"High Style and Homicide (Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery #8)" by Kathleen Bridge focuses on Meg helping a celebrity similar to those who run their own home & garden type DIY empires. Meg is hired to help stage some photos for the celebrity's upcoming book about her windmill home. While there, they find out that the celebrity's brother was the victim of a hit-and-run.

Meg, with a little help from her father, investigate what really happened. Things aren't exactly as they seem with the family and crew that the celebrity has around her. On top of that, Meg's boyfriend's mom is in town for the first time in years. She's not a very likable person either.

This one has a bit of a Fourth of July time line with a smidge of Labor Day. It also gives us some inclusivity with Meg needing the use of hearing aids. I would probably need to have read the first couple of books to know why that specifically is but it really isn't something that would need to be explained every single book to change how you read the book.

An excellent eighth installment in the Hamptons Home and Garden cozy mystery series by Kathleen Bridge. Entertaining from cover to cover!

Readers will recall amateur sleuth and interior designer, Meg Barrett, and her bestie, wealthy Elle Shoner who’s married to lead Detective Arthur Shoner. Elle is busy restoring their new mansion, and hoping to get pregnant soon. Meg meets entrepreneur and garden guru, Jessica Sterling at her gorgeous home, Windmill Cottage. Shortly after, the murder mystery begins with a hit and run. The pages fly by as the supporting cast is introduced, and I feel like reader’s will quickly form impressions of who they like, or don’t like. The pets make cute characters, also.

Detective Shoner is assisted by Meg’s father, Jeff; a retired homicide detective, and Jeff’s best friend, Doc, a retired coroner. Action, a second murder, and humor blend together to make this a five star read! Will you guess the killer before the end reveal? I highly recommend this book, plus the previous stories.

I honestly reviewed an unedited digital arc provided by NetGalley and Beyond the Page. All opinions are my own.

I love this series! I was so excited to see this next installment. I wasn't sure at the end of the last one if there would be another one and I'm thrilled to see it continue. Meg is a very good main character but it's all the secondary characters that really make the series work for me. I love Elle and was a little disappointed she didn't play a bigger part in this book but it was still a great plot. The location is great and the descriptions are really good and make you feel like you are there. I can't wait to hear more about Elle and Arthur's new home and remodel and what else is in store for them. Keep them coming please!

High Style and Homicide by Kathleen Bridge the 8th instalment in the "Hamptons Home & Garden Mystery" series. I really enjoy this series, although this can be read as a stand-alone I do recommend you read from the beginning. Interior design meets ulterior motive when murder strikes the family of a leading light in home décor . . .

I found myself engrossed in this story, I like the setting of the Hamptons and the overall feel of the place. I really enjoyed catching up with the main character of Meg, and her bff Elle. I’m also glad to see where their relationships are heading …

The mystery is interesting and well plotted, full of twists and turns. I can’t say I guessed who the killer was but I was starting to lean towards them.

I recommend this series to all my cozy loving friends.

I requested and received an Advance Reader Copy of this book from Beyond the Page Publishing and NetGalley. All thoughts and opinions are my OWN.

The mystery was interesting. It was complicated and a layered mystery. But I love when it isn’t only the MFC solving the crime, I like when she works with people around her. And there are a lot of people around her that love and support her. I will say the one thing that gets me about her is how she is a little childish in some ways. Like she sticks her tongue out at her dad in this volume which is fine but she is not an overly feminine/cutesy kind of person. She is also a bigger klutz than me and i broke an elbow cause I just fell over. I do like Patrick and her bestie a lot as her inner circle. I will always read a book in this series, I can wait to read the next 3.75. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

High Style and Homicide is the 8th book in the Hampton's Home and Garden series. it takes place in the Hamptons and Montauk, Long Island, New York, Meg Barnett is an interior designer who owns Cottages by the Sea as well as Editor and Chief of a home garden magazine. She has a cute cottage overlooking the water in Montauk. Elle Shoner is her best friend and partner in Crime with Antiques and Vintage store. She owns Seabreeze Motor Lodge. Elle has just bought the Willis estate and is restoring it. She is also very wealthy and married to Arthur Shoner is the lead detective on East Hampton Police Department. Patrick Seaton is an author and screen writer for a TV mystery series Mr. and Mrs. Winslow. He is also Meg's boyfriend.

