Antiques Roadkill

All in all, I say: READ IT. Not bad for a first book in a series. The characters are just interesting enough. There is a manic mom, uptight sister, loyal best friend, an ex-husband, a son, a blind dog with diabetes and a small Midwest town filled with gossips. It was a quick read. It's not too gory and not a lot of cursing. It's worthy of Hallmark I would say. Killers are kind of predictable, but you don't mind. Amazon writes, "Determined to make a new start in her quaint hometown on the banks of the Mississippi, Brandy Borne never dreams she'll become the prime suspect in a murder case. . .Moving back in with her eccentric, larger-than-life mother, Brandy Borne finds small-town Serenity anything but serene. It seems an unscrupulous antiques dealer has swindled Vivian out of the family's heirlooms. But when he is found run over in a country lane, Brandy becomes Murder Suspect Number One--with her mother coming in a very close second. . .The list of other suspects is impressive--the victim's business seems to have been based on bilking seniors out of their possessions. And when the Borne "girls" uncover a few very unsavory Serenity secrets, they become targets for a murderer whose favorite hobby seems to be collecting victims."