Grandmother, but one of the more demanding members of the San Celinas ( )īenni has her hands full planning weddings for her best friend and her
These are its dimensions in inches: H: 8 & 7/16ths, L: 5 & 5/8ths W: a little over 15/16ths of an inch. If your hardcover copy is missing its dustjacket and you're wondering if you have a book club edition, I have a BCE. "One by Two Studio" is their partnership name, according to Mr. The back flap of the dust jacket gives Ms. The copyright page credits the cover to 'One by Two'. The central diamond is the largest and has a statue of a mournful angel on it. Note: my copy has the blue cover with six squares set in diamond shape then forming an 'X' with the smallest diamond above it. That's why chapter 24 was my favorite, especially its first page. He should have been listening harder to the memory of his late father's voice giving him advice. Dove's wild ideas for her own wedding were a comic ribbon twining through the mystery and misery.Įven though we get to see some chapters through Gabe's eyes, I wasn't feeling all that sympathetic toward him. The shower and wedding preparations were a welcome counterpoint to Benni and Gabe's marital problem. So was the glimpse into Detective Hudson's past. On the other hand, the unfolding of Maple Sullivan's story was interesting. Times have changed, it could serve as a lesson, and there are people who are still hurting. Gabe Ortiz and Benni Harper both annoyed me this time, although my biggest gripe with this book is what happened after the cold case is solved.
Quite enjoyable, although the solution to the mystery was frankly unbelievable.
Almost immediately Benni decides that Maple Sullivan was innocent of the crime, and begins to investigate, although she is distracted by problems in her own marriage as an ex-lover of Benni's husband is visiting San Celina and seems likely to cause trouble. Life is busy at the moment as she is involved in preparations for the weddings of both her best friend and her grandmother, and now she has been persuaded to catalogue the contents of some trunks that belonged to a woman who supposedly murdered her husband and ran away with her lover back in the 1940s. Benni is a keen quilter who works at the local museum and is the wife of the local police chief. I haven't read any of this author's other books, but although this book comes somewhere in the the middle of a long series, it does a good job of describing the main character's life and her relationships with friends and family, so I never felt lost. Did Miss Manners have a chapter covering this modern situation?Ī cosy mystery set in the small town of San Celina in California ranch country. "Take care", I said, not knowing what was the appropriate goodbye to your husband's ex-wife who was warning you about his ex-girlfriend.
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