BODIES IN THE BAYOU (SWEET HOME LOUISIANA COZY MYSTERIES Book 1)

Name: BODIES IN THE BAYOU (SWEET HOME LOUISIANA COZY MYSTERIES Book 1)
Price: 1.49 USD
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Rating: 4.6 (168 reviews)
Author: Summer Prescott

by Summer Prescott

Contemporary Fiction Mystery Thriller

4.6 (168)

4.6 stars from 168 reviews

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Last checked: May 1, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You enjoy cosy mysteries with genuine stakes, where the detective's family is caught in the crosshairs.
You appreciate Southern settings and character-driven plots that feel lived-in and warm.
You want a puzzle that doesn't take itself too seriously but still delivers real tension and twists.

Maybe not for you if...

You prefer your mysteries grimdark and graphically violent rather than clever and character-focused.
You find cosy mystery conventions tired and predictable without fresh angles.
You want literary complexity or experimental narrative structures over straightforward whodunit plotting.

About this book

Missy Beckett, a retired amateur sleuth, returns to her hometown of LaChance, Louisiana, hoping for a quiet retirement with her husband, Chas. They settle into a Victorian fixer-upper, but their plans are disrupted when their daughter Kaylee graduates from the police academy. Shortly after, Kaylee's tough-as-nails instructor is found dead, and Kaylee becomes a suspect in the investigation. With her daughter's safety at risk, Missy returns to amateur sleuthing to uncover buried secrets and old grudges in the community she had chosen for its safety and serenity. Missy must identify the killer before Kaylee becomes the next target. This is the first book in the Sweet Home Louisiana Cozy Mysteries series.

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Currently around #50K in the Kindle store — a steady mid-list seller. Sales have softened 23% recently.

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Currently 4.6★ from 168 reviews

Gaining approximately 23 new reviews per month. Steady word of mouth growth. Rating has dipped slightly from 4.8 to 4.6.

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