Curtains for Romeo
Coastal Playhouse Cozy Mysteries
Mystery
Archer Mysteries
July 3, 2019
Kindle, Paperback, Audiobook
248
MEET THE CHARACTERS OF THE COASTAL PLAYHOUSE SERIES IN THIS MINI-MYSTERY!
When Tig Alden, former teen detective on TV's Private Eye High, returns to the Outer Banks of North Carolina for her mom's funeral, she's shocked to discover that her mother, Professor Caroline Riggs-Alden, was apparently the victim of not just the accidental fall that took her life, but also of theft. The distinctive black opal ring that Caroline had always worn—the ring that she had promised to leave to Tig's fifteen-year-old daughter, Paige—isn't on her finger when they open the coffin.
But who could have taken Caroline's ring? Was it the funeral director? Or perhaps the college student who found Caroline's body at the foot of the stairs in the science building? Tig is determined to find the opal and to sort out the odd behavior of her mother's cat, the aptly-named Attila. Her detective skills are a little rusty, however, and this time, there are no writers to tell her whodunit. She'll have to rely on her wits—and maybe a bit of help from the cat.
ROMEO, ROMEO, WHEREFORE ART THOU?Acting jobs are scarce now for former TV teen detective Antigone Alden. So when a teaching position opens up at Southern Coastal University, Tig packs up her teenage daughter and heads home to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.The house she inherited from her mother isn't entirely empty, however. Her mom seems stuck between this life and the next, and now Tig is a local reporter's prime suspect in the murder of the former theater professor. Given his reputation as ladies' man, there are plenty of people with a motive. Tig isn't a detective. She just played one on TV. Will that be enough to help her find the killer?
A QUESO MISTAKEN IDENTITY?
Tig Alden's neighbor is a royal pain. Rebecca Whitley has managed to annoy pretty much everyone she's met since she followed her youngest son to Southern Coastal University two years ago. Whitley's little dog, Leo, doesn't respect boundaries. She delights in leaving scathing reviews online trashing local restaurants, the latest play at the university, and even the town's veterinarian. When Mrs. Whitley turns up dead in her backyard pool, there's no question that it was murder. Evidence points toward the owners of the local taco shop--the same people she accused of trying to kill her precious little Leo. Tig thinks the couple is innocent, but with so many people who hated Mrs. Whitley, finding her real killer won't be easy.
Fun, Fascinating and Family Friendly… 
Jessa Archer, the pen name for a variety of authors, has recently release the first three installments of her new mystery series Coastal Playhouse Cozy Mysteries. The Phantom of the Opal is a mini mystery that introduces readers to the characters of the series. Each book contains its own mystery and conclusion but the main story line begins with Curtains for Romeo and seamlessly flows into Arsenic and Ole. It was because of this that I thought it would be better to review the series, even though it is not complete, instead of each book individually.
The writing talent of the author behind this Jessa Archer series is evident. The books are a light read with personable characters and clever plots. Touches of humor and romance flavor the intrigue, which quickly hooks you into trying to figure out “whodunit”. 
There are underlying questions that are woven in the current mysteries and the presence of clues for both is very clever and entertaining.
I love finding books that everyone from your teen and to grandma can read together. Coastal Playhouse Cozy Mysteries is one of those series. In this case, G-rated does not mean that it is simple or boring but witty and funny and appropriate for all ages.
Book #3 Offed Off-Broadway is scheduled for release October 8, 2019 with pre-orders being taken now. 
Tanya’s love for books has been a lifelong passion that she likes sharing with others. Reading is also the thing that relaxes her after a day of juggling the many responsibilities that come with being being wife to an amazing man, mother to four great kids spread around the world, business manager, and farm hand on their place in southwest Missouri; home to Akaushi cattle and a menagerie of pygmy goats, horses, chickens, dogs and cats.
