Bound for Murder: A Blue Ridge Library Mystery

Everything for Amy Webber has been going great! Amy is engaged to Richard and her best friend Sunny is running for mayor. Their excitement is derailed when a body is dug up on the farm belonging to Sunny’s grandparents which brings Amy and her friends onto the case of a decades’ old mystery. They dig into the history of a commune from the 1960s where they must solve a disappearance and a murder while trying to prove Sunny’s grandparents’ innocence. When former flower children start dying, Amy pushes thoughts of her upcoming wedding aside to find the truth and rushes to catch a killer before someone she loves is next.

An exciting mystery that takes them back to the 1960s, Bound for Murder offers a delightful exploration of flower children and communes. Sunny’s grandparents are at the heart of the mystery with their past casting suspicion on them and being what drives Amy and Sunny to dig up the truth about the past. This also builds up the conflict for Sunny as the mystery overlaps with her campaign for mayor which puts her professional life and her family on the line. Victoria Gilbert delivers the same blend of humor and charm as seen in the previous installments of the series with more sleuthing action and fun friendship moments. The friendship between Sunny and Amy continues to shine through their sweet bond and connection as they band together to solve a decades’ old mystery. She and Richard are happily engaged, though their celebration is cut short when her attentions are on solving the case. They have a supportive and loving relationship which gives the story some romance. Bound for Murder is a mystery that has suspense, surprises, and humor which makes for an addicting and delightful cozy read from beginning to end.

Bound for Murder is the fourth book in the Blue Ridge Library MysteryM/em> series.