MURDER AT THE BUS DEPOT by Judy Alter
A Review
Murder
at the Bus Depot is the latest of the Blue Place Café Mysteries, by
Judy Alter. In this delightful offering, Kate Chambers is still whipping up
delicious comfort food in her small diner for the citizens of Wheeler, and an
occasional visitor or two.
One of these
occasional visitors is Silas Fletcher, a Dallas developer who swoops into town
with unwelcome ideas on how to revitalize the town. One of the worst being,
spotlighting the abandoned bus depot, the site of a gruesome murder thirty
years earlier. The murder was never solved, though the townspeople have several
ideas about who was responsible.
Though Kate likes
the idea of having a festival and starts planning for one, another murder at the
depot stalls everything. With the help of the new minister’s wife, she decides
the only way to help the town is to solve the murders.
Of course, there
are plenty of suspects among the many unique characters who live in Wheeler,
with the most prominent being the first murder victim’s sister. Her behavior after
the second murder makes her look guilty enough to be arrested.
There are plenty of
clues for Kate and the reader to follow, and a most satisfactory ending.
A big plus at the
end are some recipes with easy to follow directions.
For anyone who
enjoys a classic cozy mystery with descriptions of delicious food, I highly recommend Murder at the Bus Depot.
--Marilyn Meredith
Other books in the series:
Murder at the Blue Plate Cafe
Murder at the Tremont House
Murder at the Peacock Mansion
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