I picked up this book (metaphorically, as I read an ebook) because I was interested how the author would handle the death of a person that was disliked by many.

A bit disappointed in that regard. There was the one scene with Prudence and Morgan, where she seemed to be more the town mad woman than dislikable, and then Prudence was killed. After that there are only a few mentions that she was difficult and kept her husband on a short leash. If she had been very disagreeable surely more would have come up in the town gossip after her death. But Fiona and Morgan didn't seem to be much involved in the town gossip.

The story flowed well, tough there were plenty of eye-rolling moments.
* The change of POV character when it was convenient for the author (rather than give each POV character the same number of chapters).
* The cop who thought he would lose his job if he investigated during work hours, but had no problem being seen hanging out with the prime suspect and her sister during his off hours.
* The sisters having difficulty making ends meet, while they have easy options to economise. (Two of them work a 15 minute walk from where they live; do they really each need to have their own car?)
* The bad guy giving an evil overlord speech when he thinks he has the upperhand. Always a clear sign he downfall is moments away.)

I think I can resist reading the next book in the series.