Mysteries of Treasure Cove Series

De: Meredith Potts

Narrado por: Carrie Burgess

A shocking murder. A friend in need. A dangerous investigation. And cake.

If this is your kind of cozy mystery series then you'll love this boxed set.

This collection features all six books in the Mysteries of Treasure Cove series:

1. Murder and Chocolate Fudge Cake
2. Murder and Layer Cake
3. Murder and Chocolate Cake
4. Murder and Citrus Cream Cake
5. Murder and Cherry Cake
6. Murder and Vanilla Cake

One of Sabrina Carlson's oldest friend's is found murdered.Unfortunately, she doesn't have time to grieve.

After all, the killer is out there somewhere.

And she isn't about to let them get away.Instead, Sabrina is going to do everything in her power to bring the guilty party to justice.

Even if it means risking her life. But is she really prepared to discover the truth? Or will this investigation break her?

©2019 Meredith Potts (P)2019 Meredith Potts

Sweet Mysteries

A nice mix of murders and kidnapping with no foul language or sex. Each mystery had multiple suspects and always ended with a slice of cake. If you need a break from the gruesome this is it. I was gifted this from the author.

Extremely enjoyable

I found this six book set to be an extremely enjoyable listen. It has a great combination of mystery, murder, suspense and humor. I have absolutely enjoyed every book from Meredith Potts that I have read or listened to.

I said, she said, he said

Narration surrounding conversation gets very frustrating. I find I'm filling in what words will come next simply because the author can't move into a smooth dialogue. I'm having a difficult time enjoying a story because it is so distracting. If I'm playing out loud even my husband has started to fill in the blanks during dialogues. Stories seem passible but not realistic with a lot of good cop bad cop posturing. As for the narrator I believe she must be Canadian reading about a California woman. I keep hearing Canadian English pop out so that also adds to the distraction for me. I want to like it but I'm not sure if I'll be able to finish.

Fantastic Box Set

Mysteries of Treasure Cove Series: Six Book Bundle was a great read by Meredith Potts. This book bundle consists of; Murder and Chocolate Fudge Cake, Murder and Layer Cake, Murder and Chocolate Cake, Murder and Citrus Cream Cake, Murder and Cherry Cake, and Murder and Vanilla Cake. Sabrina Carlson is an amateur sleuth who starts investigating the deaths that start happening in Treasure Cove. I really loved reading these books by Meredith Potts and believe that Carrie Burgess did a great job of narrating these great stories.

A good YA set

There isn't profanity or sexual content, the characters are likable. I found that this series is suited more towards young adult.
Phrases were used Repeatedly such as 'that said' and 'he/she raised her pointer finger' There were some similarities between the crimes but enough difference to make them interesting.

These stories are set in Treasure Cove, California. The detective, David, is always questioning suspects without telling them why & then is miffed when they don’t want to respond to those questions. He seems a little too full of himself. If I were being questioned by him, he wouldn’t get too many questions answered without giving me context. Just because he is a detective, doesn’t give him the authority to treat suspects as if they have no rights.

By book 4, I found it a bit tedious. Each book tells me:

about her dead sister
they send the daughter away from town
The previous suspects are resentful of the couple.

The characters do not have a lot of depth.

In book 5, David determines Sabrina needs some self-defense and human interaction training.

If you're looking for a quick and easy read that doesn't require much investment, this series may be for you. Also, if you are not binging the series, the stories telling us some of the background information numerous times helps the reader stayed in tuned to what is going on. If binge reading, it’s a little over bearing and some of the books wouldn’t be books if the background information wasn’t repeated.

I didn't much care for these books

These stories were hard to get into, I feel like I missed an important part of one of the stories so I went back and re-listened and I hadn't. The narrator felt like she was just reading instead of bringing the characters to life. I really wanted to like this set since I love cozy mysteries. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Stories are great

Each of these stories deals after Sabrina is married and she has a child. It's amazing how she juggles marriage, her child, her cafe and her sleuthing. I enjoyed each story. It's amazing as I listened to these stories, it was like I know Sabrina and how she will react.

Another great collection of cozy mystery books!

