This out of the trilogy was the best, but it still wasn't my cup of tea. The main character just never had many redeeming qualities. All characters were either flat and lacking personality or they were too saccharine or too cartoonishly motivated toward the crime. The romance was forced and the main characters relationship with her dog was odd. Not because people can't love their dogs but because her dog was really her only friend?  I like the concept of cozy mysteries overall but this trilogy was just not the series for me.