★★★¾
GENRE: Cozy Mystery
SUBJECT: inheritance, municipal harrassment, hidden treasure
Setting: South Cove, CA
CHARACTERS: Jill Gardner, Miss Emily, Amy Newman, Greg King, Bambi, Sabrina Jones, George Jones
DATE READ: April 13 - April 15
NO. OF PAGES: 209
Challenges: 75, Category, TIOLI
SOURCE: NetGalley for review
PLOT:....................................................................4.50
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................4.00
TOPICS: ...............................................................3.50
STYLE:..................................................................4.00
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................3.00
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................3.50
OWNERSHIP:......................................................4.00
Threshold Quality.................................................3.50
Average..............................................................................................3.75
Jill Gardner left her legal job 5 years ago and moved to South Cove, CA to open a cozy store that sells coffee and books. One of her first friends was cranky old lady, Miss Emily. When Miss Emily runs into problems with the city Council, she turns to Jill for help. Miss Emily turns up dead one day and all her problems are literally left to Jill - stocks, house, and threats.
The council has given her 30 days to bring Miss Emily's house up to code so while working inside and out on the repairs, Jill is fighting off the dangers related to Miss Emily's murder and the efforts of the Mayor and his friends to force the sale of the old house that Miss Emily left to Jill.
I loved the story line as well as the characters that had me rooting for their safety. A touch of romance was thrown in for good measure. Hope the next installment gets here soon!
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