Death of a Bean Counter is the first book I read in the Maggy Thorsen Mystery series, and I’m a fan.

The narrator has a delightful tone of voice. A little bit snarky. Which is what I like. I kept reading passages out loud to my partner. One of my favourites is: ’I like oaky Chardonnay, so sue me.’ Or go to somebody else’s house.

The bean counter of the title is a not so nice financial advisor, who soon after his death turns out to have swindle some money he was supposed to invest, didn’t pay suppliers or his staff very punctually (if at all) and was about to disinherit his kids. That makes for a long list of suspects to go through.

The only down side to this book would be that it is relatively short (176 pages, where most cozies are between 225-275), but that is probably because all the unnecessary fluff was cut out; in the first scene, after the main characters are established - for new readers like me - the cops walk in and announce there has been a murder. Quickly to the point, I like that too.

I read an ARC through NetGalley.