Easy reading, if a bit predictable,interesting characters, an engaging heroine. My grandmothers were both quilters, and I enjoyed the info on the patterns. This is the second Benni Harper Mystery I've read, and am looking forward to finding the others in the series.

First in the Benni Harper series. We meet Benni approximately 9 months after her husband, Jack, died. She is the "curator" of the local folk art museum that also offers rooms for artists to work. One evening, she finds a dead body and when the police arrive, she meets the interim police chief, Gabriel Ortiz. He is a handsome man but irritating to her. The sparks continue to fly and Benni continues to find dead bodies and poke her nose where it doesn't belong. It nearly gets her killed. Great mystery and a bit of romance too.

Benni Harper, director of a folk-art museum, recent widow, discoverer of two dead bodies, is the central character in this Earlene Fowler murder mystery.

As Carolyn G. Hart, an award-winning author put it, "Benni Harper is bright, fresh, funny - and endearing."

Interesting quick read. Enough twists to keep your interest. I would read another book by this author.

I loved her first book. It was so good I bought the whole series. I think Earlene's writing remindes me of Sue Grafton's alphabet series.

This one was a page turner. It didn't have much to do with quilts; but it did keep me interested. The characters were strong and well developed. This book is the first in the series. It's the first I've read and Mrs. Fowler's first book.

First in the Bennie Harper series. Good read.

Nice start to a fun series.

good first story of a series . I enjoyed this one and am beginning the next, which seems to be just as good

1st Benni Harper, good story. Love the characters in this book, hope they develop more later.

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Meet Benni Harper, 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. Leaving behind memories of her late husband, Benni's making a fresh start. Moving to the trendy town of San Celina, she takes an exciting new job as director of a folk-art museum. While setting up an exhibit of handmade quilts, she stumbles upon the body of a brutally stabbed artist and hopes to conduct an investigation on her own. She crosses paths with the local police chief, who thinks he short and sassy cowgirl should leave detecting to the cops and join him for dinner. But it's hard to keep a country girl down, and soon Benni uncovers an alarming pattern of family secrets, small town lies and the shocking truth about the night her husband died.

Excellent condition.

Haven't read this book.

The "Benni Harper Series" by Earlene Fowler is FANTASTIC! This is one of the early ones. Be sure to read this series in order!

Excellent read

I've just found Ms. Fowler's books, and I love them.

Benni Harper Mysteries are light hearted taking place in San Celina, CA. She crosses paths with a new police chief and finally helps him solve the murders of two of her employees.

Good whodunit especially if you like crafts also.

From the back cover:
Leaving behind memories of her late husband, Bennie's making a fresh start....Moving to the trendy California town of San Celina, she takes an exciting new job as director of a folk-art museum. While setting up an exhibit of handmade quilts, she stumbles upon a body of a brutally stabbed artist - and hopes to conduct an investigation on her own. She crosses paths with the local police chief, who thinks this short and sassy cowgirl should leave detecting to the cops, and join him for dinner. But it's hard to keep a country girl down, and soon Bennie uncovers an alarming pattern of family secrets, small-town lies - and the shocking truth about the night her husband died.

I enjoy the Benni Harper mysteries. Hope you do too!

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