Book Review: Invitation to Murder

Reviewed By: Dawn Dowdle

Invitation to Murder     Amazon US PB Amazon Canada PB
Elizabeth Bright
Class/Genre:   Mystery   Woman Main Character   Amateur Sleuth   Police Procedural   Cozy
Series: Card-Making Mystery
Signet, Paperback, September 2005, 240 pages, $6.99

Jennifer Shane has recently opened a card-making business, Custom Card Creations. Her big sister has a scrapbooking business down the street and their brother is the town sheriff. Neither of them thought her store was a good decision. But, she did it any way.

Jennifer overhears a murder on the phone. Her brother says there isn’t much he can do with the sketchy information she has.

In the meantime, Jennifer lands her first custom order. She is thrilled as there hasn’t been much traffic in her store.

Jennifer receives a threatening note. Her sister and brother worry she’s in danger. So she invites her eccentric aunt Lillian to help her in the store. Jennifer begins teaching Lillian about card-making. Lillian takes to it right away.

It turns out the victim was to be the maid of honor in the wedding Jennifer is designing invitations for. Jennifer ends up trying to figure out who the murdered is. She finds herself with more threats.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Jennifer and Lillian are a great team. I can’t wait to read about more of their escapades. The detail in the books about card making is great too. Such a fun read.

I highly recommend this book.

Dawn Dowdle

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