The Walled Flower by Lorraine Bartlett is the
second book in the “Victoria Square” mystery series. Publisher: Berkley Prime
Crime (Penguin), February 2012
If Katie Bonner’s late husband hadn’t invested all their savings
in the craft fair Artisans Alley—which Katie is now responsible for keeping in
the black—the Webster mansion could have been hers to remodel. For years she
dreamed of renovating the old place on Victoria Square into a bed and
breakfast. Now that dream belongs to another young couple.
But their dream becomes a nightmare when a skeleton is discovered,
sealed in one of the walls of the mansion. The bones belong to Heather Winston,
who went missing twenty-two years ago. Her aunt is Rose Nash, a jewelry vendor
at Artisans Alley, who is determined to find her niece’s murderer, and asks for
Katie’s help to do it. The case may be cold, but the killer is very much
alive—and ready to go to any lengths to keep past secrets buried.
I love this series. One would think Katie’s life is full with
looking for a new apartment; being roped into a bridal party and dealing with a
disgruntled vendor when she agrees to help her friend Rose solve a decades-old
murder involving her missing niece. Katie will have to find a killer before the
killer cashes her out. I have been eagerly waiting for the return of Katie and
her friends and boy, did the author deliver a well-written mystery that I
devoured from beginning to end. The suspense of who is the killer had me
quickly turning the pages as the story progressed in this fast-paced drama.
With a wonderful cast that surrounds Katie, the comfort of a small-town locale
and engaging dialogue, this was a terrific read and I look forward to the next
book in this charmingly appealing series.
Dru
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