The first in the Candle-making series of Mysteries. The author has written several mystery series with different crafts highlighted in the series. This one, about candle-making, didn't pique my interest as much as the other series, but it isn't bad for a light, easy read.
Harrison Black inherits his great-aunt's candle-making business, and the building it is housed in. He is told by his aunt's attorney, Lucas Young, that he has to run the candle shop for 5 years or he loses his legacy, and everything goes to charity. Since Harrison doesn't have a job he enjoys, he decides to follow through and take over the business, learning as he goes. He is helped by his Aunt's assistant, Eve Pleasants, who had expected to take over the business, and is a little touchy. He also gets to meet and learn a little about his Aunt's other tenants, who are all a little eccentric.
He finds out that his Aunt had died when she fell from a ladder, which he finds hard to believe as she didn't climb ladders anymore because of her age. He gets involved in investigating her death, which the police believe to be an unfortunate accident. He then finds his life in danger when he manages to avoid an "accident" that had been arranged.
I mainly enjoyed this, and may read others in the series, although I probably won't go out of my way to find any.
This fulfills a requirement for 2014 Cruisin' Thru the Cozies
I read all four books in the series, and I found them to be uneven. I loved Harrison, so I kept reading, but the mysteries could have been better in most of the books.
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