Scoop to Kill by Wendy Lyn Watson (#2 in series)

Again... I love the cover. I started with Scoop to Kill because I did not have enough time to find I Scream, You Scream (#1 in the series) at the library. I have to tell you I am glad I did. I really enjoyed this book. It is  a perfect summer read. Fast-paced plot, likable characters, and just enough twists to keep you reading. The main character (Tally) runs a local ice cream shop and as the story opens she is attending the Honor's Day activities at the local university where her roommate's daughter (Alice) attends. Of course, a murder takes place... Everyone thinks it is Alice's favorite professor, Emily Clowper, that committed the crime. Naturally it is not that easy, but as Tally gets to know Emily and tries to save her life... she finds herself more and more involved in solving the real mystery of who is responsible for the deaths of Brian and Emily.

Like most cozy mysteries, the sub plots also help engage the reader, and the book ends on a little cliff-hanger regarding Tally's love life. That might make me read more.

The only thing that bothered me was the inconstant attempt at the... shall we say... dialect... of Texans. When one of the characters would use a idioms, I found in jarring. To the point, where I had to stop and re-read it. But it wouldn't stop me from reading another, just a weird quirk that I had to get use too. If I had read my copy and not the library's, I would have underlined them.

Here is the list in the series so far:

1. I Scream, You Scream    '09
2. Scoop to Kill    '10
3. A Parfait Murder    '11