The book was archived before our group could download it. We are sure that we would have enjoyed the book judging from the reviews it has received.

Well, there's a lot going on in this book and there are a lot of characters, pretty much all with personal problems and issues that get mentioned. There is also a ton of information about the life and works of Laura Ingalls Wilder including excerpts at the end of chapters. There is too much of all of this. Then to top it all off, the author mixes in a second story line featuring Chloe's boyfriend and his problems. Instead of having Roelke's (the boyfriend) portion in separate chapters, it's interspersed throughout the whole book with the transition in between the story lines very abrupt.

If you're a fan of LIW, you might like the detailed information about the books and the placed she's lived, but I thought there was too much and it detracted from the a mystery that could have been fleshed out more and made more believable. More than one of the group is killed and they're all allowed to travel on? It takes until 65% for someone (Chloe) to finally string together all the things that have happened and think there might be a connection? What the heck was the various law enforcement doing???

Two "What the heck???" items: Why is this series set in the 1980's? It serves no purpose I can think of and the only way you can tell is the use of public phones. Chloe thinks Roelke may need to look for someone younger...she's 4 years older than him!!!! Big deal!

I was able to finish, so I'll give this an OK rating. I know I read #5 Traditions of Deceit and gave it slightly higher rating.

I got this book years ago from Netgalley (in exchange for my honest review) and I've decided I had to read and review all the books I have by this author. If I find #7, A Memory of Muskets, as dense as this one, I may not bother with the 3 remaining.

Thank you for the opportunity read and review this title! I didn't enjoy it as much as I"d hoped, and rather than post a negative review, I chose to not feature it on my blog. I look forward to seeing what new releases you have in store!