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Popcorn and Panic (Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Book 24) Kindle Edition

by Agatha Frost (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 out of 5 stars 1,426 ratings

Festivals can be murder…

When Julia’s full-time café return clashes with a festival, thousands of music lovers descending on the village should be precisely what she needs to kick off a new era. But the council throws a spanner in the works when her cafe is “required not to operate” due to blocked road access. The front entrance, that is, and with the festival happening right behind her café, the kernels of a plan begin to pop…

And it seems like the perfect plan to get through the hectic weekend until the lead singer of the headlining band, Electric Fury, dies before he gets a chance to perform on the main stage. Having witnessed how the victim, Jett Fury, interacted with his entourage, Julia is sure there’s more to the story than the local Detective Inspector’s “accidental” theory.

While picking up the pieces after the destructive weekend, Julia hears the beat of a different song. From the rockstar’s secretive wife to his new drummer, unscrupulous agent, and even an obsessed groupie, many have something to gain from Jett’s death. Can Julia pluck through the lies chorded around the rockstar’s life and strike the right note to uncover Jett Fury’s killer?

A fun British village cosy/cozy mystery packed with HEART, HUMOUR, FAMILY DRAMA, and plenty of TWISTS and TURNS! The 24th book in the BESTSELLING Peridale Cafe Cozy Mystery Series. Standalone but will be enjoyed more as part of the series. A light, cosy mystery read with a cat-loving and cafe-owning amateur female sleuth in a small village setting with quirky characters. No cliffhanger, swearing, gore or graphic scenes

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BCR28B8C
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pink Tree Publishing LTD; 1st edition (September 13, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 13, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 328 pages
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Agatha Frost

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Agatha lives in the North West English county of Lancashire with her two cuddly beagles and one cat.

When Agatha isn’t writing, she loves reading head-scratching mysteries and thrillers, coffee, baking, and exploring her local countryside on long dog walks.

From a young age, Agatha devoured the great British murder mystery books and television shows, ample inspiration for her Peridale Café and Claire’s Candles series. She loves writing about family women who juggle their ordinary village lives with the challenges of amateur sleuthing.

Add in some good food, close friends and family, cute pets, and plenty of twists and turns, and you have a classic Agatha Frost mystery.

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Customers enjoy this cozy mystery book for its full of twists and turns plot, with one review noting it's the best book in the series so far. They love the characters and find it a delightful series that's fun to read. The pacing receives positive feedback for its wonderful return to Peridale, with one customer highlighting how the love for community shines through.

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Customers enjoy the plot twists in this mystery book, with one customer noting how the story flows.

"...so love the characters , the settings were great and it had a fantastic twisty mystery too! Absolutely loved it!!!" Read more

"The characters are fantastic and evolving. The plot is twisty. The world building is great. I'm looking forward to reading the next book." Read more

"...There were so many brilliant lines, so many laughs, so much mystery to solve. Don’t miss this one!!!!" Read more

"...and Agatha Frost still manages to write an engaging mystery with drama, red-herrings, twists and turns, banter and surprising arrests a little too..." Read more

12 customers mention "Readability"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book to be a great read, with one customer noting it's the best book in the series.

"This was such a great read! I have come to so love the characters , the settings were great and it had a fantastic twisty mystery too!..." Read more

"This was a good continuation of the Peridale clan. I enjoyed the story & the visiting characters...." Read more

"This was her best book so far in the series. Full of twists and turns but also full of fun as you follow the lives of the Peridale villagers...." Read more

"Brilliant! Agatha's books just keep topping the previous ones. This was a real head scratcher! Kept me guessing right up to the end!..." Read more

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Customers love the characters in the book, with one mentioning they feel like friends.

"...This book was a refreshing return to our cast of cozy and quirky characters from Peridale...." Read more

"This was such a great read! I have come to so love the characters , the settings were great and it had a fantastic twisty mystery too!..." Read more

"...I enjoyed the story & the visiting characters. I found more grammatical errors than in previous books by this author. It was a little distracting...." Read more

"The characters are fantastic and evolving. The plot is twisty. The world building is great. I'm looking forward to reading the next book." Read more

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Customers enjoy this book as part of the series, with one mentioning it's a good continuation of the Peridale clan.

"This was a good continuation of the Peridale clan. I enjoyed the story & the visiting characters...." Read more

"...stand-alone” mystery but I highly recommend you read all of this delightful series...." Read more

"...This is a great series, kept me interested from the first page of the first book to the last page of the last available book...." Read more

"Love the series. Great characters, I've enjoyed getting to know all the residents of Peridale as the series progresses...." Read more

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Customers find the book fun, with one mentioning the engaging banter and another noting the many laughs throughout the story.

"...There were so many brilliant lines, so many laughs, so much mystery to solve. Don’t miss this one!!!!" Read more

"...write an engaging mystery with drama, red-herrings, twists and turns, banter and surprising arrests a little too close to home...." Read more

"...Full of twists and turns but also full of fun as you follow the lives of the Peridale villagers...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the pacing of the book, with one mentioning the wonderful return to Peridale and another highlighting the love for community that shines through.