This is a six (6) book bundle of cozy mystery stories centered around the murder investigations conducted by Sabrina and David Carlson. Sabrina is an amateur sleuth turned police consultant and David is a Treasure Cove Detective by profession. I first met Sabrina and David in the Daley Buzz Cozy Mystery Series by the same author, Meredith Potts. Sabrina and David are now married and have a ten-year-old daughter, Jessica (named after Sabrina's deceased sister) in this series. Sabrina is still managing her family's business, a coffee shop named The Daley Buzz; but, has hired a manger to handle the daily customer service which frees her early mornings to allow her to start off her day taking care of her family first and foremost. I love that in this series that Sabrina has matured into such a caring and compassionate person. There are many characters in this series that I had met in the previous series. It felt somewhat like I was catching up with old friends in this series.

In the first book, Murder and Chocolate Fudge Cake, I was introduced to Sabrina and David's daughter and caught up on her parents and grandmother (still living and as feisty as ever!).
The mystery is who murdered Ryan Davidson in his own living room! Was it someone related to his landscaping business? Was it someone tied to his messy divorce from Jocelyn? There are so many possibilities to chase down. Sabrina and David are on the case and of course Sabrina will not rest until Ryan's killer is brought to justice. Not just for Ryan; but, for his 18-year-old daughter as well.

The second book, Murder and Layer Cake...
Mark Wilcox has been murdered and the leads are almost non-existent. The case seems to be going cold. But, Sabrina always solves her mysteries. Will she be able to solve this puzzling mystery as well?

The third book, Murder and Chocolate Cake...
Wade Becker escapes from prison and Sabrina knows he is coming after her for revenge! She was responsible for him being sent to prison after she figured out he killed her sister. She knows that she will have to find him before he makes her his next victim.

The fourth book, Murder and Citrus Cream Cake ...
Wally Tuttle and Sabrina have been friends since grade school. He is a nice guy. So, why would he be found stabbed to death on his living room floor? Wally and Diane had been married for five (5) years. Was Diane to blame? Why, why, why? It's up to Sabrina and David to solve the murder of a close friend and bring his murdered to justice!

The fifth book, Murder and Cherry Cake ...
Oh no! Another missing woman in Treasure Cove. It has been nearly three decades since Sabrina's sister Jessica went missing. It took over ten years to find her body. Surely history cannot be repeating itself! Where is Sabrina's friend, Angela Hummel? As Sabrina begins searching for Angela, she fears this new case will have a familiar tragic ending. Will things turn out differently this time? Can Sabrina beat the odds and find Angela before it's too late?

The sixth book, Murder and Vanilla Cake ...
Just when things seem to be settling down for Sabrina Carlson and her family there is another murder that must be solved. Local business owner, Jim Hartley, is found murdered. As Sabrina and David begin investigating Jim's murder, they encounter a number of folks with whom they have not always had a pleasant association in the past. Not only that, they seem to want to be even more unpleasant as Sabrina and David tackle this murder investigation. Sabrina worries for the safety of her family as the story develops. Hang on for another exciting mystery.

Each book in this series was well written and very entertaining. I have enjoyed reading this series by Meredith Potts and highly recommend these mysteries to any age group. They are clean and non-violent, appropriate for all ages.

Carrie Burgess does a very good job playing both male and female characters. She is engaging and fun to listen to as she narrates the story. Her narration added to my enjoyment of this series.

Sabrina does it again!

Sabrina and David are married now and make quite a team. Why are all these murders taking place in pleasant Treasure Cove? Even though Sabrina is not able to answer that question, she is able to track down those murderers and bring them to justice!

This is a good series of cozies to listen while snuggled up on the couch with a cup of cocoa. I won't give you a synopsis of every book since you can find that on the book description page.

The narrator was quite good. You pretty much always knew who was talking. Meredith Potts is a master at conversation! It's mostly conversing throughout the whole series, so it is important to have a reader who is able to keep you on track. It was also good to have the same narrator throughout the series.

I highly recommend any and all of the books in this series. I did receive a copy in return for my honest review, and I am being honest. I'm glad I listened to them.

A pleasant collection of simple cozy mysteries

The Mysteries of Treasure Cove box set is a large collection of short, clean, cozy mysteries. These stories are a pleasant diversion for readers who enjoy a simple mystery with a delicious dessert.

The narrator of the audiobook has a pleasant voice with a slight Canadian accent. She is not very good at differentiating her character voices however.

I received a complimentary copy of this audiobook. This is my honest and voluntary review.