Meh, not one of Harris' better books. Honestly, I'd tell people to skip this series altogether. ( )

Not going further in this series. It’s light, escapist fare but I always have issues with mysteries where a “regular” person encounters murder after murder after murder in a small town. How the heck are there any people left to murder? BUT, the real problem is the racism in the book. A black character is arrested for a murder; he is uncomfortable at events with white people (like a chocolate drop on a vanilla cake?? Puleeze. )who would write this except someone from the 1920’s and even then.... I know it’s not a big part of the book, but it’s there and it made me uncomfortable. ( )

Another great one in this series. I was reluctant to pick up another series but I’m glad I did. I love the character development in this one. We finally get to see a lot of more of the true Roe Teagarden. It seems she has finally come to terms with her previous relationships and is ready and eager to move on to the next chapter in her life. And yes, of course she’s involved, inadvertently in another murder or two or three. I really think the Murder Club should get back together. It was nice to see what those characters have been up to recently. ( )

You know, I was all into this book... But the whole time, I am wondering, what the HELL happened to Robin?? In the last book in the series, Roe contemplated writing him a letter while he was in another country, telling him she was interested in seeing him again. But we never know if she did or not, cause the writer never said!! And she was dating the preacher at the time.
Then, she meets a woman who will be perfect for the preacher, and just GIVES UP? And then assumes he's going to know, without her telling him, them not even having "the talk"?? WTH?
The murders were pretty interesting, though you think by now, she would have run out of neighbors in this tiny, little southern town, to make suddenly crazy and murderous. OF COURSE it was someone they'd been living near for years, and never knew, just like the first novel in the series. They hint around at about everyone, including the "new guy" that Roe VERY suddenly started sleeping with, and then dating... but not him. Not this time.

Maybe in the next novel? I guess we'll see.

Meanwhile, Roe is in the hospital, hurt badly again. And just as suddenly, ENGAGED!! argh ( )

And with that, I'm done with this series. The writing is dated and just plain bad in spots. The romance in this one wasn't romantic AT ALL and I figured out the mystery pretty easily. Plus I just don't like Aurora as a character, which is more important in a cozy. I'll stick with the Hallmark movies based on the books instead, which are far better than their source material. ( )