Book 67, 2015
Nov. 20th, 2015 03:41 pmLast night, I finished reading Larceny and Lace, which is the second installment in Annette Blair's "Vintage Magic" mystery series.
Madeira "Maddie" Cutler is about to launch the grand opening of her new, vintage clothing store, called Vintage Magic. Unfortunately, a series of break-ins threatens Maddie's timetable, as well as a near-miss with a fire. When Maddie gets a vision from some vintage clothing that was donated to her shop, she finds herself trying to solve a cold-case murder that seems to have connections to a more recent death. With the help of family, friends, neighbors, boyfriend Nick, sexy police chief Werner, a dapper ghost, and her cat, Chakra, Maddie may just be able to bring closure to the vintage murder and open her shop on schedule.
This was a fun book. Short chapters made for easy reading, as did the near-constant action. Characters are well-defined, including secondary ones, and I loved reading about vintage fashion. The only thing that bothered me was Maddie's reluctant attraction to Werner, but since it bothered her, too (boyfriend Nick, remember?), it wasn't too off-putting.
Four out of five!
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Madeira "Maddie" Cutler is about to launch the grand opening of her new, vintage clothing store, called Vintage Magic. Unfortunately, a series of break-ins threatens Maddie's timetable, as well as a near-miss with a fire. When Maddie gets a vision from some vintage clothing that was donated to her shop, she finds herself trying to solve a cold-case murder that seems to have connections to a more recent death. With the help of family, friends, neighbors, boyfriend Nick, sexy police chief Werner, a dapper ghost, and her cat, Chakra, Maddie may just be able to bring closure to the vintage murder and open her shop on schedule.
This was a fun book. Short chapters made for easy reading, as did the near-constant action. Characters are well-defined, including secondary ones, and I loved reading about vintage fashion. The only thing that bothered me was Maddie's reluctant attraction to Werner, but since it bothered her, too (boyfriend Nick, remember?), it wasn't too off-putting.
Four out of five!
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