Jessica Sterling owns Jessica's Dahlia Lane Farms. Her publicist, Ashley Margolies has recommended Meg to do a layout for a coffee table book called Welcome to Dahlia Lane Windmill Cottage. Jessica had a windmill that she made into a house on her property. It is called Windmill Cottage. When Meg got to the meeting she was surprised to see Emilio Castillo. He had worked with Meg in New York at American Home and Garden. He had been a visual director. Jessica was happy to hear that Meg had also worked at that magazine. He was now working for Jessica as her photographer.

Travis Sterling is Jessica's brother and partner of Dahlia Lane Shoppes at the Hanger and co-owner of unbrella of Dahlia Lane Enterprizes. Jessica was concerned something was going on with her brother but she didn't know what it was. Travis was a woodworker and had his own show Dahlia Lane Woodworks. Chris Barnes is Jessica's fiance and co-star and Dehlia Lane project manager of Dahlia Lane Home Makeover show. Lauren is Jessica's cousin. She owned Lavender Fields Farm which went bankrupt. There was a scandel that Lauren had to leave company and have come back to ask for her forgiveness. Conrad Kincaid is Lauren's husband. He works for Dahlia Lane's financial and marketing VP. He is much older than his wife.

While at the meeting with Meg and Emilio Lauren comes in and tells Jessica that Travis is dead. Shortly Arthur arrives along with Jeff Barrett. He is Meg's father and a retired homicide detective on the Detroit PD. Doc is Jeff's best friend. he is a former coroner at the Detroit PD. Arthur told
Jessica that it was a hit and run. Jessica had spoken to her brother just before the accident. He was putting his diving gear in his trunk of his car.

This is where the story takes off with all the suspense. There is too much to put on paper so I will leave it to the reader to enjoy to the exciting ending and a picnic at Doc's house.

I really enjoyed this book. The main characters made the story fun to read. I look forward to the next book to find out what happens to all of them.

Thank you NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for this ARC.

This book was gripping and hard to put down. It didn't feel like everything else you see out there, it felt very fresh. I really enjoyed this book!

Meg was an absolute delight of a character. This is my first book in the series so I was surprised by Meg mentioned her hearing aides. Meg's disability did not slow here down or define her. She may have had a disability or hearing challenge but it was a part of her and not the most defining part. I would define her as a woman full of empathy and compassion and exactly the friend Jessica needed when her brother's life was cut short. Jessica felt a bit like she was patterned after a certain pioneer woman, in fact, in my mind I was subbing one in for the other.
So many cozies follow woman in specific professions as they jump into cases to help out. Meg did the same but her background was a little different being a cop's daughter. Helping find who killed Jessica's brother was not her first rodeo and the lead detective seemed not quite comfortable with her involvement but almost.
The surrounding case from Meg's father who encouraged her "snooping" to her guy who helped save the day were terrific. In some cases, I actually mean terrifically horrible. You'll figure those characters out pretty quick and you may have suspicions as I did from the jump. The villains were horrible and condescending and all those other words you associate with the one who deserves comeuppance. Still, even with my suspicions, it was an enjoyable read to see the mystery unfold and suspicions don't equal catching the bad guy. That involved Meg doing her own investigation. I did chuckle early on when Meg almost anticipated another dead body turning up but I guess it makes sense since this is book eight.
It was a pretty enjoyable book with a nice flow from Meg meeting Jessica to the case unfolding. I would honestly give it a high 3, maybe 3.75 - 3.8 but am rounding up because Meg was such a peach. My only complaint was occasionally we got a bit bogged down on lengthy descriptions.
Thanks to NetGalley and Beyond the Page Publishing for the opportunity to read this ARC.

This is an entertaining, fun read. The amateur sleuth captured my attention from the start. I enjoyed how Meg played an active role in solving the crime and didn’t just have things fall at her feet. The mystery was captivating. The secondary characters added to the fabric of the story and my enjoyment.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I enjoyed this book, I would highly recommend it Meg finds herself involved in another murder investigation.. A hit and run with a plot twist.

#HighStyleandHomicide #NetGalley is a gripping cozy mystery that will keep the reader guessing until the end.
Meg is over the moon when she finds herself invited to help Jessica Sterling, a do it yourself legend. Meg's nervous about meeting Jessica, but she shouldn't have worried, Jessica was just as nice in person as on television.
Unfortunately, tragedy strikes, and Jessica's life is shattered, and her family doesn't seem too supportive.
Even though Meg knows she shouldn't investigate, she can't help it, besides, she needs a distraction since her boyfriend is deep into writing his novel, and Elle, her best friend, is battling hormones.
There were so many things happening in the story, and it all blended well.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for selecting me to read an advanced copy of this book.
I'm looking forward to recommending it to other readers.