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Overview: Ryan Rivers is the author of the Bucket List Mystery series, featuring Levi Blue and Sho Tanaka. By day, Ryan teaches technical writing and stops the spread of unnecessary adverbs and vague pronoun references. By mid-afternoon/early evening, he fights crime with his trusty sidekick/toddler son.
Genre: Fiction > Mystery/Thriller
Book #2 – Barbecue Can Be Deadly
When this barbecue competition goes up in smoke, the heat is on to catch a killer.
Sho Tanaka is fired up to support his sister, Jenny, and spice up his life post-nursing career fallout. When Jenny enters the Hill Country Smoke-Off, Sho’s ready for a weekend of camaraderie and smoky deliciousness. But when a series of odd events and apparent sabotage turn the grill into a chilling crime scene, and a dead body is discovered in a classic Cadillac, the competition turns sinister.
Former TV tween detective and now town mayor, Levi Blue, is cooking up plans for his legacy while grappling with his father’s illness. But when the mystery at the barbecue competition ignites, Levi and Sho put on their investigative caps, diving into a world simmering with barbecue rivalries, secret grudges, and suspicious gift baskets. As they turn up the heat on the investigation, they uncover simmering tensions and hidden motives, especially when the competition’s celebrity judge nearly dies from an unusual accident.
With the timer ticking down and their loyalty to each other tested, can Sho and Levi sift through the smoke and unmask a killer before the fire dies down?
Barbecue Can Be Deadly is the smokin’ hot second novel in The Bucket List cozy mystery series. If you like quirky characters, sizzling culinary capers, and suspenseful whodunits, then you’ll love Ryan Rivers’ grill-tastic adventure.
Book #3 – Comedy Can Be Deadly
When the curtain falls, the body count rises
When former nurse Sho Tanaka reluctantly takes on a leading role in a community theater production of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, he expects his biggest challenge to be remembering his lines. But when a fellow actor takes a deadly tumble, Sho finds himself tangled in a web of secrets, lies, and murder most foul.
With his best friend and the town mayor, Levi Blue, at his side, Sho must navigate a cast of quirky suspects, each with motives murkier than the Guadalupe River. From the high-strung director with a flair for drama to the method actor who takes his roles a little too seriously, everyone’s got something to hide.
Will Sho and Levi unmask the killer before the curtain falls, or will they find themselves upstaged in a deadly denouement?
With its clever Shakespearean touches, charming setting, and endearing amateur sleuths, Comedy Can Be Deadly offers a fresh and entertaining twist on the cozy mystery genre. Ryan Rivers artfully blends humor, heart, and homicide in this delightful page-turner that will keep you guessing until the final act.
Perfect for fans of Shakespeare, small-town mysteries, and quirky characters, this novel proves that even in the quaintest of communities, comedy can quickly turn to tragedy.
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