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Assault in Asheville

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This is the first "Amanda Rittenhouse Mystery" I've read, despite the fact that it's actually the fourth! Thankfully they all work as standalones as well as part of a series.

Before I had even finished "Assault in Asheville", I bought the other three books in the series, that's how smitten I am with Kate Merrill and I think it's pretty much the best compliment and recommendation I can give any author on first reading their work. (I've already read two of the three and they're pretty awesome) 😁

Amanda is enraged with her girlfriend Sara, so she heads to Asheville with another woman. Amanda just wants to get out of town and look at an exhibition space, but her travelling companion Gina seems to have more amorous intentions. Inevitably, while in Asheville some dangerous, crazy shit down with Amanda right in the middle of it!

Both Amanda and Sara are brilliant characters, even jumping in to the middle of their relationship, seeing them interact, even when they're not getting on, is fascinating. The Asheville art scene people are hilarious and the small town atmosphere is delightfully intense and claustrophobic.

All in all, I definitely recommend this book.
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