A new author and series this morning: The Unlikely Murder Club, by Gina X. Grant. "Unlikely" works on several levels, you'll learn what they are when you read the book. :-) The main character is an ex-con, and woman of a certain age now. She has been released early this time, by the FBI agent who arrested her in the first place. She is in a court ordered stay in the small town of Unlikely, New York. She is not your typical criminal. She does not plan to stay long, she has an escape already planned. Then the local veterinarian is arrested for murder and her daughter pleads for help in proving her innocence. Agatha has to be careful here, there are certain things she cannot do anymore, they would send her back to jail to finish out her sentence. Can she help? Should she? I liked this enough to buy the next two books in the series! (It's the same as the title in this case).

Teresa's Bookstore is a popular destination in a small town in Tennessee. It is known for being 'messy', with stacks of books on the floor and counters, books on the wrong shelves and a random collection of knick-knacks throughout. When the owner is found dead (thought to be an accident at first) this could change, the niece who inherits everything (but never once came to visit) wants to close out and sell the store. It's a small town so you know there are all kinds of secrets, leading to motives. The sheriff is not being all that helpful, but Garnet, the one employee, has a background in law and she is determined to solve the crime. A Binding Chance, the first in the Messy Bookshop Mystery series by Jessica Brimer was another new author and series for me. It was good!

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