In Hot Water by Kate Kingsbury

Vivian Wainwright moved to Misty Bay, Oregon to open the Willow Pattern tea shop after losing her husband. When one of her loyal employees is fingered for the murder of her ex-husband, Vivian goes on the hunt for the killer.

The good: The characters were interesting, each held their own very unique appeal and it was easy to tell them apart since their personalities were dramatically different. Misty Bay is an interesting setting, a small town on the water that makes it living off the tourists but yet wants to do all it can to keep too many of them from coming (somewhat of a conundrum but it worked). The budding romance between Vivian and Hal is cute.

The not-so-good: The killer was very easy to spot. This is partially due to the fact that there really weren't any other suspects, there were a few people fluttering around who could potentially have "dunnit" but they really had no motive or opportunity. I also thought the investigation was a little too easy. They found one person and that person spilled the beans on every suspect they had. I would have liked to see them work a bit harder to dig up clues.

Overall if you're a fan of Kate Kingsbury's other books you'll find this one very similar and you'll enjoy it. If you haven't tried Kate Kingsbury before this book is a very quick read and worth giving a shot.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.