Red Wolf's Room

  Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett is a cozy mystery and Book 1 of her Booktown Mystery series. It includes the elements of a classic mystery in a succinct and compact writing style. I often turn to cozy mysteries when I want the suspense and intrigue of a good mystery but in a Hallmark-type of setting. I enjoyed putting my detective hat on for this mystery and ended up being half-right at the end. It was challenging since the story went some place I hadn't expected, and I found myself constantly going back and forth with uncertainty about the culprit's identity, their means, their motive, and who or what was a red herring. It was a fun read, but it does have its faults. Summary In the quiet town of Stoneham, New Hampshire, Tricia Miles finds the dead body of her neighbor, Doris Gleason, in Doris's Cookery bookshop during a fire. Tricia and her sister, Angelica, do their own investigation since the local sheriff is trying to pin the crime on Tricia. While she's look...