A cozy mystery that takes place in Booktown, a town with many themed bookstores, can only be appealing. Tricia owns a mystery bookstore, and as the 14th installment, we know she has had quite a few love interests. When Susan Morris gets murdered and dumped in the dumpster behind her store, Tricia gets involved again, bringing Grant, a policeman, back into her life. Enjoyable. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC.

I really enjoyed the book - but the cliffhanger just threw me for a loop. Having to wait at least a year to know what happened is going to be hard.
I like the characters and the mystery as always. It is so nice to visit this town (other than all the dead bodies) it would be a good place to visit in real life.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley.

Cozy mysteries have a niche and they fill a need for a number of readers at various times in their lives.

Tricia Miles is just back from a trip to Ireland with her sometimes beau Marshall, who owns a travel book store. The trip is forcing Tricia to rethink her relationship with Marshall. She is eager to get back into the groove of running her bookstore, but in early days back, her employee, Pixie, finds a body in the dumpster behind her building. Pixie's past is less than squeaky clean, and she is immediately considered a suspect.

Tricia, of course, investigates and the investigation leads her into a local homeless camp as well as some run ins with several characters who are less than fans of Tricia herself. For those who have read the preceding books, Tricia's family and the residents of Booktown make appearances.

Great stand alone cozy mystery that makes you want to read previous books in the series to obtain more information about the recurring characters. Trish is known as the town jinx for discovering dead bodies. This book focuses on the plight of the homeless but especially homeless veterans. When Trish arrives home from an Ireland vacation with her boyfriend, she finds out someone tried to break into the bookstore. Can Trish solve the mysteries or will Chief Grant beat her to it?

Tricia Miles had just returned from Ireland when a body is found in the dumpster behind her bookstore. Though Tricia never met the victim she can't help but investigate. On the personal side, she's having second thoughts about her beau, Marshall. Though she enjoys his company she thinks the relationship lacks something. As her investigation into the murder heats up, so does her love life. This is a good entry in the series. The characters are developing and changing, Though the mystery is good, it wasn't the most suspenseful. #netgalley #handbookforhomicide

This is a favorite series of mine and have read all of the but #13 so I was excited when I had an opportunity to get an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher of the newest book in the series. In this edition Haven't Got A Clue bookshop owner Tricia Miles's relationship is on the rocks. After a not-so-fun vacation with her on-again-off-again lover, Marshall Cambridge, Tricia's hoping for a quiet return in Stoneham. Unfortunately Booktown greets her not with blue skies but with another body. When Tricia's assistant manager, Pixie, finds homeless vet Susan Morris's body behind Haven't Got A Clue, Pixie's checkered past makes her the prime suspect. Tricia sets out to clear Pixie's name armed with only an anchor insignia earring found at the scene of the crime. The author continues to evolve the main characters in the series and leaves us hanging at the end hoping we know the answer but eagerly awaiting the next installment.

It's nice to see that Tricia is finally growing as a character. By deciding what she might want in a partner to how to continue to help the community around her. I do find it odd the way that Lorna Barrett gets rid of certain characters. The only problem I have is that in every book, just like this one, when Tricia is talking to people they seem to go from okay to extremely angry in less than 3 seconds. Overall, I am very happy with how this series is continuing to change and grow the main character.

The 14th book in the Booktown Mystery series, addresses a current problem facing our society; homelessness. A body is found in the dumpster behind Tricia Miles book store. The victim is a homeless female veteran, who has been living in her car. Tricia didn’t know the victim,, but once again is determined to apprehend the killer. This is a great read and will keep you guessing until the end. I have read all the books in the series and I enjoy seeing family and friend relationships strengthen.

As with any good cozy series, the books become less about the murders and more about the relationships between characters, most of whom the reader comes to view as good friends. The Booktown series by Lorna Barrett certainly fits this bill.
In Handbook for Homicide, heroine Tricia Miles is just back from a trip to Ireland with her on again, off again boyfriend Marshall who owns a travel book store. The trip was less than inspiring, but Tricia doesn't have to wait long before events in her life become unpredictable again. A body is discovered in her bookstore's dumpster, but, in a nice twist, it is discovered by Tricia's assistant Pixie, not Tricia herself.

Of course, Tricia investigates and the investigation leads her into a local homeless camp as well as some run ins with several characters who are less than fans of Tricia herself. The book makes some nice points about homelessness in our society and shows Tricia's evolution into a more nuanced character with a social conscience.

The ending is an unexpected cliff-hanger that will have readers very much anticipating the next entry in the series.

Full Disclosure--NetGalley and the publisher provided me with a digital ARC of this book. This is my honest review.

I love this series! Tricia and others are like friends and family by now. I thought the mystery wasn't the best and the killer was sort of random. I love reading about what the characters are up to in their lives apart from the mystery storyline. I look forward to the next one, since this one ended in a huge cliffhanger!