5/4/14

A Murderous Glaze by Melissa Glazer



★★★¼

GENRE: Cozy Mystery
SUBJECT:
Setting: Maple Ridge, VT
CHARACTERS: Carolyn Emerson, Bill, Emerson, John Hodges, Herman Meadows, Buch Hardcastle
DATE READ: April 30 - May 2
NO. OF PAGES: 311
Challenges: 75, Category, TIOLI , 50 US States
SOURCE: Nook stockpile

PLOT:....................................................................3.50
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................3.00
TOPICS: ...............................................................4.00
STYLE:..................................................................3.50
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................3.00
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................3.00
OWNERSHIP:......................................................3.00
Threshold Quality.................................................3.00
Average..............................................................................................3.25

Carolyn Emerson is a potter whose studio, Fire at Will, was the scene of the discovery of dead body, someone she didn't particularly like, so, of course, she's a suspect in the murder.  A dead body also doesn't help business, so Carolyn needs to get the murder solved ASAP but the sheriff in the little town of Maple Ridge VT is not one of her greatest fans and seems to be dragging his feet.  Enlisting the help of the Firing Squad - amateur potters who use her kiln- Carolyn sets out to find the killer herself.

There were some fun characters in this starter for the Clay and Crime Mystery series and I'm looking forward to getting to know them better.

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