Orange as Marmalade (Biscuit McKee Mystery #1) by Fran Stewart

Biscuit is the new Librarian in the small town of Matrinsville. A dead body is found inside the library by her cat Marmalade. Biscuit begins investigating the year old crime, she is also reconnecting with her sister and reaching a new stage in her relationship with her boyfriend. Life is busy for Biscuit as the suspect list grows and she comes closer to solving the mystery.

The story moves at a steady pace alternating from past (time of the crime) to present. Also we hear from the perspective of her cat Marmalade, which ads fun to this story. The characters are likable with
twist, turns and splash of romance. Overall I enjoyed Orange Marmalade and recommend to those who enjoy a great cozy murder mystery. ( )

Too wordy, too many exacting descriptions, couldn't find the mystery for the words. Did not bother to finish. ( )

Mostly this book was enjoyable, but it felt disorganized. I would have liked it better if it had not kept jumping between past and present ("present" being 1996) events, requiring a great deal of effort to keep track of who was doing what, when. I also would have liked it better if the author hadn't suddenly introduced a stalker out of the blue, which really wasn't much of an addition to the story line although it did result in an amusing scene where the heroines believe they have captured the stalker. If I find another book in the series, I will read it in the hope that it's easier to follow; if it isn't, I will probably not continue pursuing this series. ( )

Good not too predictable. Lively but not written as wel as i would like. Too much jumping around in the time line. Present tense, past too much paying attention to the dates to enjoy the story line. ( )