Synopsis

Running an independent bookstore in small-town Hazel Rock, Texas, doesn’t sound like a high-risk pursuit. But when a fundraiser reveals a story with a truly killer ending, Charli Rae Warren will need to scramble to sort out the deadly plot…

Sponsoring the literacy drive to benefit the foster care system should be a feel-good endeavor, but one of Charli’s helpers is definitely on another page. Charli’s dad is distracted and keeping something secret, which Charli suspects is a harmless flirtation with an attractive county clerk who offered to lend them a hand. It’s nothing to worry about—until the same clerk winds up dead…

When nosy locals begin pointing fingers, Charli finds herself entangled in a race to uncover the killer’s identity—and to get to the bottom of a shattering family secret that could rewrite her history in alarming ways. Suddenly Charli is facing her worst fears and her childhood nemesis in order to unmask a murderer—before he silences her for good…

Review

This is a fantastic series and I always love going back to Hazel Rock since it is set somewhere close to where I live in Texas. The characters deal with issues that may seem familiar to many. And we can’t forget unearthing the killer!

This book is a little different from a normal cozy because family secrets are being revealed and while I don’t want to spoil anything, it is relevant to what is going on in our world right now. I can understand how Charli aka Princess feels about what she discovers.

Solving the mystery of who killed Ava and attempted to kill others was harder to figure out The cast of characters isn’t large and when the killer was revealed it shouldn’t have too big of a surprise, but the why wasn’t anything a reader could have guessed.

This series has taken an interesting turn and I can’t wait to see what happens next.  We give this 5 paws up

About the Author

Three career paths resonated for Kym during her early childhood: a detective, an investigative reporter, and…a nun. Being a nun, however, dropped by the wayside when she became aware of boys—they were the spice of life she couldn’t deny.

In high school her path was forged when she took her first job at a dry cleaners and met every cop in town, especially the lone female police officer in patrol. From that point on there was no stopping Kym’s pursuit of a career in law enforcement—even if she had to duct tape rolls of coins to her waist to meet the weight requirements to be hired.

Kym followed her dream and became a detective that fulfilled her desire to be an investigative reporter, with one extra perk—a badge. Promoted to sergeant Kym spent the majority of her career in SVU. She retired from the job reluctantly when her husband drug her kicking and screaming to another state, but writing continued to call her name, at least in her head.

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