This was a textbook cozy mystery, that while well done, just didn't do it for me.
This has all the elements we love. Small town characters, a solid (yet solvable) mystery, a library and plenty of intrigue. The plot was decently paced and the characters were somewhat developed, with the caveat that first books in a series can only get so deep. All in all, this should have been a home run.
Personally however, I just couldn't stay in the book. I found the main character to be fairly one dimensional with not much beyond “women with checkered past moves to a small town” to work with. For all the build up and otherwise careful clue investigating, it feels like the book was wrapped up in a hurry. There is potential for further books/improvement, so I would be interested to see further books in the series.
For fans of the cozy mystery genre, this would still be a solid read.
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