Description
Journey back to the Roaring Twenties in small-town America and join Doro Banyon, college librarian and armchair detective, as she confronts another mystery.
Spring is in the air, and Doro is looking forward to her hometown’s May Days festival. When her friend Aggie wins the baking contest, their celebration is short-lived because the two local lawmen—judges for the competition—fall ill after consuming extra portions of Aggie’s jam roll and Doro’s cookies. Rumors run rampant, especially when the town doctor pinpoints the cause as poisoning.
With the constabulary down, but not out, the two friends must unravel the mystery. As they study possibilities, Doro and Aggie find plenty of motives and suspects. A note threatening the young women adds to the urgency, and Doro resolves to crack the case before more trouble hits town.
Emily Gawlak –
The Jammed Judges is an excellent addition to the Doro Banyon series! This series has a cinematic quality to it; for me, as I am reading it, I can see it playing out as if it were a movie. One thing I love most about this series is that the focus is around the four main characters, with a supporting characters filtering in and out. Often times, cozy mysteries can get lost in the weeds with an over abundance of characters being the main focus, but this series stays focused on Doro, Aggie, Ev, and Wade, making it a joy to read.
The characters in this book are as enjoyable as they have been in the previous books. The character development is exceptional. The Jammed Judges largely focuses on Doro and Aggie, showing the depth of their friendship, their mutual trust, and the lengths they will go to solve a mystery.
Overall, The Jammed Judges is a quintessential cozy mystery, that I highly recommend. I love that the D. S. Lang brings more mystery into her books. The fact that this series is a cozy mystery, with a strong focus on mystery, makes it incredibly enjoyable to read. Throughout reading the Doro Banyon series, you will find yourself thinking and not being able to pull your thoughts away from the mystery until you finish it.
A huge THANK YOU to D. S. Lang for sharing your talents with us! I absolutely adore the Doro Banyon series! I cannot wait to continue on with The Problem Professor.
Happy reading! 📖