The 2 detectives are back for their 6th mystery and it is only their better halves who could convince them to an art and craft fair. It doesn't take them too long to find the body. ( )

This is actually this first time I figured out who the murderer was. I am glad to see Cy and Lou are finally taking better care of themselves. I am thoroughly enjoying this series. ( )

Lt. Dekker and Sgt. Murdock are eating healthier, lost a little weight and each have a lovely lady in their lives. Convinced to attend and arts and crafts fair with their fair ladies, they find themselved involved in another puzzling murder with a long list of suspects and a short list of motives. As they work to reduce their list of suspects, come up with a motive and increase time to spend with their ladies they also get to take a road trip or two. Disgruntled customers, artists that don't get along and an assortment of characters to sort through.

This is the sixth in the Dekker - Murdock cozy mystery series. ( )

Murder at the art and craft fair, by Steve Demaree, is told with great voice and pitch perfect dialog. It’s a fun ramble combined with cool mystery, as a close-to-retirement cop, of a certain age and weight, embarks on dating, dieting, and solving heinous crime. The nonsense chatter between him and his colleague doesn’t make for fast reading, but it’s certainly fun and intriguing. Soon though, these two cops are down at their wits end with no resolution in sight. Luckily they’ve got their trusty girlfriends to help, and some nighttime premonitions – not that dreams really offer much in the way of aid. And not that unplanned bakery stops aid in cutting crime or calories.

It’s a fun tale, relaxed, and filled with one-liners, two-liners and more; a great way to read your way through some donuts and coffee too.

Disclosure: It was free and I couldn’t resist. ( )