This installment in the Victoria Square cozies finds Katie having a less antagonistic relationship with Detective Davenport as he is reaching his retirement from the sheriff's department. This book also had multiple plot lines and the possibility of more than one criminal amongst the tenants of Victoria Square shops. In addition to the crimes there are several other secrets being kept among Katie and her friends. The story is well structured and it is easy to feel a bond with the characters.
One Hot Murder by Lorraine Bartlett
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This next book involved multiple crimes and possible criminals. In fact this one even had a mystery as to the identity of the victim. Katie finds herself working cooperatively with Det Davenport after having an adversarial relationship previously. She finds this a bit unnerving. The mystery is well written and the solution a bit shocking. The subplot of Katie’s dilemma about her stored possessions and her dream to open a B&B vs doing improvements on her Artisan Alley business was believable and a logical one. It was easy to see how torn she was in her decisions. It will be interesting to see how the story evolves in the future books
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Challenge Prompts
The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:
- Library Love #LibraryLoveChallenge Book #86
- Finishing the Series #FinishingTheSeries2021 Victoria Square #3
- Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2021 Book #93
- Back List Reader #Backlistreader Book #107
- Calendar of Crime #CalendarOfCrime2021
- Cruisin thru Cozies Free choice #61
- Cloak & Dagger #CloakDaggerChal Book #92
- Craving for Cozies Book #78
- Medical Examiner Challenge 2 Toe Tags
- Beachcomber Challenge
- Crime Scenes
- Row 1
- Library or bookstore
- Row 2
- Basement
- Weapons
- Row 2
- Hand gun
- Row 5
- Hands or fists
- Detectives- Katie/Ray
- Victims- Jerry/Dennis
- Six Shooter Challenge Target #67a Shot #1
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