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On New Year’s Day, Fran takes her dog Latte on a walk. Luck of all luck, she finds a dead blonde on the sidewalk—right outside Ryan’s house. Sammy, Fran’s best friend, has been staying with Ryan, and she becomes the police’s number one suspect.

The victim was Ryan’s ex-girlfriend, an out-of-towner who has been secretly terrorizing and stalking Sammy. Sammy’s DNA has been found on her body, so the police think she has motive for killing the ex. Everyone in town knows Sammy wouldn’t hurt a fly, but Detective Mike Stanton has been thrown off the case, and a tough detective from Boston takes over who is convinced Sammy is the killer.

I’ve really enjoyed this series, but I have to admit that the last two books have me rolling my eyes a bit. Especially this one.

I love the aspect of cozy mysteries when the amateur adds a perspective that helps the police solve the crime, but this book makes the police look incompetent–I’m not a fan of that. I do still love the characters and setting, but I did keep wondering how the police became so completely inept. It forced me to suspend believe a little too much to get into the story.

Overall, I’m still enjoying the series and sleuthing, though. I’ll definitely pick up the next book to see what happens.

Rated PG.

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