Renewed for Murder by Victoria GilbertMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Library director Amy Webber is assisting her husband, dancer Richard Muir, on a new project. Richard and his partner, Karla, are choreographing a suite based on folk music and folk tales, while Amy searches the library's resources to supply background information on the dance's source material. But the music comes to a halt when a woman's body turns up in Zelda Shoemaker's backyard gazebo. Chief Deputy Brad Tucker puts Zelda at the top of his suspect list when he finds a blackmail letter in the dead woman's pocket. Zelda's best friend, Amy's aunt Lydia Talbot, begs Amy to use her investigative skills to clear Zelda's name. But the task is made more difficult by Zelda's who refuses to reveal why the victim might have blackmailed her. To complicate matters, Amy unearths records of a past tragedy that casts doubt on Zelda's innocence. She enlists her friends to help exonerate Zelda. But will revealing the truth end up forcing Zelda to spend the rest of her life behind bars?
This was a complicated puzzle, and a fun cozy mystery. The plot had many different elements to confound the reader. The characters are intelligent, and fun to read about. The library setting is a great hub of information perfect for our intrepid sleuth. And, the romantic subplot rounded out a wonderful story. The ending was satisfying and put a smile on my face. I received an advanced reader’s copy from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
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I need to listen to more in this series as I have only read the first two but I do like it, so many series so little time! :)
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