A review by caitkom
Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert
4.0
Chapters is a book-themed B&B set in beautiful Beaufort, North Carolina. Charlotte inherited the B&B from her late great aunt when she passed away. Charlotte was a school teacher, and is still mourning the loss of her late husband, who passed away heroically.
Charlotte decides to host a literary retreat featuring the author, Josephine Tey and finds herself with an eclectic mix of characters including a rare book dealer, his wife and daughter, a wealthy professional athlete, a set of eccentric twins who live in town, a resident author and her friend and book shop owner, Julie. Her neighbor, Ellen and friend of her late great aunt also joins the group from time to time. When the rare book dealer accuses her great aunt of being a book thief and then winds up stabbed during a garden party, Charlotte recruits Ellen to help her find the killer and prove that her aunt was not a thief.
Charlotte and Ellen meet regularly to go over the latest clues. I was pleasantly surprised by the killer and the way they went about solving the murder. Without spoiling anything, the reveling of the murderer was well thought out and intriguing. I found my mind wandering during some of the other parts of the book, but this section kept me riveted until the end!
I received an advanced copy of this title from Netgalley in response for an honest review.
Charlotte decides to host a literary retreat featuring the author, Josephine Tey and finds herself with an eclectic mix of characters including a rare book dealer, his wife and daughter, a wealthy professional athlete, a set of eccentric twins who live in town, a resident author and her friend and book shop owner, Julie. Her neighbor, Ellen and friend of her late great aunt also joins the group from time to time. When the rare book dealer accuses her great aunt of being a book thief and then winds up stabbed during a garden party, Charlotte recruits Ellen to help her find the killer and prove that her aunt was not a thief.
Charlotte and Ellen meet regularly to go over the latest clues. I was pleasantly surprised by the killer and the way they went about solving the murder. Without spoiling anything, the reveling of the murderer was well thought out and intriguing. I found my mind wandering during some of the other parts of the book, but this section kept me riveted until the end!
I received an advanced copy of this title from Netgalley in response for an honest review.