A Sinister Sense (2012)

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Author

Allison Kingsley

Genre

Paranormal Fantasy

Series

Raven's Nest

Rating

3.38 of 5 Votes: 4

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ISBN

0425251411 (ISBN13: 9780425251416)

Language

English

Publisher

Berkley Prime Crime

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About book A Sinister Sense (2012)

A Sinister Sense is the second book in a mildly paranormal cozy mystery series, A Raven’s Nest Bookstore Mystery series. I am enjoying the characters, Clara Quinn, her mother, Jessie, and the others. In this book, Rick, Clara’s love interest, is framed for murder and Clara investigates to clear him, much as she did in the first book for Molly. Clara acquires a new sidekick in this outing, Tatters, a loveable but slightly nuts dog. I love the theme and the small town setting. The mystery plot was not as strong in this book as the first, there was really only one suspect put forth, but the other elements were good. I will read another in this series. Second in the series, and I'm going to try the first. I think I didn't like this as much as I wanted to because I thought the hook, the sixth sense of the central character, was overdone. Most of the clues given that way were easily found by any amateur sleuth, and often were also found another way, so it seemed unnecessary. Good atmosphere though, nice romantic interest in development, the quirky side characters contribute nicely.