Search - Kansas Troubles (Benni Harper, Bk 3)

Benny Harper, newly maried to the San Celina Police Chief Gabe Ortiz is off to Kansas to visit his relatives. And of course, she finds a corpse. Good characters, part of a series. Good puzzles.

Benni Harper series. A spirited ex-cowgirl, quilter and folk-art expert. She's got an eye for murderous designs and a talent for piecing together the most complex and cold-blooded crimes.

Another GREAT book in the "Benni Harper" series. Be sure to read them in order!

First of all I must say that this is the first book I've read by Earlene Fowler and the first I've read in this series. Maybe if I started with the first book, I might have actually enjoyed this book but I found that I had zero interest in the story and even less interest (if that's possible) in the main characters. The story jumps in too quickly without giving any background on the hero and heroine. You meet the Amish victim for a total of about 5 minutes and I just didn't care who killed her or why and to me that is a death knoll in a story. Between the Amish backstory, the quilt-speak and the one-dimensional characters, this is definitely not a series I will continue.

enjoyable read

Excellent sequel to Irish Chain where Benni and Gabe get to know each other better and meet Gabe's mother, sisters and old high school friends. Trouble start right away when Benni finds a dead body - an aspiring country western singer. Interesting plot twists and Gabe finally opens up to Benni a bit.