My Current Interest

Only one more book to go, then I am all caught up with this series.   Getting caught up with a series can sometimes be difficult.   That’s because, once I do, I have to wait for the next book to come out! Librarian Kathleen Paulson’s young employee, Mia Janes, is thrilled to show her grandfather Leo off around town.   She is not so thrilled about her great-uncle Victor (Leo’s twin brother) being in town as well.   Years ago, Victor had an affair with Leo’s wife, Meredith.   She ran off with Victor, leaving not only Leo behind, but also a teenage son, Simon.   Then, before anything could be resolved amongst these three adults, Meredith died in a car accident, leaving bad feelings between Leo and Victor. Now Simon is an adult and the single father of Mia.   Like his daughter, he is not happy that Victor is in town.   It is Leo that wants him there.   Despite years apart and all that has happened, Leo wants his family to get to kn...

           With reading so many mystery series at the same time, it can sometimes be hard to keep track of what is going on in each one.   This is especially true when I have more than one mystery series involving a library.   Fortunately, once I start reading the book I have in hand, I can usually figure out where I left off. It probably should not have come as too much of a surprise that Carrie Ruston’s husband was killed.   Markus was whiney, unsupportive, a liar, and a crook.   In fact, everyone in Carrie’s life wondered why an extremely nice woman like her was married to such an awful man.   This belief in Carrie’s niceness is part of the reason that no one in town believes that Carrie is the culprit when Markus turns up dead.   Or at least most people believe in Carrie’s innocence.   There are a few willing to listen to the ramblings of Marjorie “Batty” Bilson.        ...