Review: Vanishing into the 100% Dark

VANISHING INTO THE 100% DARK

By Amber Royer

Cozy Mystery

Publisher: Golden Tip Press

Pages: 288

Publication Date: March 4, 2025

SYNOPSIS

Bean to chocolate maker Felicity Koerber has been invited to be part of a chocolate festival in Tokyo. It’s a big deal for a Texas gal with a chocolate shop on Galveston’s historic Strand, so a whole group of her friends come along to support her. It’s intimidating enough to be giving a class on chocolate making with the help of a translator – she also stumbles across the scene of a murder, where a quirky group of international actors and stunt performers are making a monster movie. Felicity has already solved half a dozen murders back in Texas, so at this point her friends basically expect her to get involved – even before the young media influencer in Felicity’s group becomes the main suspect. Felicity has taken on the role of chaperone for Chloe, so she can’t imagine how she could explain what went wrong to the girl’s mother. Which gives her even more motivation to figure out the real killer.

In the meantime, things get complicated at the chocolate festival when a rival chocolate maker tries to get her disqualified from the awards competition – and claims that her amateur sleuth status is bringing undesirables into the festival. And things are even more complicated as the stress of being in an unfamiliar place brings out secrets about Felicity’s friends – and her fiancé.

Honda the calico cat makes an appearance on the movie set, making Felicity homesick for her pet bunny, left at home. But the cat may know more about what happened than she is letting on. Can Felicity solve the murder in time to keep Chloe from getting arrested, while making things right with the people she cares about, and presenting a good showing at the chocolate festival?

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Amber Royer writes the Chocoverse space opera series and the Bean to Bar Mysteries. She is also the author of Story Like a Journalist: a Workbook for Novelists and has co-authored a chocolate-related cookbook with her husband. She also teaches creative writing and is an author coach.

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REVIEW

Vanishing into the 100% Dark by Amber Royer was such a treat! I found the characters to be nicely developed and well-rounded, and I enjoyed them quite a bit! I also found the setting of Tokyo to be a fun and interesting addition as it really is such an adventure in itself.

Felicity Koerber, a chocolate-maker who also happens to have some coveted detective skills, is out to solve a murder to prove Chloe’s, a young podcaster that is being chaperoned by Felicity, innocence. This mixed with the shenanigans of someone who isn’t as much of a fan of Felicity as I am, further adds to this cozy mystery. As if these tidbits weren’t enough, the addition of calico cat, Honda, truly rounds out a delightful story. Honda is pretty magical if you ask me - at the very least, she is a great judge of character!

Vanishing into the 100% Dark is a wonderfully written and developed story that happens to be the 8th book in the Bean to Bar series. It stands just fine on its own, but once you delve into it, you’re going to want more adventures with Felicity & Co.! I definitely recommend this read to lovers of the cozy mystery and mysteries in general. Check it out!

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