Rent Southern Sewing #8

Another Southern mystery! This time set in South Carolina and a cozy rather than literary. I have never read any of Elizabeth Lyon Caseys books but I really enjoyed visiting the town of Sweet Brier and will come back again, perhaps in a retrospective of the series so I can get to know more of the back stories of certain characters. It is a typical cozy, set in a small town with many quirky characters....sometimes a little too quirky like the twins Margaret Louise and Leona who sometimes were a little over the top....and the mystery is sometimes odd and a lot of times sad yet there is enough comic relief the twins for example that made it less a weepie as some novels would. I felt like I was in Toris sleuthing shoes as she tried to figure out who among the greedy local business owners would have murdered Clyde Montgomery for his land for development and the enrichment of the town. There were many twists and turns and sometimes the romance got in the way of solving the crime and I was kept guessing to the end. I thought I had it all figured out then BOOM! my conclusion was shot right out of the water! For those of you interested in sewing there are tips in the back of the book as well a instructions of making the placemats the ladies group were making. I cant wait to read future volumes to see how Toris wedding goes and what Dixie, Margaret Louise and MLs bunny Paris will be up to, how Leonas cable show will turn out and how long it will take the town to forgive Tori for accusing so many of them!