The Cinco de Mayo Murder

I have loved the Christine Bennett series since I found the first half dozen or so in a bookstore in Tucson, AZ, which is now sadly defunct. The prose in the series is of superior quality and the plots are completely believable. As well, the main character is a wonderful person such as I would like to know in real life. I rate the whole series as a solid 10 out of 10. This particular entry is great because part of it is set in Arizona, where I spend Christmas every year. Harris gets it exactly right, all along the line. Her gentle mysteries are a joy to read and savor. Unfortunately, her publisher has decided to quit publishing original mass market paperbacks, and apparently has no intention of putting Harris in the hardback to paperback set. This is a crying shame, in my opinion. We need more books like these and we need more authors like Harris. Hopefully, someone will make her publisher see the light. Or maybe she can get a better publisher. Either way. I don't want to see this series end for any other reason than that the author herself decided to stop writing it. If anyone reads this, please consider contacting Fawcett and letting them know you want Harris' books to continue to be available. She is too good to lose to corporate greed.

christine Bennett accompanies her former Mother Superior to Arizona for a mini vacation. Christine remembers a high school classmate who was killed in Arizona hiking. She visits his elderly mother and decides to help with closure by investigating the "accident" or suicide. She and Mother Joseph find clues to the 20 year old mystery that points toward murder. That's all Christine needs to begin digging to find the murderer. The Christine Bennett mysteries are a delight to read and this one is one of the best. It's too bad that it appears to be the last in the series, as her publisher has dropped mysteries. This is according to a blog. I'm hoping it isn't true. I will miss this enterprising amatuer slueth.