A Crafty Killing by Lorraine Bartlett is the first book in the Victoria Square cozy mystery series. Katie Bonner has recently lost her husband. She’s stuck in a dead end job that she hates. Just when she thinks things couldn’t be worse, Ezra Hilton dies. Ezra was her late husband’s business partner at Artisans Alley. Much to Katie’s surprise, she is a beneficiary in Ezra’s will, and has inherited half of his assets. The assets are split between Katie and Ezra’s nephew, Gerald.
I liked much of this story. It was interesting to see Katie trying to rebuild Artisans Alley. Victoria Square and the town of McKinlay Mills were charming and I found myself wishing I could pop in for a …
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