100 Proof Murder

100 Proof Murder is the 2nd book in A Bourbon Tour Mystery series. 100 Proof Murder can be read as a stand alone for those who have not read One for the Road. I thought Jill Curtis being a travel writer was a unique premise for a cozy mystery. With Jill traveling, there is always a new place for a murder or crime to occur (instead of a large spike in crime in a small town). I enjoyed the descriptions of Louisville, Whiskey Row, and the area distilleries. The whodunit is not the focus of this cozy mystery. The distiller's death is not even declared suspicious until I was a third of a way through the book. There are a variety of suspects and a red herring. I had no problem identifying the guilty party before the reveal (a big clue gives it away). The majority of the book deals with Jill's job, Lt. Nick Harris having problem with his mother, Jill's relatives causing havoc (their antics were hilarious), and Jill and Nick's relationship. We follow Jill as she goes about her daily life in Louisville. There are some glaring mistakes in this book. Michael's last name changes late in the book from Erickson to Emerson, Michael's gumbo because jambalaya, and Kentucky is referred to as the Keystone state (that is Pennsylvania). The pacing is languid in 100 Proof Murder. A book with a little over two hundred pages seemed three times as long. I wanted less romance and more mystery. This could be an entertaining series with some changes. 100 Proof Murder takes readers to the Bluegrass State where there are tasty tipples, a disconcerting death, raucous relatives, a masculine lieutenant, an absentminded mother, and a vexing videographer.