Helpful Score: 2
Suzanne Hart, donut maker and owner of "Donut Hearts" has a tiff with the local blacksmith and within hours, he is dead....murdered. Along with her best friend Grace, Suzanne sets out to discover who killed her friend.. During their investigation, some interesting things come to light about the victim's past....including the fact he was in April Springs under an assumed name...A light easy read....
I heard the woman's scream coming from the park across the street just as I closed the front door of my shop a little after eleven-fifteen on a rare chilly day near the first of May.
I realized after I started this book that I had skipped a couple in the series. It really didn't matter.
Suzanne, Grace, George and the usual crew are all accounted for. Although George does not get quite so involved this time.
James, the local blacksmith, is stabbed after he and Suzanne have a minor altercation. Of course, she is the first suspect. I continue to read this series even though my first thought is that I wouldn't want to be Suzanne's friend because they usually end up dead.
James had a secret life that Suzanne and Grace dig up and use to fuel their investigation. Even Chief Martin is friendlier all around.
A funny portion of the book was during the book club meeting that gathers at Donut Hearts. They discuss how an author can stretch out a series with the same characters when people keep getting killed off. Also that the author of the series they enjoy is written by a man under a woman's name. The recipes are discussed as well. I must say that I enjoy the recipes in the books although I am not much of a donut eater. (That is almost blasphemy in the birthplace of Krispy Kreme. I do admit to a few quick U-turns when the "Hot Now" sign is on!)
The girls get in predictable trouble and I pretty much knew who the killer was soon after their introduction. All in all, I will continue to read the series just to see where it may lead.
I realized after I started this book that I had skipped a couple in the series. It really didn't matter.
Suzanne, Grace, George and the usual crew are all accounted for. Although George does not get quite so involved this time.
James, the local blacksmith, is stabbed after he and Suzanne have a minor altercation. Of course, she is the first suspect. I continue to read this series even though my first thought is that I wouldn't want to be Suzanne's friend because they usually end up dead.
James had a secret life that Suzanne and Grace dig up and use to fuel their investigation. Even Chief Martin is friendlier all around.
A funny portion of the book was during the book club meeting that gathers at Donut Hearts. They discuss how an author can stretch out a series with the same characters when people keep getting killed off. Also that the author of the series they enjoy is written by a man under a woman's name. The recipes are discussed as well. I must say that I enjoy the recipes in the books although I am not much of a donut eater. (That is almost blasphemy in the birthplace of Krispy Kreme. I do admit to a few quick U-turns when the "Hot Now" sign is on!)
The girls get in predictable trouble and I pretty much knew who the killer was soon after their introduction. All in all, I will continue to read the series just to see where it may lead.
