This is book 6 of the Rylie Cooper Mysteries.

I must advise that if you picked up this book without reading the previous ones as I did, you will find out information from previous books. I wish I would have known that before I grabbed it and started reading.

It was a great little story, kept me entertained and wondering who did it. I even had quite a few giggles during reading the story.

I recommend this book to any age teen and above.

I was enjoying reading about the upcoming fishing tournament, the reality TV show being filmed in town, and Rylie's upcoming wedding so much that I didn't even care if there was a murder to solve!
Stella starts Bungled: A Rylie Cooper Mystery out with a great hook, George the part-time park ranger explains to Rylie how to get yourself out of zip-tie handcuffs. Well, now I need to drop everything and read this book to find out if and when Stella is going to need to get herself out of handcuffs. As if that wasn't enough, then there are all the comments by friends and family members asking Rylie if she's sure she should get married. What a great distraction of a book!

I appreciated how Stella made a fishing tournament interesting for someone who doesn't fish. Her descriptions of how a fishing tournament works and ways one might try to cheat are seamlessly part of the narrative making sure they don't become information dumps for the reader.

The mystery keeps you reading and guessing about who did it and why, and the side characters are properly quirky. The book ends with Rylie questions her life choices and that is a good place to end things and get the reader interested in what will come next!

4 stars for Bungled: A Rylie Cooper Mystery. The perfect book to take with you fishing!

This was my introduction to Rylie Cooper as I wasn't previously aware there were books before it. I must say though, that I will definitely be going backwards to start at the beginning of the series.

Rylie is a park ranger who has a knack for solving crimes, especially since they seem to always happen around her. In this installment, the annual fishing tournament takes place at the park and attracts a couple of celebrity fishermen. There's an explosion, death, promise of wealth, TV drama, all happening at the same time that Ryle is planning her wedding to fiancé Garrett.

The author makes reference to previous cases that Rylie has solved as well as snippets of the back story regarding Rylie and her relationships with the characters. This was helpful, but without knowing the history, you can still read along and enjoy.

I look forward to going back to the beginning.