The first two books have rather convoluted plots with parallel mysteries adding up to one much larger crime. While there are two mysteries, a shoplifting spree, and the mysterious death, the two aren't as interconnected as previous volumes would lead one to expect. Thus I found this particular mystery pretty easy to solve, although the particulars of the timeline were as tricky for me as they were for Smith and Winters. http://pussreboots.com/blog/2021/comm...