REVIEW: Oreo Sprinkled Murder

Oreo Sprinkled Murder
Author: Susan Gillard

Heather Shepherd, her foster daughter Lilly, and bestie Amy go to the new museum in Hillside to see the huge gold nugget on display there. Called The Goose Egg, it is the largest gold nugget ever discovered in Texas. Museum Curator Henry Boddington seems a bit preoccupied when Heather asks him some questions about the nugget. Later when the curator is found dead of a drug overdose and the nugget is missing from the museum, Heather thinks maybe he was a bit more than just preoccupied. Once again, Heather is called in to consult with the local police department to help discover who killed the curator and made off with the gold.

Oreo Sprinkled Murder is the 22nd cozy mystery in the Donut Hole series. The books are novella length and light cozy mysteries. The doughnut shop background theme is cute and the characters are likable. I like reading this series in between heavier mysteries or thrillers as a sort of entertaining palate cleanser. Sometimes I just want to read something light and entertaining...this series definitely fills that need! There are some minor editing issues here and there in this self-published series, but nothing that hampers my enjoyment of the stories. It's definitely my go-to cozy series when I want a quick and easy read to entertain me for an hour or so. The covers always feature a brightly colored doughnut that ties into the story somehow. Never fails to make me crave some fried doughnut goodness. :)

There are 60 books in the Donut Hole series. But readers should not be intimidated by that number. The books are short and easy to read. There is also a spin-off series, Oceanside Cozy Mysteries, that has more than 25 books in it. The author publishes new books in the Oceanside series quite often...so hopefully at some point I will catch up to her! :) I have a lot of reading to do!