This was a humorous fun read. The characters were endearing in the little Florida community. The librarian, the hunk, and the friendly neighbors all made for a light hearted engaging read. The authors descriptive writing style, the rich characters and the storyline kept me turning the page. I enjoyed every minute of this book. I look forward to reading more books by this author.

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A funny, quirky mystery that will have you giggling. It is not a hard read and is a quick read.

This was such a fun book! Miranda and Shep are adorable characters and I look forward to the next installment. I spent a great afternoon on the beach with this book and highly recommend it.
Many thanks to BooksGoSocial and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

After her aunt dies, Miranda, a bookish librarian, uproots her life, and moves to her aunt's bungalow in the quirky town of Minokee. Minokee is made up of two residential streets which ended up stranded in a National Forest which look suspiciously like a swampy jungle. Miranda, who believes herself to be invisible to most people, fits in well here with these tiny town lifers.. She meets her new neighbors when she steps out to get the newspaper and finds a street full of elderly women sitting on their porch, waiting for the handsome neighborhood jogger Shep, and his dog Dave to run by. Shep, a late night radio host takes a strong interest in Miranda, unlike most people in her life. He pursues her romantically, when he's not busy discussing conspiracy theories on air. When one of his theories comes too close to the truth involving a political scandal in the governor's office, the sleepy town of Minokee becomes anything but a safe small town for Miranda.

I was really surprised by this book. I was looking for another sleuth and romance series I could sink my teeth into, but what I got was quite different. I decided to keep reading and give it a chance and I am glad that I did. The humor in this book is what keeps the pages turning. Its dry, intellectual, but completely ridiculous at the same time. I think to enjoy this book you have to be willing to suspend your belief in and need for "realistic" and complex characters. Each character is quirky and unique in an exaggerated but also stereotypical way. Much of the humor comes from these character interacting with each other.

There are some twists and turns that I did not see coming, but that keep this book surprising despite the seemingly straightforward plot. I definitely appreciated this book as a whole, but I will probably not read further in the series. It did not have the romantic angst I'm looking for in any series I read. Those who appreciate dry humor and an almost "NPR" approach to a mystery will be pleased with this book.

At first I wasn’t sure if I wanted this book, but decide why not give it a shot, and boy am I glad I did because I really enjoyed it, even with the sad parts but it did keep my attention..... I enjoyed it so much I already pre ordered book 2 of this I believe 2 book series.......

Finding Miranda was a delightful reminder that people who blend in are not boring and people with differences do not need to be feared. When Miranda finds herself inheriting both a house and a librarian's job in a small Florida enclave after the death of her Aunt, she has no idea of the adventures she's about to survive. Her new neighbor, a blind radio-host has some terrifying tales to share as the relative of a high-ranking politician. Murder and mayhem ensure as corruption is unveiled and assumptions and prejudices are put aside.

Enjoyed it

What I liked:
The writing style
The characters
Shep and Dave
Part of a series: Minokee Mysteries
Standalone
HEA

I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

I loved this book. It was the perfect combination of smart, funny and sweet with a lot of mystery, twists and turns. Miranda and Shew were ridiculously cute together and their neighbors were hilarious. This was a great read and another author to add to the must-read list.

librarian, Florida, romantic, service-dog, friendship, family-dynamics, situational-humor, verbal-humor, blindness, seniors

The story unfolds bit by bit at a rather steady pace that escalates in intensity and danger. All of the characters truly are! From the ogling older ladies of the neighborhood to the vamp at the library to the incredible guide dog to the pair of main characters. Follow the fun, get caught up in the danger, feel the grief, and rejoice at the ending! Another great read by the author of Schifflebein's Folly and Duby's Doctor! And every bit as surprising!
I requested and received a free ebook copy from BooksGoSocial via NetGalley. Thank you!

