Dressed to Drill is the 10th Fixer-Upper cozy mystery by Kate Carlisle. Due out 2nd May 2022 from Penguin Random House on their Berkley imprint, it's 332 pages and is available in mass market paperback and ebook formats. Regular paperback format due out in third quarter 2023 from the same publisher. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. I've really become enamored of ebooks with interactive formats lately.
This
is a fun and easy-to-read cozy with well established three dimensional
characters and an ensemble cast. Despite being the 10th book in the
series, it works fine as a standalone. Readers who read the books out of order won't be
lost or confused though; the author manages to fill in the backstory and
character developments without spoon-feeding or info dumping. She has a breezy and engaging style of writing and the action driven plot doesn't slow down much from start to finish.
For readers of romance who like some cozy mystery in their reads (or cozy readers who enjoy clean romance) this series will be a good fit. The plot is simple and mostly linear. The violence is mostly off scene and without gore. The language is PG and there is no racy content. The book is full of the sort of quirky eccentric characters cozy readers have come to expect.
With 10 books extant in the series currently, it would make a good choice for a binge or buddy reading project.
Four stars. Well written and engaging.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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