Although I found Vivian's desire to do right for a deceased man she
feels has been falsely accused of a crime, I also wanted to shake some
sense into her a few times. It started innocently enough, seeing a Big
Ben souvenir in a photo of the deceased's home and realizing it's one
her shop sold. Her goal is simply to find the person who bought it,
thinking perhaps they cared about the dead man, a loner who seemed
friendless, and gave it to him. She wants to inform them of the death.
Vivian is obviously someone who wants to think the best of others, even
when she has little evidence to support her conclusions. It escalates
from there. At some point she switches gears, from innocently wanting to
do the right thing, probably without realizing it, into sleuth mode.
True,
her thought processes are good, leading her to the most likely
suspects. However, she puts not just herself but her loved ones and
friends, not to mention her smart, adorable dog, in danger, too. In the
process, the side stories show her growing attachment to Felix, an
adorable, smart dog, and Hal. Ironically, she seems to find it easier to
open herself up to danger than to loving again. Will Hal win her over?
Her dog already adores him. How about her Tearoom workers? Will they be
harmed because of Vivian's innate need to try to make things right?
Heck, will the detective in charge find his way past his own past loses
to not only find the killer but find happiness, too? Will the killer's
girlfriend be the death of Vivian?
How does Vivian get out of
this mess? Well, you'll have to read the book to find out. It's an easy,
entertaining read with just enough romance and intrigue to satisfy
most, not to mention a cute dog.
Thanks to #NetGalley and #CrookedLaneBooks for the ARC. This was a new series for me and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
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