"...The plot is twisty. The world building is great. I'm looking forward to reading the next book." Read more

"It was so great to return to Peridale with this book, the first in at least a year, maybe more!..." Read more

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  • KL King
    5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery, new characters, and a surprise visit make for a wonderful return to Peridale.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 13, 2022
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    Julia South-Brown is back in action. After an almost year of stepping back from her beloved bakery to care for baby Olivia, she’s ready to go back to work full time. Almost immediately she discovers she must close for a week because of a rock festival that will take place in front of her café. She’s never heard of the headliners, Electric Fury, but that soon changes. Lead singer, Jett Fury, is found dead – and in a particularly gruesome manner - before the band’s performance on the main stage. Julia, Barker, and the rest of the family soon find themselves investigating the supposedly accidental death. Will they uncover the killer before there is a second victim? You’ll have to read on to find out.

    This book was a refreshing return to our cast of cozy and quirky characters from Peridale. Agatha Frost even gave us a surprise return of one of my favorite characters. It's great to have the gang back in action.

    Popcorn and Panic is the twenty fourth book in the Peridale Café Cozy Mystery series by Agatha Frost.

    I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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  • Nana Fields
    5.0 out of 5 stars One of my Favorites so far!!!
    Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2024
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    This was such a great read! I have come to so love the characters , the settings were great and it had a fantastic twisty mystery too! Absolutely loved it!!!
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  • Cassandra
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2022
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    This was a good continuation of the Peridale clan. I enjoyed the story & the visiting characters. I found more grammatical errors than in previous books by this author. It was a little distracting. Need a little more proofing, perhaps?
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful addition to the series.
    Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2024
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    The characters are fantastic and evolving. The plot is twisty. The world building is great. I'm looking forward to reading the next book.
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  • Vickie M. Brown
    5.0 out of 5 stars Popcorn and Panic
    Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2024
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    I love every adventure in Peridale, but this one is just an extra dose of fun. There’s so much happening in this mystery, it’s destined to be a favorite for me. There were so many brilliant lines, so many laughs, so much mystery to solve. Don’t miss this one!!!!
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  • Debbie
    3.0 out of 5 stars ????
    Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2023
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    I was a little disappointed in this book. It has been a while since I read one in this series and after refreshing my memory from the ending of the book before this one I could not give this book my 100% attention. It was jumping around too much, I was confused with all the characters and how it jumped from here to there so often and so fast. I almost thought this wasn't written by this awesome author that's how confused I was. The ending of the book started to seem like normal but not the majority of the book. I almost gave up reading it but I stuck with it but it was hard for me to concentrate on it. I surely hope the next books are better because I have already bought them.
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  • Vibeke
    5.0 out of 5 stars It’s great to be back in Peridale!🤩
    Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2022
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    It is so great to be back in Peridale again were Julia, Jessie, Barker, Gran (Dot) and the rest of the lovely characters are welcoming you with open arms.

    This is book number 24 in this series and Agatha Frost still manages to write an engaging mystery with drama, red-herrings, twists and turns, banter and surprising arrests a little too close to home. Will Julia figure out the culprit before DI Christie?? Of course she does - will you??

    I got this book as an ARC reader from the author and this is my honest review given voluntarily. I look foreward to read more in this serie.😊
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  • Erin A Dougherty
    4.0 out of 5 stars Review
    Reviewed in the United States on December 19, 2023
    I love this series. This one was a little different and a little violent compared to other. Good ending. Glad Jessie is back.
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  • HummelHummel
    3.0 out of 5 stars Felt quite different...
    Reviewed in Germany on September 18, 2022
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    ... from the other books in this series. I have missed the funny quirks of the well acquainted characters - for me this story contained a tad too much action, if I may say so...
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  • Doreen A Fernandes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Mayhem
    Reviewed in India on October 14, 2022
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    Another page turner from Agatha Frost about Julia's sleuthing skills in solving the murder of a musician. I read it in one sitting.
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  • Karen Kenyon
    5.0 out of 5 stars I loved it
    Reviewed in Canada on September 13, 2022
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    A long overdue but welcome return to this series.
    This is one of my favourite cozy series and I devoured this latest offering.
    You will not be disappointed. Great characters and a top notch whodunit!
    Fans of cozy mysteries will love this!
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  • Mrs J R Waterworth
    5.0 out of 5 stars It’s festival time in Peridale
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2022
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    Another exciting read from Agatha Frost. When a pop festival is to be held in the village of Peridale you know it’s only a matter of time before there is a body to be found!!
    Julia and family once again get involved including a drone. Full of drama and comedy, you are led on a journey only Agatha Frost can take you on. Excellent read❤️
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  • D.A.DREWITT
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Intriguing read!!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 11, 2023
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    Plenty of interesting characters in an absorbing storyline.Lies and misdirection slow the investigation but determination sees all wrongs put right
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