Mint and Murder
A Small Town Contemporary Cozy Mystery

The third in this cozy mystery series I've read and it flows nicely from one book to the next. I did wonder in this book why Sam has doubts whether her friend is innocent when in book two she immediately assumed the innocence of another friend. It felt odd to me, despite her trust issues with men. I l......more

Sam is excited about the coming warmer months and has been planning on expanding her store to include outside seating and simple tea and sweets. Her joy at the prospect of finally going forward is tempered when her friend Jordan the deputy for Heywood tells her that he’s been suspended and is a susp......more

Sam Jones has already made a reputation for herself as an amature detective. She has solved two murders when the incompetent sheriff has failed to investigate thoroughly. When Jordan is accused of murder, he asks her for help. All the clues were there for the reader, the suspects were all as unlikab......more

Did the Cop Do It? I absolutely love this series! I've listened to the audiobooks for each of the three books so far. I like how the series features older characters, the main ones in their 50s, including the former soap opera actress turned herbal store owner, her '80s-obsessed resident herbalist, a......more

Mint and Murder is the third book in the Heywood Herbalist series by Carly Winter. Set in Heywood, Arizona, Police officer/Sam's "not my boyfriend" Jordan comes to her when a former colleague is found murdered and asks for Sam's help because he is the prime suspect due to the victim accusing him of......more