Anyway, Kiki is back again, this time she's trying to solve the murder of a fellow scrapper. The woman was hardly well liked, but she keeled over at an event that was organized by the store that Kiki works for. A rival store owner is using the event as an opportunity to push her business to the front.
We've also got Detweiler back. He's trying to be there for her, but Kiki wonders what is holding him back in regards to their relationship. Once she makes a disturbing discovery about him, she decides that she needs to let him go, even though she is in love with him. There's more to the story than that, but unfortunately we're left with a cliffhanger in that respect.
Kiki gets herself involved in the investigation again, much to the despair of Detweiler. She wages war on the new employee who she sees as a threat to her job. Her mother-in-law also seems to be warming up to her, and her daughter is doing her best to turn into a teenager a little early.
There also seems to be a lot more depressing aspects to this book than I remember in the last one. I don't recall there being that many in the other book, but I read it quite a while ago so I may just not remember. There were hate crimes, "dead" dogs, cancer scares, unemployment and betrayal. I also had to struggle to read through minute details of Kiki's trip to the spa that could have easily been shortened.
The length of this book causes me to classify it as a "diet" book. It's an easy read and not too long. The conversational tone of the writing makes it a fun read as well. I'm not a die-hard fan of mysteries, so there has to be another element to the book to make it engaging for me. In this series, the element was Detweiler. Unfortunately, I did a little research and it seems like their relationship is a cliffhanger for at least two more books. I personally do not enjoy books like this. It reminds me of the trilogies where nothing is resolved until the last book.
All in all, it was a good read and a nice little mystery. For me, I think that the journey with Kiki and Detweiler is over. I get frustrated having to wait through multiple books to find out what happens and the mystery aspect of the books is just not enough for an old romantic like me. If you like scrapbooking and mysteries, I truly believe that you would love these books. There are little tips and tricks for scrapping in there that enhance the story for people that enjoy that. I won't be picking up any more of these.
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