Ebook: Lawless Layover – Patty Byrne Cozy Mysteries Book 3 | Carly Winter
Ebook: Lawless Layover – Patty Byrne Cozy Mysteries Book 3 | Carly Winter
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A cattle town. A dead auctioneer. A stewardess way out of her element...
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A cattle town. A dead auctioneer. A stewardess way out of her element...
When their San Antonio layover hotel is overbooked, stewardesses Patty Byrne and Donna Reynolds get shipped to Sagebrush Creek, Texas—a rough cattle town packed with rowdy ranchers and cowboys who settle disputes with their fists.
After the cattle auctioneer, Ronald Bartlett, turns up dead at the bottom of the hotel's back stairwell, the local sheriff calls it an accident. But Patty notices some things about the crime scene that don’t add up, turning the unfortunate accident into a murder. Unable to leave town, Patty and Donna are stranded with a hotel full of suspects.
With FBI agent Bill Hart racing down from Dallas to help and danger coming at them at every turn, Patty must find the killer before they strike again.
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What is Lawless Layover about? Lawless Layover is a 1960s historical cozy mystery following stewardess Patty Byrne, who gets stranded in Sagebrush Creek, Texas after a hotel overbooking. When the local cattle auctioneer turns up dead and the sheriff calls it an accident, Patty suspects murder — and she's stuck in a hotel full of suspects until she can prove it.
Who wrote Lawless Layover? Lawless Layover was written by Carly Winter, author of the Patty Byrne Cozy Mystery Series.
What number is Lawless Layover in the series? Lawless Layover is Book 3 in the Patty Byrne Cozy Mystery Series, also known as the Killer Skies series.
Where can I buy Lawless Layover? Lawless Layover is available as an ebook through this store (instant delivery), as well as on Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Google Play. A paperback edition is also available. You can also borrow it through your local library.
What devices can I read Lawless Layover on? The ebook is compatible with Kindle, tablets, smartphones, and computers. After purchase, it's delivered instantly to your email.
Is Lawless Layover part of a series? Yes — it's Book 3 in the Patty Byrne Cozy Mystery Series. The series follows 1960s stewardess Patty Byrne as she solves murders during layovers across the American Southwest. You can continue with Book 4, Terminal Intentions.
Is this a clean/cozy mystery? Yes. Lawless Layover is a cozy mystery, meaning it features amateur sleuth investigation without graphic violence or explicit content, set against the backdrop of 1960s small-town Texas.
What genre is Lawless Layover? Lawless Layover is a historical cozy mystery set in the 1960s, with elements of amateur detective fiction, period detail, and light suspense.
Carly Winter's purpose in writing "Lawless Layover" was to write a historical social commentary about the1960s. The author maintained the cozy one of her two previous novels in this story. Ms. Winter employed a cozy tone because she desired to examine serious social issues which allowed her readers not to be intimadated but to feel comfortable while reading about these issues. A nostalgic comfort permeated her story which permtted her to utilize historical nostalgia. She used the glamorous sixties of air travel in order to tackle a serious theme which was murder. The cozy tone provided readers with an escape but prioritizing comfort and humor over the usual grittines discovered in crime fiction.
Lawless Layover by Carly Winter delivers what a cozy mystery lover hopes for�an atmospheric setting, a sharp-eyed amateur sleuth, and a tangled web of small-town secrets just waiting to unravel.
I found the book well written and a good mystery. Some of my fav parts include how real the reactions from Patty are. Looking forward to the next.
Not quite the quick and relaxing night layover that Patty and Donna were expecting. First they get shuffled off to a small town because their hotel overbooked and gave away their room, then they get stuck in small hot attic rooms and in the morning instead of readying for their return flight they find a body while searching for coffee and quiet. Stuck in a small ranching town their jobs on the line Patty calls in Bill for help and reassurance. Can they solve the case before the killer slinks away when the auction is over?
Lawless Layover brings me right back to everything I enjoyed in the other books by Carly Winter. The cosy vibe is fully back, and honestly, I was more than happy to settle in for another mystery. Add cowboys to the mix and I am already halfway sold, boots first.