Member Review

Bound for Murder is the fourth book in the Blue Ridge Library Mystery series. I’ve read them all and they just keep getting better. Maybe it is because the characters feel like old friends.

Amy and Richard make a great couple. I’m glad that Amy has gotten over her self-esteem issues from some of the prior books. They are now engaged. Everyone in the town is giving Amy suggestions for where to hold both the wedding and the reception. Hasn’t ever small town bride been through that? However, Richard’s “high-class” mother, Fiona, is the worst offender. Nothing in town is good enough for her.

Sunny is running for mayor in Taylorsford trying to replace the corrupt mayor. When an old skeleton from her grandparents’ hippie days is discovered, Amy tries to help her best friend’s family so it won’t impact Sunny’s political run. In the meantime, the Chief Deputy Sheriff has asked Amy to research who the skeleton is. What amateur detective doesn’t set off at a dead run when they hear that? However, Amy has conflicting loyalties between keeping things on the down-low for the Sheriff’s office and for her best friend’s family.

If you love cozy mysteries as much as I do, you probably love them mostly for the warm interrelationships between the characters. Bound for Murder has that in abundance. The mystery is challenging too with a whole creel of red herrings muddying the waters. This book (and really the entire series) is recommended for cozy readers that want to leave their own life and live someone else’s for a few hours. 4 stars!

Thanks to Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for a copy in exchange for my honest review.