Only two seasons matter in Coho Bay, Alaska – cruise ship and winter. Caribou King, owner of The Broken Antler Gallery, is hip-deep in tourists when her old college pal Taylor shows up asking for refuge, saying she has no place else to go. Cara is cautious; Taylor was the wife of one of Alaska’s most renowned artists––Jonathan Snow, who was mauled to death by a bear the previous year. Why would … would his widow want to return to the location of her tragic loss? Something about Taylor’s story just doesn’t ring true.
Of course, she may not be the only liar in town. Taylor’s former father-in-law accuses her of killing his son in front of a diner full of people, except he may have had a stronger motive. A handsome boat captain seems to fancy both Cara and Taylor but he can’t make up his mind between them ––or between lying and telling the truth. The local constable mistrusts everyone, but may have a reason to be mistrusted himself. Will Cara help her old friend Taylor, or will doing so get her into a heap of trouble? When a headless body is discovered in the bay, Cara wonders just who she can trust in this tiny town.
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Not enough substance
It was an easy read with enough twists and turns to keep you reading to the end. Was Good.
Could not put the book down, enjoyed immensely!
Loved the way it waited to tell who was killed. Didn’t think that would be the ending.
Good read.
A good change of pace
A great Alaskan read with intrigue, history, very descriptive and a little spooky. Good read!
Unexpected ending, I really enjoyed it, Have bought the next book in the series.
Caught totally off ; surprised by ending
Kept me guessing!
Keeps you guessing!
Liked it.
Enjoyed this book — lost sleep reading it!
I liked the characters and the setting of this mystery. There were enough potential suspects to keep you guessing. Also a little bit of potential romance between the protagonist and the suspects to give the reader a stake in the outcome. I didn’t think it was one of the mystery world’s great novels, but it was a fun read with interesting characters.
It was a real page turner . I liked the descriptors as well.
I liked this book, the characters were great! The plot kind of fell apart at the end, but it’s a decent read. But I really wanted caribou to pick Dan the cop, not Frank!!
it took place in Alaska
Loved the Alaskan setting. The plot got a bit convoluted.
Many twists. Kept me guessing until the end!
Enjoyable read. Never able to finger the bad guy. Somewhat confusing down the home stretch.