Eves of Destruction by Kate Carlisle

Eves of Destruction
Author: Kate Carlisle
Publisher: Berkely Press
Publication Date: November 7, 2017
5th Fixer Up Series

If you love Hallmark Channel type stories, this book is for you. If you love Agatha Christy mysteries, this book is for you. If you love "cozy" easy reads this book is for you.

Shannon Hammer is a master carpenter by day,  Super Sleuth by night.
Shannon owns Hammer Construction, an award-winning construction business hired by a few homeowners to spruce up their homes in time for the annual Victorian Home and Garden tour in Light House Cove, California.
In order to keep up with the demands of her jobs, she hires another master carpenter, new-to-town Amanda Walsh to help ease Shannon's workload. One home, in particular, is making Hammer Construction's job problematic: Petsy Jorgenson is a cantankerous woman who treats people as "less than" dirt under her shoes.
The City Inspector is lurking around always trying to shut down a job site, and with Petsy Jorgenson thrown into the mix, you can feel hi jinx is in the air.

Eves of Destruction has been called a "cozy" murder mystery by the New York Times. If "cozy" means comfortable with the lovable protagonist, Shannon Hammer, her employees, family and her town then bundle up you're in for a "cozy" ride.
The characters in Eves of Destruction are well fleshed out, the murders realistic and the houses showcased are visualized gorgeously in my mind through Kate Carlisle's writing.

I Live in Northern California, love the descriptions of the town so much, that I would love to find the Northern California town Ms. Carlisle bases Light House cove on. This book makes me want to take a weekend drive to the coast. :)

I give Eves of Destruction 4 stars for the building of clues, having a mystery within a mystery and imagery.

Sadly, I took a star off for some awkward, unrealistic communication between Shannon and Mystery Writing boyfriend MacKintyre Sullivan. The communication sometimes felt forced and formal, other times comfortable and realistic. I wished it was always the latter since they are such a fun couple to observe together. ;)

I received Eves of Destruction from Berkley Press via Edelweiss+ in lieu of my honest review.