Eternally 21 (A Mrs. Frugalicious Shopping Mystery)
After her financial-newscaster husband loses the family’s savings in a Ponzi scheme, Maddie Michaels finds a successful career as Mrs. Frugalicious, anonymous blogger and coupon-clipper extraordinaire. After a trip to the mall, Maddie is accused of shoplifting by the manager of Eternally 21, who later dies in front of Maddie and other shop employees. Main-suspect Maddie now must combine her shopping trips to the mall with amateur sleuthing. Her husband has a chance at a lucrative new television deal, and she tries to keep her problems a secret while helping him. Maddie’s coupon-clipping tips are seamlessly incorporated into the well-constructed mystery, which provides a series of stunning twists that will leave readers eager to see what will happen to Maddie in the next installment. Shopping mysteries are a definite trend in the cozy world, and Hull’s series plays the theme for all it’s worth. Recommend Maddie Michaels’ adventures to readers of Elaine Viets Mystery Shopper series and Josie Belle’s Good Buy Girls. --Amy Alessio