Initially I was not sure I was going to like this book; and while I cannot tell you it was one of my favorite CB books, it was better than I anticipated. It does start off slow--as much as I do love Ruby, I was really concerned that this book was all about her so the beginning was slow going (esp. with all the historical background needed to follow the story line). Once the mystery was revealed and China was back in the picture, the story really took off. There were some odd moments for me and things that--to me--came out of nowhere; and some things left hanging that hopefully will be picked up in the next book. While I know that authors who write series about a group of folks don't want to kill off everyone in their small town, sometimes it is hard to connect if you don't know/care about the victim.

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