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Friday, August 29, 2025

Review: Fiddling with Murder (A Hattie and Moose Cozy Mystery #2) by Greta Sinclair

Fiddling with Murder

A Hattie and Moose Cozy Mystery #2

by Greta Sinclair

Published: August 29, 2025

Genre: Cozy Mystery, Cozy Animal Mystery

Blurb:

Music? It can be absolute murder

PI Hattie Leiper expected Nashville to be filled with bluegrass jams, honky-tonks, and hot chicken.

But when a legendary fiddle belonging to a vanished music star turns up on Hattie’s doorstep, along with a torn piece of sheet music carrying a chilling message, her weekend plans end on a sour note.

Hattie, along with her grumpy Chow Chow Moose, clever cat Cecil, and bestie are pulled into a case as tangled as an old banjo string.

As whispers of stolen songs and a mysterious fire echo through Music Row, secrets begin to surface, linking a reclusive producer, a curious fiddle student, and a former rival musician.

And when a disarmingly charming newcomer, Detective Bo Beckett, teams up with Hattie, the investigation starts to heat up, in more ways than one.

Hattie better hurry-up because someone is willing to kill to keep this song buried.

If Hattie can’t hit the right note, Nashville might lose its history forever.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Wow! I loved this book even more than the others! This was such a heartfelt story, I just couldn't put it down. A great story from a great author!

Read it until the end, you will not be disappointed!” -Pam Freeman

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “I just LOVE this new series! Another unputdownable cozy from Greta Sinclair!” -J. Poteet

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “You just have to keep reading this story as it hooks you into the mystery immediately! Who knew the music industry could be so cut throat and evil?” -Becky H

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “This is an exciting, hard to put down mystery addition to the series with great characters and poetic writing.” -Allison Polliso

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My Review:

Fiddling with Murder is the second book and a great continuation of Greta Sinclair’s new series, A Hattie and Moose Cozy Mystery. Fiddling with Murder starts out with a wonderful beginning that is sure to capture your attention from the first sentence.

A world-famous fiddle turns up on Hattie’s porch in the middle of the night. The initials of a girl who went missing five years ago were on the fiddle. Hattie, along with her grumpy Chow Chow Moose, clever cat Cecil, and best friend, Gracie, investigates the mysterious disappearance of the music star.

Their investigation uncovers many suspects who had their own reasons for wanting to silence the music star. What happened to Charity five years ago? Is she still alive? Did she go into hiding?

I am loving this new series and can’t wait to read more about Hattie, Moose, Cecil, and Mini Pearl. And what about Hattie and Detective Bo Beckett? Are things beginning to heat up there?

I am enjoying this new series so much that I highly recommend grabbing a copy of book one, Murder, Music & Mischief, and book two, Fiddling with Murder today and get to know Hattie, Moose, Cecil, and Mini Pearl, oh and let's not forget about the handsome Detective Bo Beckett as they solve mysterious crimes.