Killer Run
(Tourist Trap Mystery #5)
By Lynn Cahoon
4.5 Stars
I have to say right off the bat that I think I want to live in this world! I seriously look forward to every Tourist Trap Mystery. It is so fun to follow the action.
The only thing I don't like is when it's over.
I have effectively been sucked into South Cove. Just call me one of the locals.
Lynn Cahoon takes the time to develop and grow her characters in each and every book she writes. Jill is not the same person she was in book one. I like that about Cahoon's writing. Her character building does not detract from her mystery building. It is a cohesive melding of both that makes this such an awesome book.
Killer Run focuses on a 5k race that many of the businesses in South Cove are sponsoring. It is a fundraiser for the local preservation society. When the dead body of the events promotion expert is found in the ditch of the race route, Jill and company are scrambling to keep the murder quiet until the race is over.
Of course, Jill Gardner, armchair sleuth is on the case, much to her detective boyfriend's dismay. When she is not trying to solve South Cove's most recent murder, she owns and runs Coffee, Books and More, the local coffee bar and bookstore and the center of most of the action.
The character interaction really makes this book. I have no idea how Cahoon crams so much into such a short book. I enjoy how all the secondary characters either help or hinder Jill's super secret investigation. Of course, the investigation is never as secret as Jill thinks it is.
My only niggle is that I wish the victim would have been developed a bit more. Sandra is barely introduced before she is dead. But I guess that just makes the mystery a bit more mysterious.
I don't want to give anything away but you just have to delve into this series for yourself. It will not disappoint. Get sucked into the mysteries of South Cove!
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