Murder Ink (Victoria Square) - Lorraine Bartlett, Gayle Leeson

Written by Lorraine Bartlett, Gayle Leeson
Read by Jorjeana Marie
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Victoria Square Mystery Series, Book 6
Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc.
Release date: January 23, 2020
Duration: 08:30:36

The charm of Victoria Square may prove to be only skin deep when murder follows the arrival of a tattoo parlor in town in this latest installment of the New York Times bestselling series.

A tattoo parlor on Victoria Square? Some of the merchants get hot under the collar at the proposal, but could they be driven to kill to stop it? That’s what the sheriff’s office and Katie Bonner want to know when the building’s owner is electrocuted with his own saw.

Meanwhile, tensions rise when a hot chef takes over the square’s tea shop. Will Katie have three men vying for her affections, or will her rival take the tea cake?

A review…3 1/2 rounded up to 4. I do enjoy this series; the town is charming and I love the characters. Despite a few detractions (bickering, bratty teenagers, a ridiculous and unnecessary love triangle becoming a ridiculous and unnecessary love quadrangle) it was a great mystery, who killed Ken and why? No shortage of suspects, lots of twists and turns and a really great (and unexpected!) ending.

One other small thing I have to mention. Katie spent the first third of the book obsessing about having enough time to run 2 businesses and whether it would bother the new guy if she still went in and baked in the mornings and then never showed up there again unless it was harassing a suspect. Go figure.