fiona Quinn Mystery #6
Author:  C.S. McDonald
​Category:  YA Fiction, 160 pages
Run Time: 4 hours, 9 minutes
Genre:  Cozy Mystery
Publisher:  McWriter Books
Release date:  October 31, 2018
Content Rating:  G (The Fiona Quinn Mysteries are for everyone--adults love the books and they are appropriate for teens and tweens too!)

Book Description:

Three ballroom dancers were murdered over 40 years ago. Wow, that’s one old cold case. What’s more, the murderer, who was thought to have been killed during a police chase, has resurfaced in Pittsburgh. Yikes! How can that be? 
Worse, ballroom dancing simply isn’t Detective Nathan Landry’s forte. After weeks of practice, Nathan still has two left feet. Can Fiona step in to guide Nathan through this dancing debacle or will it take 40 years for the detective to find his footing? 
Double yikes! Join Fiona and detective Landry in this high-stepping whodunit!

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Meet the Author:  

 

 

For twenty-six years C.S. McDonald’s life whirled around a song and a dance. Classically trained at Pittsburgh Ballet Theater School, The Pittsburgh Dance Alloy, and many others, she became a professional dancer and choreographer. During that time, she choreographed many musicals and an opera for the Pittsburgh Savoyards. In 2011 she retired from her dance career to write. Under her real name, Cindy McDonald, she writes murder-suspense and romantic suspense novels. In 2014 she added the pen name, C.S. McDonald, to write children’s books for her grandchildren. In 2016 she added the Fiona Quinn Mysteries to that expansion. She decided to write the cozy mystery series that everyone, including teens and tweens, can read and enjoy. Presently, the Fiona Quinn Mysteries nine books with a tenth slated for 2021. The books are also available on audio, narrated by Maren Swenson Waxenberg. Cindy’s newest venture is The Owl’s Nest Mysteries. Once again, she has set her cozy mystery in Pittsburgh. The female protagonist, Alexa Owl, is much different from Fiona Quinn. The Owl’s Next Mysteries has a little grit, a little time travel, a little romance, and a whole lot of cozy! Ms. McDonald resides on her Thoroughbred farm known as Fly by Night Stables near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Bill, and her poorly behaved Cocker Spaniel, Allister.

Connect with the author:  Website  ~  Twitter  ~  Facebook

Tour Schedule:
 

Jan 10 - Mystery Review Crew - book spotlight / author interview / giveaway
Jan 10 – Cover Lover Book Review – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 10 - Rockin' Book Reviews – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Jan 11 - Olio by Marilyn – books review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
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Jan 13 - Olio by Marilyn – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 13 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 13 - Kam's Place – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER
Jan 13 - Buried Under Books - audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER/ giveaway
Jan 14 – Blooming with Books – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Jan 14 - My Reading Journeys  - books review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Jan 17 - Blooming with Books – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 17 – Kam's Place – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER
Jan 17 - Rockin' Book Reviews – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 17 - Buried Under Books - book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 18 - She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Jan 18 - Kam's Place – book review of BANKING ON MURDER
Jan 18 - My Reading Journeys  - book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 19 - She Just Loves Books – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 19 - Kam's Place – book review of HARRIET’S HEIST
Jan 19 - Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 19 - Locks, Hooks and Books – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
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Jan 20 - Kam's Place – book review of CRYSTAL CLEAR CONFUSION
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Jan 21 - Kam's Place – book review of THE CHRISTMAS CAMEO
Jan 24 – Bigreadersite – books review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Jan 24 - PuzzlePaws Blog - books review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Jan 25 - PuzzlePaws Blog - book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 25 - The Momma Spot – audiobooks review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Jan 25 – Bigreadersite – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
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Jan 26 – Bigreadersite – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 26 - Locks, Hooks and Books – books review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
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Jan 28 – Pause for Tales – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Jan 31 – @twilight_reader – audiobooks review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Jan 31 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Feb 1 – Westveil Publishing – audiobook review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Feb 1 - Chit Chat with Charity – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Feb 1 - Book Corner News and Reviews - book review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Feb 2 – Westveil Publishing – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Feb 2 – Gina Rae Mitchell – book reviews of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Feb 2 - Splashes of Joy – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Feb 3 - Literary Flits – book review of MAMBO AND MURDER / giveaway
Feb 3 - @twilight_reader – books review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Feb 3 – Westveil Publishing – audiobooks review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Feb 4 - Literary Flits – book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway
Feb 4 – Chit Chat with Charity – audiobook review of Fiona Quinn Quick Mysteries / giveaway
Feb 4 - My Reading Journeys  - book review of MATRIMONY, MAYHEM, AND MURDER / giveaway

 

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