Charlie M. (bookaddicted) - 
A Flicker of Doubt by Tim Myers
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
The fourth book in the Candlemaking series starts with Harrison enjoying a relaxing trip in his kayak on the Gunpowder River, only what he things is a tree stump he bumps in the water turns out to be his former girlfriend.
While the police are sure it was a suicide, Harrison is sure it wasn't, and with the help of his good friend Markum, he sets out to figure out what happened.
This is another good read in this series, introducing us to some new people, letting us learn more about some of the people we already know, and weaving a tale that bounds the shops in River's Edge closer together yet again.
There is still some good candlemaking advice in this book, but fewer long sessions on a particular type, just more general advice.
Still, it is worth the read.
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Bonnie A. (ladycholla) - This book, as in the previous book, uses the character of Markum quite a bit, and Harrison gets just a little better understanding of what Markum does for a livelihood. Other characters are introduced such as Cyrus Walters, an eccentric old man with whom Harrison as become friends, but inexplicably refuses to see Harrison and even hires bodyguards to keep people away; and Grover Blake who sells barbecue sandwiches to people by invitation only. All the other characters are kept basically to the roles established previously.
There was, for me, some frivolous filler, but then, I have never felt compelled to chain myself to a tree as happens within the book. I did tire of the short side issue of Harrison having to deal with Sonora and Heather's ongoing feud, for by now it seemed to me that the disagreement was just plain silly. However, it does not detract from the main plot.
I did not feel that this book was as strong as the first three books in the series, but it is still worth the read. Although I can not definitely say so, this book appears to be the end of the series. (I am making this judgment on the way the book ends.) If it is the last book of this Tim Myers series, I will be sorry to not be able to read more about Harrison and his "family".
