10/5/13

Bran New Death by Victoria Hamilton



 ★★★★

GENRE: Cozy Mystery 
SUBJECT: inheritences, missing persons
Setting: Autumn Vale, NY
CHARACTERS: Merry Winter, Binny Turner, Shilo Dinnegan, Gogi Grace, Tom Turner, Dinah Hooper, Jack McGill
DATE READ: September 29 - October 4
NO. OF PAGES: 304
Off the Shelf (pre-2013)? Source?:   yes,NetGalley

PLOT:....................................................................4.00
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................4.00
TOPICS: ...............................................................3.50
STYLE:..................................................................4.00
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................4.00
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................4.00
OWNERSHIP:......................................................3.50
Threshold Quality.................................................4.00
Average..............................................................................................3.88

How many of us have a relative that we vaguely remember who would leave us an inheritance that consists of a castle and a forest?  Not too many, but Merry Winter has finally headed to Autumn Vale to see what her Uncle has left her so that she can sell and move on with her life. 

However, the people she meets in this quanit little town are far from normal or friendly so Merry is delighted when she is joined by her best friend, Shilo, and the two begin to prepare the castle for sale only to be disturbed by a nightly hole digger who ends up dead in one of the holes.

The story was interesting because all the while new characters are introduced the background of the area and the mystery are being revealed.

Looking forward to the next one!

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