A Story to Kill by Lynn CahoonMy rating: 3 of 5 stars, I liked it.
A great start to a new series.
Cat Latimer is back in Colorado after surprisingly inheriting the home she used to share with her cheating ex-husband. Cat and her friend Shauna work to turn the house in to an inn of a sort, hosting writer's retreats one week a month.
In this book, the past really can come back to haunt you.
When Cat finds a guest murdered in his room, she has to dig in to his past to figure out who killed him. While Cat has to deal with the murder of a guest, there's also a mystery within the mystery. Cat also starts to come to terms with her ex-husband's cheating ways, while finding out new information about her ex. Was he really the cad he acted at the end of their marriage? Why did he have a secret room in the attic? And who is messing with Cat?
Normally, I am not a huge fan of the ongoing mystery within a mystery deal, but the mystery of Cat's ex is a subtle strand woven through out the book, rather than an in-your-face cliffhanger designed to get you to buy the next book. It didn't detract from the main whodunnit, and in this case, actually gives the reader more insight into Cat.
I'm ready for the next book in the series. I'm curious as to how Ms. Cahoon plans to continue the series without turning the writer's retreats into the Murder Inn!
*I was provided an ARC of this book by the publisher, via NetGalley, in exchange for an honest review.*
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