Callie Aspen has decided used to move to Heart's Harbor and work at her Aunt Iphy's shop, Book Tea. As with all major changes, Callie worries and begins to second-guess herself. To help distract her, Iphy suggests Callie find a spectacular display for the Fourth of July party, and distraction she finds. A television star, who disappeared from the local hotel back in 1989. The theories run wild throughout Heart's Harbor. Some say to escape the television show, and others say it was to elope. Just as Callie starts her investigation, a murder is committed. Now Callie and Deputy Falk must solve the murder before another can be committed.
I wish Book Tea was a real place in my current hometown. The treats mentioned sound absolutely delicious and, as a hardcore bookworm, really cunning. I also wish Iphy was a real person, as she appears very wise. She sees Callie's struggle, and she finds a perfect solution Iphy also sees the attraction between Deputy Falk and Callie. That part, for me, was why I had to take away a star. I cannot stand when the characters in a book do not communicate to each other. Callie doesn't ask Falk about his change in attitude, and Falk doesn't ask about her move to Heart's Harbor. The book would have surged forward more smoothly if they had communicate.
I did predict one of the two major revelations, but anyone who has read a mystery book or watched a crime show would have figured it out as well. The identity of the killer, however, eluded me until the very end. It was so simple, and yet Joy Avon did a brilliant job of revealing it.
I did like this novel, and after finishing this one I feel I should go back and read the first one. However, these books can be read as a standalone. There are references but they are more like memories than actually having anything to do with the character development or the plot.
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