Doomed by Blooms, Anna St. John
Doomed by Blooms, Anna St. John
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Doomed by Blooms

Author: Anna St. John

Narrator: Elizabeth Wiley

Unabridged: 6 hr 22 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/25/2023


Synopsis

Josie Posey, a mature yet ever-feisty big city crime reporter turned crime solver, has officially retired to a small, touristy town in middle America where she and her posse of friends "unofficially" have their noses in everything.

Josie loves her new life, but a weekly game of mahjong isn't enough: she itches to get back into the action. She gets more than she bargained for when The Village Gazette asks her to interview their local celebrity, a former NYC prima ballerina.

Then, the ballerina's husband is discovered dead—face down in the couple's beloved field of flowers. Now, Josie has the inside track on solving the murder, with her quirky Mahjong Mavens as useful sidekicks.

And if a killer in their midst wasn't enough distraction, Josie's matchmaking friends are pushing her to date again—particularly, to pursue an attraction toward a certain local blacksmith, with whom sparks fly.

About Anna St. John

Anna St. John is a lifelong writer. She began her career as editor of her college newspaper and held positions as a professional journalist, political consultant, and advertising copywriter before she established her own advertising agency-which she ran for forty years.

Today, Anna writes cozy mysteries from her home office in a small Kansas town where she is within walking distance of a working blacksmith shop like the one in her Josie Posey series. Her Old English Sheepdog, Oliver, serves as inspiration for the fluffy pooch in her first novel. Anna is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jxn on November 27, 2023

Doomed by Blooms by Anna St. John takes readers on a delightful journey alongside Josie Posey, a retired big city crime reporter turned crime solver, as she navigates her new life in a small, touristy town in middle America. With her posse of friends who are always in the know, Josie finds herself d......more

Goodreads review by Rocky on March 20, 2023

A warm walk in the sun. Charming, heartwarming, and page-turning in equal measure, Anna St. John’s Doomed by Blooms is sure to please any fan of cozy mysteries. Who couldn’t love a main character named Josephina Posey (Josie Posey, to her friends), especially one so brave, resourceful, and delightful......more

Goodreads review by Jan on March 19, 2023

Josie Posey gets an assignment to interview former Prima Ballerina Beth Hamilton, for the local paper the Kansas City Star. It is her first interview since she retired to the small town of English Village and she is full of angst, which she considers ridiculous, as she was a much lauded big-city Cri......more

Goodreads review by Ivanka on March 08, 2023

A delightful cozy mystery! The excitement begins early in the book when Josie, a former Kansas City crime reporter who retired to a charming English-style town, does her first human interest story for the local paper. Who would ever imagine a puff piece about a ballerina would lead Josie to a murder......more

Goodreads review by Derralyn on April 03, 2023

Finished ✔️ Doomed by Blooms by Anna St. John and it was pretty enjoyable overall. 4 ⭐️’s Kindle Unlimited: No I did like this book overall and if there are more books to come, I’d probably read them. I do question why someone who is suppose to have “big city chops” as a reporter, and who was instrumen......more