Book 3, 2025

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Mrs. Morris and the Wolfman by Traci Wilton

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


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I finished reading Mrs Morris and the Wolfman by Traci Wilton last night. This is the 7th "Salem B&B" mystery, starring widow Charlene Morris.

Charlene is always happy to see new businesses thrive in Salem; therefore, she's excited to attend a double-feature at the newly reopened theater. The showing is the classic Wolfman movies. It's a chance for owners Darren and Elise Shultz to have a soft opening of the theater and showcase the specialty seasoning salts that Darren built his fortune on. However, when Elise chokes on her popcorn and dies at the hospital, it's determined she was poisoned. The police gravitate to her spouse as the primary suspect, but Charlene can't believe Darren would kill her; he loved his wife. With the help of her resident ghost, Jack, Charlene starts to dig into Darren and Elise's lives, in an effort to find who would have wanted to murder Elise and frame Darren for the crime.

Charlene was pleasantly UNodious in this one. She wasn't quite as over the top with her investigation, and she even dug her heels in when someone wanted her to go to the theater after it had been closed down. Jack continues to be a spectral sphincter. New characters were introduced, and we got to reconnect with familiar ones. The plot kept me engaged.

Favorite line: "I can't wait to get back to Pittsburgh. Go, Penguins!"

A marked improvement over recent books in the series--four stars.