Jolie Wyatt, recently divorced, mother of teenage son, aspiring mystery writer and job hunter for a position in Austin in order to move away, suddenly finds herself as the person of interest in a murder investigation when the victim has been killed using the method described in her working novel. Only people in her writing group and the sheriff knew the plot device. Who is trying to frame her? A secondary thread deals with the lingering and unresolved feelings between her and her ex-husband. This dynamic is different than the typical old relationships in many current mystery cozies. I liked it. The plot also doesn't push her into questioning people she doesn't know, since the potential killer is someone she interacts with already. Other quests are through research of news, library and government records. I think this will be an interesting series. ( )

Good first novel, though one was reminded occasionally that it was a first novel. The copy editor should be smacked for the numerous usage errors in the text; they were distracting from the book as I realized I was mentally counting them as I read.
Jolie Wyatt is a believable, realistic protagonist. The mystery was pretty well-plotted was neither to easy to guess nor too convoluted to believe. I'll be trying the next installment. ( )