- Title: A Page Of Murder
- Author: Penny Brooke
- Series: Seabreeze Bookshop Cozy Mystery #1
- Genre: Cozy Mystery
- Takes Place: Somerset Harbor, Massachusettes
- Main Character: Rue Collier
- Other Characters: Elizabeth, Andy, Jules, Anna, Renee, Rachel
- Pets: a golden Retrieve named Gatsby & a bookshop cat name Oliver
- Stars: 3
“There is no Frigate like a Book To take us Lands away”
Emily Dickinson
In book one of the Seabreeze Bookshop series Rue has moved to Somerset Harbor to take care of her Gran’s bookshop while Gran is traveling in Paris.
Rue is getting settled into her new role as manager of the bookshop, when an old friend comes in. Her friend Anna (who owns the bakery next door) buys a few books but seems uneasy and nervous about something. As Rue is closing up shop and Leaving she sees cop cars parked next door. To her shock, Anna is found murdered shortly after leaving the store. She was stabbed to death.
Could Rue be withholding some evidence as to who may have killed Anna? Could a killing from the past have anything to do with this murder? Could a special recipe be a motive for murder?
I wish there had been a little bit more of character development. I just didn’t get that cozy feeling that I usually get from a book that makes me want to live in that small town. There are a few suspects for this murder, but I did feel like the killer was obvious from the start. I was hoping I was wrong since it was so obvious. There was an additional twist at the end but it still wasn’t a huge surprise. I liked this book, but I do wish there had been a few more surprises with twists & turns.
“you have to read the whole book to understand the plot.”
Happy Reading
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