Amanda Flower

Includes a sneak peek of Murder, Handcrafted: an Amish Quilt Shop Mystery written by Amanda Flower writing as Isabella Alan.

Crime and Poetry

Amina Madadi (ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴰ)

This is one big disappointment, the blurb was promissing but the result was aweful.When Violet recieved a call from her dying gran'ma, she immediately left Chicago to her home town (or village).
Once there, she discovers a more than healthy Gran'ma Daizy, still managing "Charming books" a hell of a bookshop that is way from ordinary.
Vi gets really angry and decides to return to Chicago the next day, but Chicago can wait, the same morning, Vi discovers -on her gran'ma's driveway- the body of Benedict, an old carriage driver she met the day before at the shop. And to make things worse, he was clutching the very book he bought yesterday from "their shop".
So far, it's promissing, especially when books decide to talk to you and lead you to the killer. But then, things get really heavy and stalling, there's more about Vi feelings and previous relationship than the murder itself.
I loved her character, she's funny and sarcastic, but then, she started being stupid. Vi's ex boyfriend is the mayor of the village, he walked out on her when she needed him the most, the reason Vi left, is her best friend's death, she struggled with the police as she was considered a suspect, her ex-boyfriend's parents asked him to not get involved in what was going on, so he did. Now, he's hitting on her and trying to revive the old flames, what a jerk! and!! and! she's alowing him that, and then start complaining about being stuck between him and the OMG chief of police, an amber eyed native american (the choice is pretty clear, well, there's not any!)
So, adding to the fact that the plot was no surprise at all and the culprits can be guessed pretty easily, the heroine starts making very very stupid decisions that can lead to her death.
I had high expectations for a mystery involving a book shop, a talking crow and toxedo cat, but, meh..

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