Tricia Miles is the owner of Haven't Got a Clue, a mystery
bookstore in Stoneham, NH. The bookstore is one of several
that resides in the village, and most of the owners are
excitedly preparing for Founder's Day, a celebration to be
held in the square. However, the celebration is cut short
when organizer (and one of Tricia's good friends) Deborah
Black begins giving the opening speech and a small aircraft
that has been pulling a banner all morning suddenly crashes
into the gazebo killing both her and the pilot.
The Sheriff's Department is convinced that the unfortunate
accident was just that, and the ongoing investigation will
be handled by the National Transportation Safety Board. But
the more Tricia hears about the ripples that Deborah's death
has created, the more uncertain she becomes that this was an
unplanned event.
Monty Capshaw, the deceased pilot, and Deborah seemingly
have nothing in common. There doesn't seem to be a reason
that he would want to deliberately kill her. And everyone
seems to agree that the airplane ran out of gas. And Tricia
finds plenty of people who had a bone to pick with Deborah,
which makes her soon begin to wonder how much she really
knew this woman she called her friend.
This latest installment of the Booktown Mystery series was a
nice read. I like the way the way the relationship between
Tricia and her sister is developing in that the sister is
becoming a more balanced character. The small subplot of
what Christopher, Tricia's ex-husband, is up to by lavishing
Tricia with gifts and sending odd notes was intriguing. And
the issue with Ginny's professional growth was interesting,
as well. I'm sure that readers will be just as emotionally
torn as Tricia; I know I was!
Fans of this series won't be disappointed. Ms. Barrett
keeps the reader guessing as to whodunit, and I'm eagerly
looking forward to visiting Stoneham again when the next
book drops!
As the owner of Stoneham, New Hampshire's mystery bookstore
Haven't Got a Clue, Tricia Miles can figure out whodunit in
the latest bestseller long before she gets to the last page.
But when her friend is killed in a freak accident, Tricia
must use her sleuthing skills to solve a murder mystery that
promises to be much more sinister than the books on her shelves.
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