Review of two books by Erika Chase: 1) A Killer Read and 2) Read and Buried

A Killer Read is the first in the Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery Series. Lizzie Turner is a reading specialist in the Ashton Corners school system, and a member of the Ashton Corners Mystery Readers and Cheese Straws Society, a local book club. During the first meeting of the book club, a stranger is found murdered on the property.  The members of the club decide to help with the investigating, as the gun belonged to Molly, the owner of the home, and one of the members of the book club, and is under suspicion.

I enjoyed this book, especially the mystery story, and the subplots that wove in and out of the main storyline.



Read and Buried is the second in the Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery Series.
An author comes to town, and a local bookseller suggests the author give a lecture at the book club's next meeting.  While he is at Lizzie's house to get more information on the book club, he is murdered.

Lizzie is under suspicion, and her book club friends rally around to help her clear her name.  She is also dealing with a jealous boyfriend, who happens to also be the local police chief, and a female police officer with a bad attitude.

I enjoyed this book, the quirky characters, and the mystery itself.  I will be reading other books in this series.