I received an advance copy of this book from NetGalley.

Goodreads offers a decent synopsis of the plot, and I will not duplicate it here.

I appreciated the protagonist's resourcefulness and courage. Whenever she is placed into jeopardy, she keeps her cool and watches for opportunities to escape and/or fight back. But the book actually moved a bit too fast for me. I had to read it in chunks just to give myself a break. (Your mileage may vary.) And it got to be a challenge to keep up with all the characters and suspects and backstory and how all those details were related, and, at the risk of committing a spoiler, the fact that there were no true accidents, with possibly a single exception.

I will look forward to reading the next installment in Addie's story.

This was a great book. Very complex mystery with many layers that didn't seem related at first. The ending was fantastic. The main character was smart but stubborn and not afraid to call the police when needed. I love the friendship with Serena and the backstory you find out later. I read it in one day and couldn't put it down.

This is a fine beginning to what I hope will be a long running cozy mystery series. It is complex and multi-layered and it is amazing to see how all the disparate pieces of the puzzle fit together. After undergoing the separate tragedies of the murder of her fiance and the suspicious death of her father Addie has inherited a mansion and a large sum of money from a great-aunt she never knew. She moves into the mansion and uses the money to open a used bookstore and curio shop. But as soon as she arrives in town and opens her shop she is met with open hostility from some of her neighbors as well as break ins at both her new shop and her home. She meets and becomes friends with Serena and her brother Marc, the police chief. When Serena is found at the scene of a murder and charged with the crime, Addie joins Marc in searching for evidence to clear her, little thinking that this murder would be connected with everything going on in her own life. Strangers in town, hidden treasures and valuable antique books are all intertwined and make this book a very special one.

Addie Greybourne has inherited her great aunt’s beautiful home, along with a huge collection of books and collectibles. Always a bibliophile, Addie decides to open her own book and collectibles shop in the little town. It’s a welcome change from the terrible year she’s had, when both her fiance and her father were killed. She begins to make friends with her the tea shop owner next door (and her handsome brother, who’s also the chief of police) and things begin to look up. But then her shop and her home is broken into and someone tried to run her down. Has bad luck followed her from the city, or is something in her aunt’s collection worth killing for? I really liked this book, it’s well written with interesting characters and a quaint setting. I look forward to the next in the series