Book 41, 2014
Jul. 12th, 2014 12:02 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeSince it was a Friday, I stayed up until 1:30 to finish reading Double Booked for Death by Ali Brandon. It is the first installment in the "Black Cat Bookshop mysteries".
When her great-aunt died, Darla inherited the woman's book shop in NY, along with the shop's resident cat, Hamlet. Darla scores a coup when she gets internationally famous YA author Valeri Baylor to come to her shop for an autograph session. During the event, however, the author ends up dead in what initially appears to be an accident. Darla becomes curious when Hamlet finds a cryptic message in the book shop, and she begins to do a little investigating on her own.
The book was filled with interesting characters, both the temporary ones and those that one can expect to see in future installments. Darla actually seems to be the least colorful one of the bunch! There is also a potential romantic interest for her, and it will be fun to see how that pans out.
Four stars:
★★★★
When her great-aunt died, Darla inherited the woman's book shop in NY, along with the shop's resident cat, Hamlet. Darla scores a coup when she gets internationally famous YA author Valeri Baylor to come to her shop for an autograph session. During the event, however, the author ends up dead in what initially appears to be an accident. Darla becomes curious when Hamlet finds a cryptic message in the book shop, and she begins to do a little investigating on her own.
The book was filled with interesting characters, both the temporary ones and those that one can expect to see in future installments. Darla actually seems to be the least colorful one of the bunch! There is also a potential romantic interest for her, and it will be fun to see how that pans out.
Four stars:
★★★★
