A Curio Killing
Kindle Edition, 264 pages
Published September 8th 2019 by Midnight Ink
Goodreads synopsis:
Callie finds treble in Keepsake Cove when her ex-boyfriend is framed for murder
Callie Reed is looking forward to her first Keepsake Cove spring festival. But her excitement dims considerably when she learns that her ex-boyfriend, Hank, will be performing with one of the hired country-western bands. Callie vows to keep her distance, but that changes when the band's manager, Bobby Linville, is found dead, killed with the music box Hank bought at Callie's shop.
Hank is soon singing a sad tune in a detention center with Callie his only lifeline. Though thoroughly aware of his many faults, she knows violence and murder aren't in his blood. But that means one of her fellow Keepsake Cove residents must be hiding a dark secret—something Callie desperately needs to uncover.
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4.5 Stars
This is the third book in the Keepsake Cove Mystery series by Mary Ellen Hughes.
This was my first book in this series and I wasn’t disappointed.
Callie Reed is visiting a local town festival where her ex-boyfriend, Hank is performing on stage. He obviously still had the hots for her due to his new song’s title, Missing You. Then after an argument with his band manager the man winds up dead and Hank is suspect number one. I am not entirely sure why Callie felt the need to search around for his killer. The way the author explained his past behavior made me think that the man could have possibly done it.
I wouldn’t have touched this crap with a ten foot pole. But some main characters in these things are gluttons for punishment, I think. The entire scenario could have blown up in Callie’s face considering her new relationship with restaurant owner Brian. Even Callie’s mother tried to get her away from the entire situation by moving up her upcoming knee surgery and requesting her assistance during the transition time.
There was a lot of downtime for Callie during this book especially after a fire knocked out power for many of the businesses in town. I wasn’t as familiar with the recurring cast to quickly pick out who I thought might have set Hank up, but I thought the revealing of the bad guy was a particularly nice touch and it really ramped up the tension
Great story with great characters. I will definitely want to visit this berg again.
I received this as an ARC (Advanced Reader Copy) in return for an honest review. I thank NetGalley, the publisher and the author for allowing me to read this title.
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