Regina C. (flyinggems) reviewed on 2/19/2016 + 451 more book reviews

This is the 18th book in the Scumble River series.

Skye and Wally have returned from their honeymoon and they are ready to get back into a routine. Skye has been dealing with morning sickness but does not want that to stop her from getting back to her morning swims. She is enjoying her swims and it seems to be helping with the morning sickness. The nasty volleyball coach makes those pleasant mornings miserable. To avoid the coach she makes sure to check the schedule, when it is all clear she dives into the pool. There she discovers that the shadow at the bottom of the unlit pool is not a shadow. With the baby on the way should she step aside and leave it to Wally to figure out?

I feel that the series has lost its charm. It was a cute series with interesting characters but no new quirky characters have been introduced and the current characters are falling flat.

Scumble River Mysteries
1. Murder of a Small-Town Honey (2000)
2. Murder of a Sweet Old Lady (2001)
3. Murder of a Sleeping Beauty (2002)
4. Murder of a Snake in the Grass (2003)
5. Murder of a Barbie and Ken (2003)
6. Murder of a Pink Elephant (2004)
7. Murder of a Smart Cookie (2005)
8. Murder of a Real Bad Boy (2006)
9. Murder of a Botoxed Blonde (2007)
10. Murder of a Chocolate-Covered Cherry (2008)
11. Murder of a Royal Pain (2009)
12. Murder of a Wedding Belle (2010)
13. Murder of a Bookstore Babe (2011)
14. Murder of a Creped Suzette (2011)
15. Murder of the Cat's Meow (2012)
16. Murder of a Stacked Librarian (2013)
17. Murder of a Needled Knitter (2014)
18. Murder of An Open Book (2015)
19. Murder of a Cranky Catnapper (2016)

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