I really ought to check the series before I buy new books. I had read the fifth book in this series some time ago and my memories of it aren’t too fond.

That said, I liked this instalment a lot better than the later book. Mainly because Violet isn’t constantly yapping about watering her tree.

And there’s a little continuity error. In this book, Violet calls the chief of police David several times, but in book 5, when she’s about to get married to him, she muses that he’ll always be Rainwater to her. She was on first name bases with him until she gave him a friendly peck on the cheek. Mind boggles.