POISONED PAGES written by Lorna Barrett is the twelfth book in the Booktown Mystery series. It is my first to read in this series and I must say I really enjoyed it. Barrett made this mystery easy to catch up on who is who, and what has happened in their past without taking up too much time in the storyline. To me this is a plus when coming in the middle of a series and it is always a hard thing for some authors to do.

Tricia Miles owns a mystery bookstore in the town of Stoneham. During her housewarming party, a guest drops dead from some poison and she is left wondering if she was responsible for the death. As the town's Chief Baker tries to get answers, other mishaps turn up such as vandalism and blackmail. Tricia seems to be in the middle of all of it, making her wonder at times if she really is the target. Throughout all of the occurrences, Tricia is also running for Chamber of Commerce against two other rivals that have their own reasons to be against her other than just running up against her in the election.

With characters that are well developed and a very appealing storyline, I highly recommend any cozy mystery readers pick up POISONED PAGES by Lorna Barrett. You will love Tricia and her sister Angelica along with the rest of the town people in Stoneham. No wonder this is a growing series with these energetic characters.

Book Summary

Mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles learns that nothing kills a good party like a murder in the latest entry in the New York Times bestselling Booktown Mysteries.

Tricia Miles, mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth, throws a housewarming cocktail party in her new apartment and has cooked all the food by herself--quite a feat for someone who previously couldn't boil water. Then one of her guests is poisoned and dies. Tricia's left to wonder if her cooking is to blame or if there's something much more sinister at play. Either way, Tricia's once again in hot water with her ex-lover, Chief Baker.

Meanwhile the charming town of Stoneham is being disrupted by a vandalism crime wave. It's the hot topic in the race for Chamber of Commerce president which sees Tricia pitted against two bitter rivals. With all that's going on can she find the killer before she's the next item on the menu?

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