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Invitation To Murder
A Card-Making Mystery

by Elizabeth Bright



      When Jennifer Shane opens Custom Card Creations, she thinks the worst thing she will have to worry about is a lack of customers. But barely has she opened when she hears a woman murdered - over the phone! Her older brother Bradford (the local sheriff) and older sister Sara Lynn (owner of a scrapbooking store) are soon clucking round her, terrified for her safety, but though spooked Jennifer is keen to try a little sleuthing on her own. With Aunt Lillian in tow (looking for husband number eight), she is soon on the trail, but things are going to get a lot more dangerous before the killer is caught and Jennifer can get on with her crafting.

As a keen card crafter I relished the cardmaking tips in here, but even if you have never even thought about the hobby there is plenty more to enjoy. This is an appealing first entry in a new series and is a typical enjoyable cozy mystery: the sort of small town that many people would love to live in, the joys of being part of a loving family, hobby tips and a murder to solve. A larger cast for future books might be a plus, as would a few loose ends to do with the main characters of the sort that keep a series fresh and lively, but although this is quite a simple, linear mystery it is nonetheless enjoyable. I'd read another, and not merely because I enjoy cardmaking!

The Book

Signet Mystery (Penguin Group USA)
September 2005
Paperback
0451216342
Contemporary Crime / Cozy Mystery
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The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2005
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