Gnome Alone (Wit’s End #5) by Kirsten Weiss | Review, $10 Giveaway, Excerpt
A book blog tour from Goddess Fish Promotions.
Thank you to the author, publisher, and Marianne & Judy at Goddess Fish for providing me with the information for this tour.
Book Details
Gnome Alone by Kirsten Weiss Series: Wit's End #5
Published by Misterio Press on October 26, 2021
Genres: Amateur Sleuth, Animals, Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Detective/Sleuth, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths
Format: eBook, Paperback
Pages: 215
Source: Goddess Fish Promotions, Received from the author or publisher for review.Christmas is coming… and so is murder…
It’s holiday season in small-town Doyle, and the town is pivoting from UFO tourism to Bigfoot Days.
For Susan Witsend, the owner of Doyle’s only UFO-themed B&B, this is a problem.
But when Bigfoot is blamed for a mass garden gnome theft, control-freak Susan is drafted to track down the kidnapped gnomes.And when one of the members of her caroling group is murdered, it will take all her organizational skills to juggle missing gnomes and track down a killer.
As Susan unwraps motives and alibis, she’s forced to face hard truths about her own limits and about just how far a crafty killer will go.
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Excerpt from Gnome Alone
“Bigfoot’s been messing with our garden gnomes.” Mr. Gomez’s brows drew down in a glower.
I studied the three elderly men, bundled in parkas and fur-lined boots. Bracing one mittened hand on Mr. Gomez’s mudroom wall, I knocked more snow off my boots. “Ah… I’m not sure what I’m supposed to do with that.”
Mr. Gomez’s frown deepened, his round face crinkling above his red scarf. His snowy hair stuck up in fierce licks, like an incoming mountain blizzard. “You’re a detective, Susan, aren’t you?”
“No, I’m really just nosy.” Okay. I was being modest. I was a crack amateur detective, and I’d helped our local sheriff solve several murders. But I don’t like to brag.
Though news about my prowess as an investigator had clearly spread through small-town Doyle. After so many successes, it was bound to happen. And we were going to be late for caroling practice if we didn’t move soon.
“Garden gnomes should be no problem for a bright young thing like you,” Mr. Gomez said. “This is serious. What if Bigfoot was the one who broke into that house last month on Sequoia Street? That’s only six blocks away.”
I pinched the bridge of my nose. Bigfoot. Of course. In a fit of madness, our small town had decided that decorating for the holidays wasn’t enough. We had to layer something called Bigfoot Days on top of the season. If I saw another Bigfoot Santa hat, I thought I might scream.
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My thoughts on Gnome Alone
The crazy cast of characters from the town of Doyle is back again. This time the UFO-obsessed town is trying to add Bigfoot Days into their holiday celebrations. So naturally, a Bigfoot creature is stealing yard gnomes.
Our intrepid heroine, Susan, is recruited to investigate since the sheriff’s office is busy. But, when a murderer strikes, the investigation takes a deadly turn.
The author writes with a delightful sense of humor and sarcasm. She has the ability to make the words form a movie in your head. The intrigue builds page by page with red herrings and misdirections galore.
The covers of this series are so well done. They are funny, bright, and vibrant. I also reviewed War of the Squirrels from this series and featured Never Say Chai from Kirsten’s Tea & Tarot Cozy Mystery series
While this book is part of a series, it can be read as a stand-alone. With cozy mysteries though, I find I enjoy them more if I read them in order.
Grab a copy of this laugh-out-loud tale today. Gnome Alone is a great holiday stress reliever!
I received a copy of the book for the tour. This review is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Kirsten Weiss
From Kirsten Weiss:
I believe in free-will, and that we all can make a difference. I believe that beauty blossoms in the conscious life, particularly with friends, family, and strangers. I believe that genre fiction has become generic, and it doesn’t have to be.
My current focus is my new Mystery School series, starting with Legacy of the Witch. Traditionally, women’s fiction refers to fiction where a woman—usually in her midlife—is going through some sort of dramatic change. A lot of us do go through big transitions in midlife. We get divorced or remarried. The kids leave the nest. Our bodies change. The midlife crisis is real—though it manifests in different ways—as we look back on where we’ve been, where we’re going, and the time we have left.
Now in my mid-fifties, I’ve spent more time thinking about the big “meaning of life” issues. It seemed like approaching those issues through witch fiction, and through a fictional mystery school, would be a fun and a useful way for me to work out some of these ideas in my own head—about change and letting go, faith and fear, and love and longing.
After growing up on a diet of Nancy Drew, Sherlock Holmes, and Agatha Christie, I’ve published over 60 mysteries—from cozies to supernatural suspense, as well as an experimental fiction book on Tarot. Spending over 20 years working overseas in international development, I learned that perception is not reality, and things are often not what they seem—for better or worse.
There isn’t a winter holiday or a type of chocolate I don’t love, and some of my best friends are fictional.
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Giveaway!
Kirsten Weiss will be awarding a $10 Amazon/BN GC to a randomly drawn winner via rafflecopter during the tour.
Visit more stops on the tour for extra chances to win!
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October 5: The Avid Reader
October 6: Long and Short Reviews
October 7: Sybrina’s Book Blog
October 8: Westveil Publishing
October 11: Fabulous and Brunette
October 12: Momma Says: To Read or Not to Read
October 13: Harlie’s Books review
October 14: Kit ‘N Kabookle review
October 15: Literary Gold
October 18: Read Your Writes Book Reviews
October 19: Our Town Book Reviews review
October 21: Locks, Hooks and Books
October 22: All the Ups and Downs
October 25: Rogue’s Angels
October 26: Stormy Nights Reviewing & Bloggin’
October 27: Sandra’s Book Club
October 28: Lisa’s Reading review
October 29: Gina Rae Mitchell review
October 29: Mary Cunningham Mysteries review
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Congrats on your new release, Kirsten! I enjoyed following the tour and learning about Gnome Alone, which sounds like a fantastic fun read for the holidays and has a cute cover! Thanks for bringing it to my attention and I hope the tour was a success! Have a great weekend!
Sounds like a great book.
I like the cover and excerpt.
Thank you for taking the time to read and review Gnome Alone!
Thanks for sharing it Kirsten. I love your books! They always entertain.
Great review! This book looks so fun!
Thanks for hosting!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this book, it sounds like an awesome read and I am looking forward to it
I really like this author. Her books have it all including the plot twists and turns. Would love to read and review books in print format
Love book cover, pulls me in right away