Poisoned Prose

Today's post is on Poisoned Prose by Ellery Adams. It is 304 pages long and is published by Berkley. The cover is a couple of pretty buildings with a lighthouse behind them and a dog in front. As it is the fifth in the series, you need to have read the first four to understand the characters and relationships. There is some mild foul language, no sex, and no violence in this novel. The intended reader is someone who likes cozy mysteries with good characters. The story is told from third person close of the main character. There Be Spoilers Ahead. 

From the back of the book- When Olivia Limoges and other Oyster Bay patrons of the arts sponsor a retreat for famous storytellers, one of them is going to have a very unhappy ending...
Olivia thought that gathering some of the most renowned storytellers in one place would be a nice, simple way for herself and the Bayside Book Writers to appreciate their talents. But things take a dark turn when the most famous storyteller in the nation - the captivating performer Violetta Devereaux - announces onstage that she will meet her end in Oyster Bay.
When Violetta is discovered murdered after the show, everyone involved with the retreat becomes a suspect. There are rumors that Violetta, who grew up in extreme poverty in the Appalachian Mountains, possessed an invaluable treasure. Now Chief Rawlings and the Bayside Book Writers must work at a frenzied pace to solve the crime before someone closes the book on them.

Review- Another good book in this series. The mystery is good and I didn't guess what the treasure was at all. The victim was a very interesting, Violetta was not in the novel very much but she was fully fleshed out and complicated. This series has many strengths but the character growth of all the characters is great, especially in Olivia. She has grown so much over the five books. The setting has grown too, getting fleshed out with new details and businesses. The longer this series goes, the more like a real place Oyster Bay feels like. I look forward to seeing what is going to happen next in Oyster Bay. 

I give this novel a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this novel my local library.