Skye is eagerly anticipating the opening of Tales and
Treats. They carry books of all kinds and wonderful baked
goods. The couple running the bookstore seems to have
stirred up a lot of animosity in town even before the store
opens.
Skye arranges to drop some old books with
the owner for an evaluation. When she arrives, she
discovers a woman crushed beneath a bookcase. Calling on
the police chief and her fiancé, Wally Boyd, Skye is anxious
to avoid getting caught up in the investigation.
Risé and Orlando Erwin have moved to town and put all their
money into the bookstore. With people passing petitions and
picketing the store, who knows how things will go. The day
of the opening is an adventure when someone lets loose some
chinchillas in the store causing a minor panic.
The next day, Skye discovers a body that she assumes to be
Risé. When it turns out to be the body of a troubled
teenager who works there, Skye will find herself in the
middle. Kayla Wren was a young woman who had plans to leave
Scumble River and make a name for herself in films. She was
very talented and well-liked. Who would want to kill her?
Or was the killer mislead by the brown ponytail and trying
to kill Risé. Skye and Wally will have to do a great deal of
digging into the Erwin's past and learn more about Kayla
before the killer can be exposed.
Once again, fans of Skye and Scumble River will be drawn
into the complications inherent in living in a small town as
they search for the killer. Skye will be in danger as she
tries to protect Kayla's best friend, Xenia. Xenia has
taken a job at Tales and Treats to try and expose the
killer. Denise Swanson has built a wonderful cast of
characters who will delight the reader. They are so much
fun that the reader will want to return to Scumble River
again and again.
The lucky 13th Scumble River Mystery delivers a crush of
excitement.
Who could be driven to kill by books and sweets? While
school psychologist Skye Denison eagerly anticipates the
grand opening of a new bookstore called Tales & Treats,
many of Scumble River's most outspoken citizens want to
shut down the owners before they even open — and one is
angry enough to commit murder...
Dropping off some books at Tales & Treats, Skye trips over
a toppled bookscase, which has crushed a woman beneath its
weight. While police search for motives, Skye sees the
messy aftermatch of a half-baked plot to murder somebody
else. Skye is juggling her own busy life, but when all the
clues lead to dead ends, she turns up the heat on her own
investigation ... and stumbles upon the deadly secret that
got this bookstore babe done in. And if Skye isn't
careful, the killer just might make her the sequel...
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy