Shards of Murder
By Cheryl Hollon
Publisher: Kensington
Published: Feb. 23, 2016
ASIN: B00Y6RC07Y
Amazon Synopsis:
"A fresh and original new
series!" --Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author
When a glass-making competition turns deadly, glass shop owner Savannah Webb must search for a window into a criminal's mind…
As the new proprietor of Webb's Glass Shop, Savannah has been appointed to fill her late father's shoes as a judge for the Spinnaker Arts Festival, held in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. With her innovative glass works, the clear winner is Megan Loyola, a student of Savannah's former mentor.
But when Megan doesn't show up to accept her $25,000 award, rumors start flying. And when Savannah discovers the woman's dead body on festival grounds, the police immediately suspect her of murder. To keep from appearing before a judge herself, Savannah sorts through the broken pieces of glass scattered around the victim for clues as to who took this killer competition too far…
"Cheryl Hollon clearly knows her glass craft, but better still, she also knows how to craft a good mystery." --Sheila Connolly, New York Times bestselling author
When a glass-making competition turns deadly, glass shop owner Savannah Webb must search for a window into a criminal's mind…
As the new proprietor of Webb's Glass Shop, Savannah has been appointed to fill her late father's shoes as a judge for the Spinnaker Arts Festival, held in downtown St. Petersburg, Florida. With her innovative glass works, the clear winner is Megan Loyola, a student of Savannah's former mentor.
But when Megan doesn't show up to accept her $25,000 award, rumors start flying. And when Savannah discovers the woman's dead body on festival grounds, the police immediately suspect her of murder. To keep from appearing before a judge herself, Savannah sorts through the broken pieces of glass scattered around the victim for clues as to who took this killer competition too far…
"Cheryl Hollon clearly knows her glass craft, but better still, she also knows how to craft a good mystery." --Sheila Connolly, New York Times bestselling author
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My Thoughts:
Savannah Webb finds
herself embroiled in another murder investigation just a few months after her
father’s murderer has been found. This time she is on the suspect list.
I like that this
story is not just about the murder, but develops the character of Savannah and
has her grow as a person as well, having her think about her future, her
relationships. She cares about the people that she works with like Jacob who
has autism. I especially liked that Jacob was included on her investigation
team as someone with a special skill, and not presented in the story as simply
someone with a disability.
The added dimension
of learning some of the aspects of fused glass and hot glassworks as Savannah
pursued her investigation also made the story more interesting and prompted my
interest in the possibility of glasswork classes in my home area.
Who the killer was,
was indeed a puzzle with the answer kept right up until the end of the story.
As you investigate Megan Loyola’s murder with Savannah, you’ll have the
opportunity to gather the clues and be led on the correct or incorrect path to
the killer or down a side road to other important, but unrelated events. Watch
your step, you never know who’s behind you!
I thoroughly enjoyed
Shards of Murder and gave it a rating
of 5 stars out of 5. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a cozy mystery.
Thank you to the
publishers via NetGalley for providing a copy of this novel for providing a
copy of this book in exchange for a fair and honest review. A positive opinion
was not required. All thoughts are my own.
About the Author:
Cheryl Hollon writes full time after she left an engineering
career of designing and building military flight simulators in amazing
countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan and India.
Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime, she combines her love of writing with a
passion for creating glass art. In the small glass studio behind their St.
Petersburg, FL, 1920's craftsman bungalow, Cheryl and her husband design,
create, and produce fused glass, stained glass and painted glass artworks.
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Hmmm... How can you have 'shards' of
ReplyDeletemurder, dear? Isnt that like saying
you're HALF dead? You're funny.