I was not familiar with the tradition of Mourning Beads, so that was interesting to learn! I think one of the reasons many of us enjoy Cozies is that we learn about various crafts and traditions from these mysteries. This is an enjoyable second book in the series. I find that Barbara Cool Lee does a nice job of balancing dark themes of domestic abuse, drug addiction, etc with the light tradition of this genre. I had a feeling who the bad guy was in this book, but I didn't guess how it all fit together until the end. And Oh how I hope Maggie gives Stanley a chance! I have to keep reading to see if they slowly change from friends to lovers!
And Book Three... The Empty Noose
I received a free digital copy of this book from the author when I participated in a Facebook Event at the end of January.
Fortunately for us, everyone came back to Carita. The moment Maggie solves the murder was nice because I figure out the clue just a moment before she did as I was reading.
As always, I'm rooting for Maggie and Reese to start dating! I think Maggie is coming around to realize he is the one for her-
This is a very enjoyable inexpensive self-published cozy series. I recommend you add it to your TBR if you haven't already!
For me, these books are 4.5's
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