Charlie Carpenter is
determined to make her vintage clothing store, The Old Hat, a
success. Part of her campaign to entice people to shop at The Old Hat
involves getting to know the rich socialites in her small town.
Joining the Agathas's mystery book club was part of the plan in spite
of the fact that she feels out of place and doesn't enjoy the bitchy
gossip.
On her way to an
Agatha meeting, she comes across a grisly scene. Someone has been
murdered. The police are out in force, including Detective Marcus
Trenault, her nemesis. When she arrives at the book club meeting,
shockingly, she discovers that she knows the woman who has been
murdered.
A second murder
raises the stakes, particularly when the murders appear to replicate
murders in the books the club has been reading. Charlie can't resist
the challenge of besting Marcus by solving the murders, which leads to some action-packed sleuthing.
Charlie is a heroine
you have to but admire. She's stubborn and feisty, and she won't let
Marcus tell her what she can and can't do. Marcus is equally stubborn
and arrogant. Their encounters make the sparks fly. The other
characters are also well done. Dimitri, the hair dresser and one
of her best friends, is Charlie's staunch supporter and a real hero.
The book club ladies are delightfully snobbish and bitchy.
The plot will keep
you guessing. The author manages to put the spotlight on several
characters, so it's hard to decide who the murderer is. If you like a
cozy mystery with a romantic twist, you'll enjoy this book.
I received this book
from Alibi for this review.
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