Book 49, 2024

A Deadly Delivery by April Fernsby

My rating: 3 of 5 stars



I finished reading A Deadly Delivery by April Fernsby last night. It's the first in the "Psychic Cafe" cozy mystery series, featuring Karis Boone.

On the verge of divorcing her cheating husband, Karis pays a visit to her younger sister, Erin, whom she hasn't seen in years. Karis still harbors guilt over the fact that she wasn't able to save Erin's husband, Robbie, from being wounded on the job as a police officer. It wasn't Karis' fault, however, that her dastardly husband didn't pass on the warning. Now, seated in Erin's cafe, Karis has another vision when a lovely young woman drops off a delivery of bread. Karis sees her being pushed. Later, she finds out the woman fell to her death down a steep flight of stairs. It may be too late to save her, but Karis is determined to see justice served, even if it means dealing with her former boyfriend, DCI Sebastien.

This was cute and uncomplicated. Karis is a likable character, but none of the characters seemed fully fleshed out. Seb came across like a donkey, but since he's in law enforcement, I'm sure he'll end up being the romantic interest in the series. I liked the (renewed) relationship between Karis and Erin. The cafe didn't feature much, although I expect that to change as the series goes on.

Favorite line: "You'd scare the butter right off the toast with that angry look of yours."

Enjoyable but not engrossing--average score of three.