If you read One Must Die, you probably remember Maple, the sweet baker whose peach scones gained her several friends, though they didn't convince quite everyone in the deadly Sky Manor game that she was a good person. As I recall, several people were sure she was not as pure and uncomplicated as she wanted to appear.
And they were right. Maple has a big secret: she may bake delicious cinnamon rolls and peach scones and other bakery delights now, but she was once a notorious and feared member of the city's underground no-holds-barred prize fighting circles. Not only that, but she believes her father was murdered during one of those illegal fights.
Maple meets Rory Evander, a brand-new law enforcement officer who is intent on capturing a killer. No matter who that killer may be. Rory and Maple team up, albeit with reluctance on both their parts, and begin hunting for clues. And start to develop feelings for each other in the process, as you might expect.
Since I love a good murder mystery, I really enjoyed this. There were enough surprises to keep me guessing and enough clues to keep me satisfied. I look forward to seeing where these two characters end up in the next book.
Like the other books in this series, this is Christian fiction, though the Christian themes are maybe a bit less overt in this than in some of the books.
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| This book WILL make you hungry... |
Particularly Good Bits:
I cringed. This guy was going to stick out like a burnt tea biscuit (p. 31).
If This was a Movie, I Would Rate It: PG-13 for scenes of hand-to-hand violence and non-gory descriptions of murder. No smut and no cussing.
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