Friday, July 29, 2011


Skating Around the Law by Joelle Charbonneau

In ten words or less: Man drowns in roller rink toilet--owner Rebecca asks "Why?"

Review: Rebecca Robbins is a klutz--too bad her mother owned a roller rink. Two things Rebecca wanted out of life: to move away from her small Illinois hometown and to leave roller skating in her past. When her mother dies, Rebecca takes leave from her job in Chicago as a mortgage broker to return home to prep the rink for a hopefully quick sale.
When Rebecca discovers the body of the town handyman in the women's restroom, his head submerged in the toilet bowl, she is shaken. But when the local sheriff, more interested in his flower garden than in investigating crimes, pronounces it suicide, Rebecca is angry and vows to discover the truth.

Why bother? A notch above most small town cozies. Rebecca is a likeable heroine, and her Casanova grandfather and a good looking veterinarian help to solve the case. All this, and a fedora-wearing camel named Elwood, too!

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