Brenda H. (booksinvt) -
Fiddling with Fate is the third installment in the Southern Homebrew Mystery series set in Chattanooga, Tennessee and featuring moonshine maker Hattie Hayes. Hattie is excited to have a booth at the Hamilton County Bluegrass Festival and will be enjoying a day of bluegrass alongside her grandfather and best friend Kiki.
When the headlining band the Bootlegging Brothers suffer an instrumental mishap, Hattie is there to supply the band with an empty moonshine jug and that starts a friendship/business relationship with the brothers, Brody, Josh and Garth. Despite the grumblings of older brother Brody, Hattie enlists the brothers to write and sing a jingle for her Moonshine Shack. When Hattie discovers that the band will be playing at the River Pearl Winery, she decides to team up with the owners Pearl and Darren to host a Wine and Shine night. The event is a huge success but the next morning one of the brothers is reported missing.
Hattie happened to overhear a couple of arguments the night before between the brothers so she's not quite sure if one of them or an ex-wives new husband is to blame. Hattie teams up with Police Officer and boyfriend Marlon Landers to solve the mystery.
A fun afternoon read with a returning cast of characters and animals. The dialogue does get a little repetitive as Hattie goes back and forth trying to name a suspect. The reveal does come as a bit of a surprise, and I really hope that we see more of cantankerous Shirley Byrd in the future.
When the headlining band the Bootlegging Brothers suffer an instrumental mishap, Hattie is there to supply the band with an empty moonshine jug and that starts a friendship/business relationship with the brothers, Brody, Josh and Garth. Despite the grumblings of older brother Brody, Hattie enlists the brothers to write and sing a jingle for her Moonshine Shack. When Hattie discovers that the band will be playing at the River Pearl Winery, she decides to team up with the owners Pearl and Darren to host a Wine and Shine night. The event is a huge success but the next morning one of the brothers is reported missing.
Hattie happened to overhear a couple of arguments the night before between the brothers so she's not quite sure if one of them or an ex-wives new husband is to blame. Hattie teams up with Police Officer and boyfriend Marlon Landers to solve the mystery.
A fun afternoon read with a returning cast of characters and animals. The dialogue does get a little repetitive as Hattie goes back and forth trying to name a suspect. The reveal does come as a bit of a surprise, and I really hope that we see more of cantankerous Shirley Byrd in the future.
