| I just finished reading Bead on Trouble by Barbara | | | | mayhem ensues. There is an old flame of Kitzi's, a |
| Burnett Smith, a mystery novel set among | | | | potential new love interest, fierce competition |
| beaders (makers of bead jewelry) in Central | | | | among the beaders for a lucrative contract from |
| Texas.First of all, let me say how amazed I was | | | | an art catalog, and a mysterious death ... May |
| at the fragmentation of the mystery novel | | | | Feather, a talented beader is found dead in a |
| market. Of course I was aware of standard | | | | creek.Of course it does not help that Kitzi |
| genres, such as the police procedural or the | | | | discovered earlier that the victim was having an |
| English whodunit, as well as mystery series with | | | | affair with the husband of Kitzi's best friend |
| regional connections. I had even come across | | | | Beth.Naturally, Kitzi wants to solve the case, while |
| mystery series with themes such as rare book | | | | the local sheriff suspects her of murdering |
| collecting (John Dunning's Booked to Die is an | | | | May...This makes for nice reading, and the author |
| excellent read for bibliophiles) or running a | | | | keeps stringing you along (sorry, could not resist |
| teashop.These days however, there appear to be | | | | the pun), so that the ending is rather surprising. |
| mysteries for quilters, potters and scrapbookers | | | | The best part is the witty dialogs. So, if you |
| as well -- can you imagine the problems for | | | | enjoy craft-themed mysteries, Bead on Trouble |
| bookstore owners ("Where do you keep the | | | | would be a good choice.Pamela Bruce lives in |
| mysteries about juvenile herb gardeners?")Despite | | | | Austin, TX. She has been beading since her teens, |
| these somewhat odd trends, Bead on Trouble is | | | | but has never been to a beading camp. She sells |
| an entertaining book. The protagonist, Kitzi | | | | the bead jewelry she creates at where you can |
| Camden, is an ex-politician in her 50s, turned | | | | also download the free e-book "A Consumer's |
| corporate trainer and part-time beader. When she | | | | Guide to Buying Bead Jewelry Online". |
| attends a beading camp in the Texas Hill Country, | | | | |