Death Comes to Santa Fe by Amanda Allen

Available August 1, 2023

Rated: 5 Zozobras

Maddie Vaughn-Alwin grew up in the upper crust of New York, the soul of an artist crushed into the finest clothing and the most proper old-money social circles. She married for love, a young man who was lost in the trenches of WWI, and she traveled west, settling in Santa Fe to start over again. This book catches up with her two murders later, participating in an enormous festival with her friends and newly adopted extended family. But all is not well as the smoking remnants of Zozobra reveal not just the ashen worries of the citizens of this western village, but parts of one of the least popular of them all.

I read the first two books in this series about four years ago and really enjoyed them. When I saw this one was coming out I was excited to return to 1920's Santa Fe, New Mexico. Some of the characters in this series are based on real people who lived there during that time period, special people who helped this city become what it is today. Though there wasn't a lot of mystery and not a lot of investigation in this book, it had a little of everything. Mystery, intrigue, romance, unrequited love, and ultimately a happy ending. This series is a definite must read for any fan of historical cozies.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.