Troubled Water
Review and Giveaway
Kassandra Lamb has a brand new mystery series, Aging Ain’t for Wimps. In the first novel, Troubled Water, recently widowed Amy Parker is beset by another death in the family when her sister is murdered. To celebrate this new silver sleuth cozy mystery, the author has a GIVEAWAY. Read this post to find out about Troubled Water and then enter the Giveaway. Tea and a very grumpy cat both figure into the story so the prize package includes a signed paperback of the book, Troubled Water, a Grumpy Cat 2027 wall calendar, Grumpy Cat stickers, a Troubled Water tea (or coffee) mug, and Taylor’s of London teabags (English Breakfast tea, and Yorkshire Gold).
About Troubled Water
Troubled Water: An Aging Ain’t for Wimps Mystery
Cozy Mystery
1st in Series
Setting – Northern Florida
Publisher : Misterio Press LLC
Publication date : July 28, 2026
Digital
Paperbacks will be available soon!
What does it say about you when your coming-of-age story begins at seventy-one?
Amy Bridges Parker asks herself that question as she resists her domineering sister’s attempts to take over where her subtly controlling and recently deceased husband left off.
Then her sister Clara turns up dead! And a young man claiming to be the grandson of Amy’s first husband—the one who died in Vietnam fifty-two years ago—gives the sheriff a prime suspect. The boy had a grudge and must have gone after the wrong sister.
Amy isn’t convinced. She can’t really explain why, but she likes the young man. And she knows better than most that her sister, a mean girl back in high school, had plenty of old enemies. But who hated Clara enough to actually kill her? Or did the killer get the wrong sister after all?
Storybook Lady
Review
Troubled Water
by Kassandra Lamb
Kassandra Lamb has created fantastic new senior sleuth cozy mystery series. But Troubled Water is actually a coming of age story. The author is a retired psychotherapist and fills the story with insights into human nature that are usually missing from a cozy. Recently widowed Amy Parker, wonders why she hasn’t shed a tear. Instead, while she is busy planning a funeral, she is also making small changes in her life. Amy realizes that her husband had been domineering, and she had always ” gone along to get along”. When her trouble making sister shows up uninvited and is murdered the next day, she examines her resentment along with the clues to the murder.
The inclusion of all these insights into Amy’s relationships create a well rounded character. Watching her growth as she comes into her own is as satisfying as the murder mystery. With three other series to her name, the author is well practiced in the art of mixing clues and red herrings. The clues were there for the reader, but with plenty of suspects, I came to the wrong conclusion. Since I read so many mysteries, that doesn’t happen often.
I loved this Troubled Water and can’t wait to read more of this series. This was my first time reading a Kassandra Lamb novel, but it won’t be my last. I recommend this book to anyone who loves cozy mysteries, but especially to older readers who enjoy senior sleuths.
About Kassandra Lamb
Kassandra Lamb has two loves: writing and psychology. In her youth, she discovered that writers need day jobs in order to eat. Partial to food, she studied psychology. Now retired from a career as a psychotherapist and college professor, she spends most of her time in an alternate universe with her characters. The magic portal to this universe (i.e., her computer) is in Florida, where her husband and dog catch occasional glimpses of her. Kass has authored over 40 books, including four mystery series and a romantic suspense trilogy.
AUTHOR LINKS:
WEBSITE: https://kassandralamb.com
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INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/kasslamb/
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BOOKBUB PROFILE: https://www.bookbub.com/profile/kassandra-lamb
GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5624939.Kassandra_Lamb
Purchase Links
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TROUBLED WATER
Giveaway
There is a King Sumo tour-wide GIVEAWAY for this tour. The prize package includes a signed paperback of the book, Troubled Water, a Grumpy Cat 2027 wall calendar, Grumpy Cat stickers, a Troubled Water tea (or coffee) mug, and Taylor’s of London teabags (English Breakfast tea, and Yorkshire Gold).
Thank you so much for a lovely review! And for being part of my tour.
Kass Lamb