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BOOK INFO
Title: The Busybody Book Club
Author: Freya Sampson
Publisher: Berkley
Publish Date: May 27, 2025
Genre: Cozy Mystery
Series: na
My Rating: 3/5
BOOK BLURB
Having recently moved from London to a small Cornish seaside village, Nova Davies started a book club at the local community center, but so far it’s a disaster. The five members disagree on everything, and to make matters worse, a significant sum of money is stolen during one of the meetings, putting the much-loved community center at risk.
Suspicion for the theft falls on book club member Michael, especially when he disappears and a dead body turns up at his house. But the book club has their own theories. Agatha Christie superfan Phyllis is determined to prove Michael’s been framed, while romance reader Arthur believes there’s a mystery woman involved, and teenage sci-fi fan Ash thinks dark forces are at play.
While trying to locate Michael, solve the murder and recover the stolen money, each of them has their own secrets to protect. But despite the danger closing in, they won’t rest until they’ve cracked the case and gotten everyone safe at home with a book, where they belong.
MY REVIEW
Book club members at a community center works together to find a missing book club member, find stolen money, and solve a murder.
The Busybody Book Club is told using multiple points of view. The book club members are very different, and each has their favorite genre. This makes for an entertaining read, as the characters have different ideas of what happened to the money, missing book club member, and the murder.
The Busybody Book Club is a charming cozy mystery. Recommended for readers who like light mysteries set in a small town.
I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.