Brenda H. (booksinvt) -
The Glitter End is the third installment in the Stationery Shop Mystery series set in Tundish, Montana and featuring crafting shop co-owner Delta Douglas. Hoping to draw more locals (and tourists) into their store, Wanted, Delta hires Tilly Tay, a well know miniaturist to create a display of the gold mining town inside the shop.
Delta is apprehensive when the delivery men set to install the exhibit don't have many nice things to say about the eccentric woman and in fact go scurrying out of the shop as soon as they see her rusty vehicle coming down the main street. Delta quickly learns that Tilly and her small dog, Buddy live in old van and that the elderly woman seems to have a deeper connection to the small community than she'd originally let on. After seeing Tilly arguing with a man she claims was hassling her about insurance, Delta is shocked when the stranger turns up dead in front of the local motel and is also identified as Tilly's estranged husband. Anxious to find a killer and save the reputation of Wanted, Delta sets out with the help of Jonas Nord and his trusty German Shepard to track down a killer.
The mystery of Tilly Tay also embeds itself into the mystery surrounding Delta's Grandmother's new beau. Is Gram's new friend praying on elderly ladies? All around a fun afternoon read with the return of series regulars, and a deepening sense of community togetherness.
Delta is apprehensive when the delivery men set to install the exhibit don't have many nice things to say about the eccentric woman and in fact go scurrying out of the shop as soon as they see her rusty vehicle coming down the main street. Delta quickly learns that Tilly and her small dog, Buddy live in old van and that the elderly woman seems to have a deeper connection to the small community than she'd originally let on. After seeing Tilly arguing with a man she claims was hassling her about insurance, Delta is shocked when the stranger turns up dead in front of the local motel and is also identified as Tilly's estranged husband. Anxious to find a killer and save the reputation of Wanted, Delta sets out with the help of Jonas Nord and his trusty German Shepard to track down a killer.
The mystery of Tilly Tay also embeds itself into the mystery surrounding Delta's Grandmother's new beau. Is Gram's new friend praying on elderly ladies? All around a fun afternoon read with the return of series regulars, and a deepening sense of community togetherness.
