I got this book from the library because I'm supposed to review the third book in the series and I had to know what was going on first. :-) This is not my first book by this author. I read and loved [b:Murder for Choir|13110452|Murder for Choir|Joelle Charbonneau|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1331349721s/13110452.jpg|18283908] so I already knew I loved the writing style.

The humor was great, but Pop was a little weird. I did guess the murderer, but it was late in the story and wasn't blantantly obvious, so it didn't bother me. All in all, I'm looking forward to reading books #2 and #3 (which are already on my shelf waiting for me). ( )

This story introduces Rebecca Robbins. Rebecca is back in her home town of Indian Falls to try to sell the roller rink her mother left her after her sudden heart attack. Rebecca is eager to return to Chicago and take up her life again. But before she can do more than hire a realtor, local handyman Mack is found dead in the ladies room - drowned in a toilet.

Since the sheriff seems to have Alzheimer's and is certainly more interested in taking care of his garden and the deputy isn't much more interested or capable, Rebecca feels like she has to solve the crime herself if she ever wants to get out of Indian Falls.

Someone doesn't want Rebecca to investigate. She finds a threat on the front door of the roller rink written in lipstick and someone flattens one of her car tires with a nail pulled from a crucifix at the Lutheran Church. But Rebecca is determined. She has a wide variety of suspects including a number of the town folks who were unhappy with Mack.

Could her suspect be Lionel who is the new veterinarian in town and a real hottie who argued with Mack about a job he was supposed to do for him? Or did the argument her mother's best friend Annette cause her to want him dead? What about the retired librarian who was angry at Mack for kicking one of her precious cats?

Rebecca isn't investigating alone. She is assisted - more or less - by her grandfather. Pop is quite the heartthrob among the senior citizen set which Rebecca finds intensely embarrassing. He seems to have a new lady every day and every night.

I enjoyed the humor in this story and the large cast of quirky characters. I was especially fond of Elwood the hat-wearing camel. ( )

I loved this book! I stumbled across it when I was straightening the shelves at work and liked the title and description, so I read it. I am so glad that I did! I cannot wait until the next book in the series comes out. The characters were very well written, and I just love Elwood! The mystery was good too; I had no inkling of who the culprit might be until just a few pages before they were revealed. I am definitely going to recommend this new series to the patrons. ( )

Lots of humor, a little romance, interesting/appealing characters, and an irresistible small town setting featuring a skating rink make this lively book a fun, relaxing read. Rebecca Robbins left her hometown of Indian Falls for the big city of Chicago as soon as she could, but she’s back now just long enough to sell the roller rink she inherited from her mother. Unfortunately a man is killed in the ladies room and no one wants to buy a rink with an unsolved murder. Since the local police aren’t as motivated as she would like, Rebecca figures she has to try to solve the mystery on her own. This is definitely reminiscent--in a good way--of early Stephanie Plum novels. There is even an overly enthusiastic grandfather who reminds me a lot of Grandma Mazur. I’m looking forward to reading more by this author. ( )

Good read but the story took a while to get interesting. ( )