Murder by Death

I wavered between 3.5 and 4 stars on this one: there were enough copywriting errors to get my attention, but I like the mystery the author is creating around the romantic interest and there isn't a love triangle, so ultimately, I went with 4 stars.

This series has faint shades of The Librarian to it, which makes it a fun kind of unrealistic and it's set in a hotel that caters to bibliophiles which makes me kind of want to swoon.

The mystery centers around a week long retreat for romance readers and the star author is murdered.  Trying to tie things up quickly so as to avoid a PR disaster, Jane and her 'team' race to find out why someone would want the author dead.  The plot was ok; it wasn't without mystery but it wasn't a real puzzler either.  I found the character development, along with references to other books, to be the most interesting part of the story.

I'll definitely stick with this series and one of these days I am going to go to one of the fabulous places out there that cater to book lovers.  The only issue is, I just might never leave.