Fatal Sign-Off (Book Blogger Mystery 3), by Sarah E. Burr

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I am a huge fan of author Sarah E. Burr. If she writes it, I will read it. So I was very excited to obtain an eARC of her latest installment in the Book Blogger Mysteries, Fatal Sign-Off. It's been a couple of years since the second book, Dearly Deleted, was published. Was it worth the wait for Fatal Sign-Off? Yes, it was!

In this installment, set around Mother's Day, the mystery centers around the murder of a podcaster who made a living trash-talking various businesses. The suspect list is high, as he isn't well-liked in the community. Among the suspects are book blogger Winnie Lark's friends and family, so she is determined to get to the bottom of this mystery and figure out what really happened. Intertwined with the mystery is the development of several relationships between Winnie and her family, Winnie's friendship with Detective Rose, and a budding romantic relationship between two characters you may not have seen coming.

The mystery is well-crafted with lots of fun twists and turns. The action starts early in the book and continues at a fast pace until the end. The development of the relationships is seamlessly woven in throughout the story. 

There is a good bit of humor in this installment that provides just the right amount of comic relief. One scene in particular made me laugh out loud. It was a turning point (in a positive way) for me regarding how I feel about one of the characters involved in the scene. The scene added depth to the character in a light-hearted way.

Throughout Fatal Sign-Off, there are a lot of references to other books that readers will want to add to their TBR list. I did at times find the number of references distracting. There was one reference to a newly released cozy mystery towards the end of the book that felt naturally woven into the flow of the story. It might have worked better for me if there were fewer references throughout the book, but that were woven more into the flow of the story like this one was. However, I do understand that being a book blogger, this is the way Winnie thinks. It is natural for her to reference books she has read and reviewed. It just needed to be tweaked a bit, for my taste.

This is just a minor detail, though. Overall, this is another wonderful installment in a great series. With another solid mystery and strong character development, I will definitely continue reading the Book Blogger Mysteries as they are released. Since there is such strong character development, I do recommend reading them in order, beginning with Over My Dead Blog. If you enjoy bookish cozy mysteries with quirky characters, you don't want to sleep on this series.

Thank you to Booksprout for providing me with an eARC of this book.