It’s Halloween season in Ashland, and Juliet Capshaw and her bakeshop crew are hard at work. Following the massive holiday parade, Juliet and her husband Carlos have cleaned up Torte and are on their way to meet friends when they find a body collapsed outside their door. The man is Anton, dog trainer, dressed as a dragon. Jules is particularly shaken by this because a few days earlier, she had found a disconcerting note in her mother’s best friend’s new mahjong set. While Juliet, her mother, and Carlos want to believe this is coincidence, there is also the connection of one of their mahjong friends and Anton. Juliet just can’t let it go, and hopefully she figures everything out before the killer hurts anyone else.
I wanted to find this far-fetched, but there are some pet owners who are simply ridiculous. I have 6, and I know exactly how far I would go to keep them safe, but that is safety not fame. I felt the mystery dragged at times. While I know that many twists are expected, it seemed disjointed at times.
I like the main characters, but I would really like for Juliet and Carlos to have their lives expanded. There’s no need to read from the beginning (I didn’t) because the author is very good about supplying relevant background, and not spoiling previous books. However, it seems the character development progression appears to be stalled.
Overall, I rate this novel 4 out of 5 stars.
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