With her dream of opening a diner in her small hometown realized, Jax Tapman finally feels like her life is on the right track. She and her best friend and business partner, Dani, have lots of customers. Things are promising with her new boyfriend, Eliot. And she's looking forward to a relaxing evening at the local movie theater with Dani and her bestie's mom. Unfortunately, there's one thing that can always ruin a gal's good mood—murder.
When the curtain goes down on the film, Jax finds a woman's dead body in the front of the theater. Worse yet, the victim was last seen alive in a knock down drag out fight with Dani’s mom. Suddenly Dani's desperate, her mom's a suspect, and Jax finds herself caught up in another murder investigation that has her in way over her head. She quickly finds that diving into the history of the two older women is not as easy as whipping up the fluffy pancakes everyone loves on a Sunday morning. Between the secrets, lies, and a pair of mysterious keys Jax finds hidden in her vintage jukebox, she's not sure who to trust. With her friendship on the line and danger closing in, it's up to Jax to uncover the truth...or die trying.
"This new series is off to a great start. Misty does an excellent job showing readers all the details of the small town, the diner, and a cast of entertaining characters."
~ Kings River Life Magazine
"Readers cannot help but fall in love with this first book!!! Simon has you laughing out loud... I, for one, look forward to more books in the series!!!!"
~ Cozy Mystery Book Reviews (Summary via Goodreads)
It is no secret that I loved the first book in the Sunny Side Up Mystery series, Diners, Drive-In's and Lies, so it also shouldn't come as a surprise that I couldn't wait to dive into this second book.
In Put Another Crime in the Jukebox Jax and Dani just want to put everything they have into running the diner they couldn't wait to co-own. This has been a dream since they started working there in high school. And now it is their's and they solved the murder that Jax's Aunt Hildy was a suspect of, so all is good .... but not for long.
Jax and Eliot are going on a double date with Dani and Ian who she met online. Jax and Eliot have only been "dating" for a few weeks and are up for anything and this way they can make sure Ian isn't a complete loser. Unfortunately things don't start off well when they all witness Dani's mother in a heated argument with June, a woman that worked in the local bank. The fight is broken up, Dani's mother leaves, and the foursome can go on their movie date. Sadly after the movie ends, June is found dead in the back of the theater .... and they all witnessed Nancy, Dani's mother, threaten June a few hours ago.
So now Jax and Dani again see themselves working on another murder in town even though Jax's detective father is more than capable of doing his job. Dani was there for Jax when Aunt Hildy was in trouble and they did have a good networking system within the diner so they put the employees on guard to listen to anything the customers might be saying regarding the murder.
Luckily for this case Jax and Dani also have Eliot and Ian to help which allows everyone on get to know each other ... and why not over a murder investigation.
This case will test Dani a lot. Her and her mother do not have a great relationship and her mother is not an easy person to get along with, even her husband will agree. Nancy expects the impossible and expects it immediately no matter how hard the foursome is working.
Readers, I hope, will enjoy this series as much as I do. The characters are relatable, the town is one you will want to visit, and you will definitely want to eat out while there. So grab your copy and sit back in your comfy chair with a snack and a drink and enjoy !!!!
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