Shelley's Reviews

A Fatal Chapter by Lorna Barrett

Series: A Booktown Mystery (Book 9)
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Berkley (June 2, 2015)
Language: English



New York Times bestselling author Lorna Barrett presents another page-turning chapter in her Booktown Mystery series. This time mystery bookshop owner Tricia Miles is about to find out murder is no walk in the park



While out walking Sarge, her sister’s bichon frise, Tricia is led by the agitated dog to a man lying in a gazebo. She’s startled when she recognizes Pete Renquist, the president of the Stoneham Historical Society, who appears to be suffering from cardiac arrest. When Pete later dies in the hospital, the discovery of a suspicious bruise and a puncture mark on his arm suggests he may have been murdered.



Haunted by Pete’s enigmatic last words to her, Tricia begins to consider who had a motive to kill her friend. Did Pete take his flirting too far, only to have a jealous husband teach him a lesson? Or did he discover something in the town’s historical records that his killer wanted kept secret? Tricia is determined to get to the bottom of things before someone else becomes history…


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I have been a fan of this series from the start and this one was my favorite. Very enjoyable and and a great visit back with friends. Tricia Miles and her sister Angela are back on the case when Sarge, Angelica's dog finds another body, Tricia's day became way more than she wanted to deal with. Tricia has to find out who would kill Pete and why before the murderer strikes again.Secrets will be uncovered and true will be shared in this fast-paced story that will keep you guessing until the very end. I enjoyed this book and can't wait to see what Tricia and Angelica will get themselves into next.