Murder by Cheesecake: A Golden Girls Cozy Mystery
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The first novel in the all-new Golden Girls Cozy Mystery Series! When Dorothy’s obnoxious date is found dead in a hotel freezer, it not only ruins a gorgeous cheesecake but threatens the elaborate St. Olaf–themed wedding Rose is hosting. Things are heating up, and not just because of Blanche’s hot flashes. Rose’s cousin is eloping to Miami, and Rose is playing host. If she can't balance the groom’s family’s snobbery against the traditional St. Olaf wedding week guidelines, her hometown may never accept her cousin again! Dorothy quickly realizes she needs a date with whom she can exchange wedding-related wisecracks. Turning to a newfangled VHS dating service, she believes she’s found the ideal conversationalist. Unfortunately, what looks good on TV can actually be a total jerk in real life. It seems she’ll just have to enjoy the company of Sophia, Blanche, and whomever Blanche has targeted for a hookup. As the Girls all pitch in, Rose is thrilled that the tea-and-fish-themed kickoff event is perfect, not a herring out of place. That is until Dorothy’s date is found dead—face-planted in an otherwise scrumptious-looking cheesecake. With every guest a suspect (especially Dorothy) and a marriage on the line, the four besties must ID the real killer, get the should-be-happy couple down the aisle, and make sure nobody from St. Olaf gets lost in the wilds of Miami. It’s up to the Golden Girls to sleuth out a way for friendship and love to win the day!
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Golden Girls is a 1-book series first released in 2025 with contributions by Rachel Ekstrom Courage.
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First thank you to Netgalley & the publisher for the ARC of this book and chance to read it and share my honest, personal opinion and thoughts!
Thank you for being a friend... Oh goodness, I loved this so so much! What's better was I read it in the evenings in my Golden Girls t-shirt and while the show played in the background on the TV!!
Based off of the show, this is the first book in a new cozy mystery series that played out just like a two-episodes-storyline of Golden Girls.
The characters were true to themselves and I could picture the scenes so easily from the dialogue to the setting.
It was just like I stepped into an episode from the show!
We followed Rose preparing for her niece's St. Olaf traditional wedding coming to Miami, Dorothy's dating adventures, and then a cozy murder mystery plot!
I would love for the next book to follow Blanche and Sofia, I think the author will do that to keep true to how each episode of the show itself had two storylines going for two women at a time... but that's a theory and hope!
We'll see what the author does next, and I can't wait to find out!!
I will say I've seen some bad reviews for this book already...because those people seemed to want more of a thriller murder mystery, and frankly that's not the vibe a murder mystery with the Golden Girls would have. Comedic, not overly complicated, & fun is what this book is.
That's what I'd expect it to be too, and it perfectly delivered in every single way. (My favorite part was honestly watching the girls turn into amateur sleuths lol)
A mystery starring the Golden Girls? Who wouldn’t want to read that?
It’s not the best mystery you’ll ever read but it’s fun being able to picture so much of the story so easily. This would’ve made a great TV movie back in the day.
I loved it being centered around Rose to get a deeper look into the strange world of St. Olaf.
Worth picking up if you love the Girls and/or a breezy mystery.
Thank you to NetGalley and Hyperion Avenue for the opportunity to read and review.
