The Chocolate Cat Caper: A Chocoholic Mystery by JoAnna Carl

           Most people in the world like chocolate.  There are some who do not, and that is fine.  Liking chocolate is not a requirement in life last I knew.  Whether you like chocolate or not, I hope you like this series set in a chocolate shop.  It is a series of light mysteries without too much blood or gore.  Each one can be read fairly quickly and different chocolate facts are included in each book.

                Lee has divorced her husband and moved from Texas to a small town in Michigan.  Her aunt owns a chocolate shop there, Ten Huis Chocolade, and Lee has taken on the responsibility of the accounting for the shop.  She has not been in town long, and after an unusual delivery she agrees to serve at a party held by a famous attorney.  While this may not sound very exciting on the surface, this attorney is hated by nearly everyone.  Also, the attorney’s ex-husband, Joe, happens to be someone Lee had a crush on during her teenage summers.  I cannot say the party is exactly normal from the start, not with a cat jumping from high places and causing havoc, but it really starts to fall apart when the attorney falls, I mean literally falls, dead.  To make it worse, she is holding a Ten Huis chocolate when it happens.  Lee is determined to keep her aunt’s name off the suspect list, but to do this fully, she must figure out who really commit the murder.

                This is a good start to a good series.  It sets up the main characters well and gives a nice feel for the town Lee lives in.  I always look forward to the next book coming up.