Fun and quick cozy mystery read

The Antique House Murders: The Oakwood Mystery Series

By: Leslie Nagel

Rating: 4 of 5

antiquehousemurdersThis is the first book I have read by Leslie Nagel. It is, however, the second book in the Oakwood Mystery series. While I found it easy to dive into and read as a stand-alone book, there were enough clues given in this book about the previous one that it was a bit of a spoiler. If the idea of the series is interesting to you, you might want to consider starting with the first book and reading them in order.

Charley Carpenter is the owner of Old Hat, a vintage clothing store. She is also the girl friend of the town detective, Marc Trenault. She is also a very inquisitive and bold in action woman. When one of her oldest friends and mentors is found murdered, she can’t rest until the murderer is brought to justice.

Along with her investigations into the murder, she starts looking into a proposed land re-development of a large estate in town (into much smaller house lots) that has the citizens of the town choosing sides for and against.

The action was great and there is a romantic relationship established (and perhaps a few more in the works.) The relationship between Charley and Marc seems to swing from steamy to argumentative at a drop of a hat. Turbulent is the word that comes to mind.

I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.

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