An entertaining and engrossing book, with an original plot and a well written cast of characters.
I liked the mix of romance, humour and mystery.
I look forward to reading other books in this series.
Recommended!
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Books Go Social for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. First time reading this author. I believe this.is the first in a series. I really enjoyed this book. Shepard is a character! Miranda is a librarian with attitude, but who is often ignored. They make a cute couple and Dave is a hoot! This book has a little romance,humor and some mystery. Well worth the read. 4.5 stars

Finding Miranda by Iris Chacon is a mix of a little bit mystery, a little bit romance and a little bit of humor. It’s a great mix that is definitely worth a read. I really like the other characters in the story also, very quirky and funny. I’m looking forward to reading more in this series.

A fun, fast read, FINDING MIRANDA by Iris Chacon takes place in a small Florida community on the edge of an alligator swamp. There are about a dozen houses in the community and Miranda moves into the one she inherited when her aunt died. On her first morning in her new home, reveling in her solitude, Miranda decides to slip outside in her sleep shirt to gather her paper. She is shocked when her neighbors all call hello to her and ducks down in the shrubbery where she is quickly overtaken by the local heartthrob on his morning run.
This introduction to Miranda, Shepard the heartthrob, and the older women who make up the neighborhood is completed with high humor. The neighbor’s dialogue is written to emulate the local dialect and, while humorous, can slow the reading slightly at the beginning. As the story moves more toward focusing on Miranda, Shepard and people with whom they interact conversation is written more plainly and the book moves faster.
As Shepard returns home after his run, he is confronted by a stranger who has entered his home and threatens his life if he continues spreading his conspiracy theories on his late night radio show. It unfolds that Miranda’s aunt has passed along information of corruption at the governor’s level and Shepard is focused on bringing that corruption to light.
The twists and turns of the book include an unfolding of connections and attributes of the characters which are revealed as the reader moves deeper into the book. These are best experienced by the reader as they move deeper into the book, and are therefore not highlighted here. The characters have excellent depth and Chacon has an excellent blend of description, plot, and humor that is entertaining.
A fast read, this book is a highly enjoyable piece of entertainment. Any reader who is looking for something light and breezy might find this an excellent choice. Thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for providing me with a digital copy of this novel. I look forward to reading the second book in the series.

A book that's funny, romantic, a little sad and has action; what more could you want? Very well written with incredible characters and a great plot. A must read.

I received a free copy of FINDING MIRANDA (Book 1 of the Minokee Mysteries) by Iris Chacon in exchange for an honest review. Miranda Ogilvy is used to being forgettable. People forget her after meeting her; people who see her frequently don’t notice when she doesn’t show up; those same people forget her name; even the DMV can’t pay her attention long enough to get a viable identification photograph. When Miranda inherits her aunt’s house, she moves to Minokee where she takes over her aunt’s job at the library. To Miranda’s surprise, she’s been noticed by the people in her neighborhood. The cadre of neighbor ladies who have coffee out on their porches every morning act like they already know her. Shepard Krausse, Miranda’s backdoor neighbor and the eye candy reason why coffee on the front porch is so popular, also notices Miranda. Miranda finally has a community and, possibly, a handsome love interest, so she’s happy. However, Shep’s got a family secret that puts both him and Miranda in danger.

I liked this book. It was a cozy mystery and clean romance. I found it very entertaining. I liked Miranda a lot; she had a healthy attitude about her problems.

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Finding Miranda is a thriller with mystery elements, and romance and humor. Miranda is a person who isn’t been seen by others. She moved from Maine to Minokee, a little place in the forest with nice neighbors'. The house belonged to here aunt Phyllis (who’s dead now), and Miranda’s job in the library was also aunt Phyllis’. The backside neighbor is Shepard and his dog Dave. He is a DJ at a local radio station, but the conspiracy theories he’s talking about, are bringing him in great danger. And now he is getting friends with Miranda and she is in danger too.

It’s a funny story with al lot of humor in the dialogs. The story is going rather slowly, but that’s probably a way tot learn al lot about Miranda and Shepard. An explosive twist sets their life's upside down. The story introduces al lot of other characters, like the neighbors in Minokee and the family of Shepard. Also funny is the way the dialogs of miss Martha and Pietro are written. Both in the way they speak, Miss Martha with her own dialect en Pietro with his great Italian way of speaking.

It’s a great first part of a new series Minokee murder books and I’m looking forward to part 2.