This was a really fun and quick read! I've had this on my Kindle for a long time now and was happy to get an excuse to finally read it, excuse being another online book club discussion for this weekend.
The four Blackmoore Sisters lived in Noquitt, Maine in a huge old mansion. Celeste worked at a yoga studio in town, Jolene had recently graduated and was still deciding what she wanted to do (and she did think of something as the story ended). Fiona was a gemologist and Morgan was a pharmacologist master herabalist. Together they ran Sticks and Stones, their family business. When a very disagreeable local woman is killed, the crooked sheriff right away tried to pin it on Morgan. With the help of a newer officer who had worked in Boston, Fiona was determined to prove her sister's innocence. All the sisters pitched in and helped in various ways. The perp was caught but the sheriff was still a bad person but no proof to be found.
I really liked Jake Cooper! He was such a nice police officer and all around decent guy. I loved how he was trying to do the right thing and how he still thought something was not right where the sheriff was concerned. I'll be anxious to find out how things progress with him and Fiona. Also at the end of the book, Morgan thought she spotted someone familiar...but was it? She was hoping for an uneventful summer as she put it but her gut was telling her otherwise. And she knew to listen to her gut.
I'm looking forward to reading on in this series. The main mystery was solved but I like how there seems to be an ongoing thing about the sheriff that will keep needing investigated and also the little tease at the end of the story about someone Morgan knew once. Oh and I did guess the killer and also the reason for once but I still had a good time being diverted by other possibles and also tracking down and taking down the killer.
I'm the type who reads on after a story is done, after all when it's not 100% there has to be more, right? I found a really interesting note from the author telling about the area she wrote about for this story and how Perkins Cove is real. And there really was a creepy house there she remembered but said it was now fixed up and had become a summer rental.
There is also an excerpt at the end from the first in another series by this author. I have that book as well and have been meaning to start reading it.
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Lots to keep your interest and keep you guessing
Lots to keep your interest and keep you guessing. This is a clean cozy mystery that I'm sure you will enjoy!
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