The Last Word

The characters I love from previous books are back and ths time they're trying to solve the murders of people involved in books - authors, teachers of writing, avid readers. As always, Griffiths prose is smooth and goes down easy and her cast is appealing and well-developed. I thought the mystery behind the deaths was almost secondary to the story of what's happening in these people's lives and the answer kind of came out of nowhere but hey, it was a good read and I was engaged in the narrative so four stars for me.

A good mystery and I loved the return of Natalka, Benedict and Edwin. But the writing felt rushed and lazy, not as compelling as the first three Harbinder novels.

This series keeps getting better. I love how age-positive and inclusive it is without sacrificing memorable characters or a good mystery plot. Bravo!