Sleuthing in Ocean Alley with Books 7 – 9 of the Jolie Gentil cozy mysteries. Jolie is not only solving murders but more involved in Ocean Alley. 

Vague Images. Bad enough that Jolie ends up in the emergency room because she tried to avoid hitting a deer. Worse to find a dead woman in the hospital restroom after Jolie gets patched up.

Ground to a Halt.  When Jolie goes to buy a cup of coffee the morning after a storm knocks out power at her house in Ocean Alley, she finds Java Jolt unlocked and minus its owner. A bigger surprise is seeing proprietor Joe Regan a few minutes later, badly injured. Then it seems a potential killer thinks Jolie has something Joe was hiding. 

Holidays in Ocean Alley.  Aunt Madge is spending a few weeks in the Silver Times Senior Living apartments. That’s what happens when you stand on a stool to hang garland and lose your balance. She hopes to join her family at her Cozy Corner B & B for Christmas. The body that falls into her apartment in the wee hours one morning kind of changes things. Will Madge follow the advice she regularly gives Jolie — to accept that she may not ever know all the answers? It’s not looking like it.

Review: Each book incorporates crazy characters that almost become family as Jolie solves the murders and/or crimes. I recommend starting this series.