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I have read several of Lorna Barrett’s Booktown cozy mystery series in the past, so was happy to return to the fictional village full of bookstores (what kind of a dream town would that be?) with Not the Killing Type, book #7 in the series. So nice to get back to Tricia, her employees Mr. Everett and Pixie, and of course her cat, Miss Marple in the Haven’t Got a Clue mystery bookstore.
Of course Tricia has again stumbled over the body of the newly-deceased and is once again at the center of the mystery, trying to figure out whodunnit at the same time as helping sister Angelica with her election campaign and preparing for the Black Friday sale. The characters are familiar and fun and I really wish I could go visit the bookstore!
*One warning note, however: I did find a fat-phobic/fat-shaming subplot in this volume that rather surprised me. I don’t remember running across anything like that in any of the other books in the series. It’s not a big part of the book, but be prepared if that might bother you.
She yanked the door open and, to her horror, found Stan Berry sitting on the toilet. It looked like he’d found Eleanor’s letter opener.
Lorna Barrett, Not the Killing Type
It’s November in Stoneham, New Hampshire, and time for the Chamber of Commerce elections. The long-standing Chamber president is being challenged by a former lover—Tricia’s own sister, Angelica. Also throwing his hat in the ring is small business owner Stan Berry. Unfortunately, Stan isn’t in the race for long.
When Stan is found murdered, his political rivals become suspects. Angelica is going to need more than a vote of confidence from her sister—she needs Tricia to clear her name so she can win the election.
Tricia soon uncovers a ballot box full of lies and betrayals, and a chamber full of people who had grudges against the victim. But were they serious enough to lead to murder? It’s up to Tricia to pull the lever on a killer before it’s curtains for someone else.
