The Royal Code by Beth Adams

Hello my cozy friends,

Today I am reviewing "The Royal Code by Beth Adams” the 2nd instalment in A Gift Shop Mystery series  set in the Port Huron.  

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The Royal Code is book 2 in Guideposts’ Gift Shop Mysteries fiction series. 

When Sarah Morgan’s brother, David, brings her a beautiful desk rumored to have belonged to a European archduchess, Sarah is fascinated. But as excited as she is about the antique, she can’t help feeling skeptical about its origin story…until she finds a cache of coded messages inside a hidden compartment in the desk. The messages concern the Austrian royal family and a mystery that has puzzled historians since the end of World War I. Could the secret she’s stumbled upon really lead to the location of the Florentine Diamond, missing from the Austrian crown jewels? 

As Sarah tries to piece together the clues and uncover how this priceless desk ended up in Port Huron, she traces the history of her small Michigan town, leading her to a mysterious local mansion and surprising connections to people and places she never could have anticipated. 

About the Gift Shop Mysteries Series 

Every gift tells a story…and some bring mysteries! 

Get ready for a faith-filled mystery like no other! The excitement begins when Sarah Morgan returns to her picturesque hometown along the shore of Lake Huron to open a gift and curiosities shop, which she calls Heavenly Presents. As she reconnects with family and friends and grows in her faith, Sarah feels her shop becoming more than just a place to browse or buy. It’s turning into a cozy haven, where tucked among the handmade keepsakes and one-of-a-kind wonders are clues to long-buried secrets and surprising truths. Sarah soon discovers that solving small-town mysteries might just be the most meaningful gift she can offer.

This is a new to me author and I will definitely be reading more from her.   The Royal Code by Beth Adams is a charming cozy mystery with a pleasant, steady pace. Unlike many cozies, there’s no murder here. Instead, it weaves together a historical mystery with a modern-day one.

The plot centers on Sarah’s brother, David, bringing her a beautiful desk rumored to have belonged to a European archduchess, Sarah is fascinated. Chapters set in the past help fill in the desks backstory.

I enjoyed the author’s writing style and liked main character Sarah Morgan and her staff at Heavenly Presents in her hometown of Port Huron.

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I requested and received an advance readers copy from NetGalley and the publisher.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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