This book is so, so not for me. If it were possible to give a negative rating, I would.

How can this be the 19th murder investigation for Theodosia and yet she is still a nitwit when it comes to the inner workings of murderers? Or murder investigations, for that matter. She barges in on a possible crime scene (knowingly); she contemplates witholding evidence from the police; she uses her detective boyfriend for information. He’s a spineless invertebrate for giving in to her.

Theodosia should get sued for slander. She repeats rumours as if they are fact and adds her own wild accusations. That person could be the murderer. Why? Well, they knew the victim and may not have liked them.

The plotting of the mystery is lazy. The possible suspects don’t get a good motive for murder; they get an awful personality. As if one is a substitute for the other (it is not).

The final reveal was utterly ridiculous. Even after all the ridiculousness that came before.