Sunday, July 24, 2022

 

It's the last day of
Mary Jane Maffini Weekend!
It went by way too fast! 

Saturday, Mary Jane sort of had no choice but to share a letter to character, Charlotte. 
 
Friday, in case you missed it, Mary Jane shared a recipe with us for 
Cozy Food Friday. 

Today I'm sharing my review of Mary Jane's newest book, 
DEATH PLANS A PERFECT TRIP


When her mother disappears, professional organizer Charlotte Adams will have to take off on a very disorganized trip across Europe to save her life . . .

It’s not unusual for Esme Adams to dash off overseas with no warning, but when weeks pass and Charlotte still hasn’t heard from her, she begins to worry that her mother’s in danger and has gone into hiding. Before she can even begin to guess where to start looking, though, Charlotte finds her own home ransacked and then set ablaze. Determined to escape a more serious attack while the police investigate, she sets off for Europe, hoping to track down her mother at one of her secluded getaway spots.

As Charlotte follows a winding trail of clues through Paris, Lisbon, Milan and beyond—narrowly missing her mother in each city, and just as narrowly eluding her pursuers—secrets begin to emerge about her mother’s shadowy past. A history of ties to criminal organizations, an infamous bank heist, and a gentleman thief who may have been her one true love all raise questions about her mother’s true identity and the peril she faces. As Charlotte processes the dizzying implications about her mother, her own childhood memories, and the father she never knew, she’ll have to work fast to catch up with her mother, before her mother’s past catches up with them all . . .

“[The author] carefully doles out clues from Charlotte’s mysterious childhood, which adds to the layers of intrigue surrounding the current-day disappearance of her famous author mother. The fast-moving plot kept me turning pages . . .” —
Cinnamon and Sugar and a Little Bit of Murder

Travel Organizing Tips Included!


DEATH PLANS A PERFECT TRIP was the perfect book for me to plan to read.

Written by author Mary Jane Maffini, this sixth installment in the Charlotte Adams Professional Organizer Mysteries was a great read cover to cover.

With her wonderful gift for storytelling, author Maffini knows how to write to keep readers engaged. Murder, mystery and mayhem run amok in this book. From the start of Charlotte’s trip to find her mother, until the very last page, I was glued to my seat. Seriously, with all the twists and turns in this whodunit, there would have had to been an emergency to get me to put the book down.

Rather you’re a returning fan to the series or this is the first you’ve read, you’re going to really enjoy, DEATH PLANS A PERFECT TRIP!

Oh, I almost forgot to mention . . . Not only is there a recipe at the end of the book, but each chapter starts off with tips from Charlotte on organizing and planning.

Lapsed librarian and former mystery bookseller Mary Jane Maffini is the award-winning author of the Camilla MacPhee mysteries, the Fiona Silk capers and the Charlotte Adams series. Her Charlotte Adams professional organizer mysteries have recently been optioned for television. The fifth book, The Busy Woman’s Guide to Murder won the RT award for Best Amateur Sleuth. The latest, Death Plans a Perfect Trip, has just been released. As Victoria Abbott, MJ collaborated on the five book collector mysteries with her daughter, Victoria. Book Four, The Marsh Madness, won the 2015 Bony Blithe for mysteries that make us smile. MJ lives and plots in Manotick, Ontario with a pair of rescued dachshunds at her feet. Her husband sleeps with one eye open.

🙁🙁🙁🙁🙁
I can't believe
Mary Jane Maffini Weekend
is over.

A big thank you to Mary Jane for spending the weekend with us. I hope she'll come back sometime!


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11 comments:

  1. Thanks, Lisa. Does Charlotte get a rest after this adventure? ;-)
    Happy Sunday!
    Pat T

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    1. Pat, there is no rest for the wicked, although that's not really Charlotte.

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    2. Hey Pat! I think Charlotte's rest is going to have a lot to do with Mary Jane's mood! LOL

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  2. thank you Mary Jane for sharing this weekend

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  3. Thank you Mary Jane for spending time with us!

    Thank you Lisa for the review on "DEATH PLANS A PERFECT TRIP". It sounds wonderful and I can't wait for the opportunity to read and review it. Most definitely on my TBR list. And might I add that I LOVE the cover!
    2clowns at arkansas dot net

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    1. Hi Kay! I remember you as a faithful commenter on Mystery Lovers Kitchen. So nice to 'see' you again. I was thrilled with the cover too!

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    2. My pleasure, Kay! You know I love doing this!

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  4. Thank you so much for having me and Charlotte with you for this special weekend. I will be forever grateful! Many hugs.

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    1. My pleasure, Mary Jane! Please come back and visit us soon!

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