Book Review - Death on Windmill Way by Carrie Doyle

Title: Death on Windmill Way
Series: Hampton Murder Mysteries # 1
Author: Carrie Doyle
 
Description: The Hamptons may be a summer playground for the rich and famous, but for the other nine months of the year they are a collection of small towns with small town problems. This scenic stretch of Long Island’s East End is renowened for beautiful beaches, quaint villages, spectacular houses… and murder? Gourmet chef and innkeeper Antonia Bingham is running the Windmill In and tries to find out more about the suspicious death of the previous owner.
 
Review: Death on Windmill Way” is a fun, cozy murder mystery, with a small, coastal setting. The Hamptons are know for the beaches, luxurious houses and now… murder. Antonia Bingham is the owner of the Windmill Inn, she fled to the Hamptons to leave her past behind her. But when Antonia finds out that the previous owner of the inn has died under mysterious circumstances, she feels the need to investigate it.
 
I always enjoy a good cozy mystery. They are hardly very good, but they are always highly enjoyable. And so is this one. I love the setting of the small town where everyone knows each other and the newbie sticking their nose into other people’s business, to investigate a murder.
 
Antonia is a likeable character, but she’s not very layered for a main character. We don’t get to know her that well. She is pretty standard. Antonia also has the habit to describe each character in detail, focusing on how they look and what they are wearing. I don’t really care about that. One character, Larry, was just too annoying. He is sexist, intrusive and he feels more like a caricature then an actual person. I hated him.  
 
Even though the murder mystery was fun to solve and I loved the setting, the characters were very one-dimensional and I didn’t feel invested in them. It’s not a very surprising story, yet easy to read and fun to pick up when you need something light.
 
Rating: 2,5/ 5