3 1/2 rounded up to 4. I do enjoy this series; the town is charming and I love the characters. Despite a few detractions (bickering, bratty teenagers, a ridiculous and unnecessary love triangle becoming a ridiculous and unnecessary love quadrangle) it was a great mystery, who killed Ken and why? No shortage of suspects, lots of twists and turns and a really great (and unexpected!) ending.

One other small thing I have to mention; Katie spent the first third of the book obsessing about having enough time to run 2 businesses and whether it would bother the new guy if she still went in and baked in the mornings and then never showed up there again unless it was harassing a suspect. Go figure.