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This is the fifth and final book in the Lily Bard Mystery series. Things are open-ended enough that Harris could continue the series. I thought every book in this series was excellent. Since we all know that this author tends to write about a given character or characters for too long I think it is probably for the best that she only wrote five books in the series. The mystery is intriguing and the final revelations are surprising.

Happy to be finished this series. Harris is great at writing unconventional mystery but her characterization in this series is not as good as im used to. Lots of holes attributed to the backstory that never get satisfactorily explained. #27-2022

Enjoyed this. A solid murder mystery that was more twisty than the others in the series. Lily‘s personal life was more of a focus here but that worked as the last book in the series needed to round off Lily‘s journey.

Cleaning woman and karate expert Lily Bard is a woman with a complicated past. This time she stumbles upon a murder at the counseling center in Shakespeare where she meets with fellow victims of sexual assault. This one had me guessing. #bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

Wow. Good, if crazy, story. Lily's issues and the topics of rape and miscarriage are more prevalent in this one as well. This one was a bit of a rollercoaster.

I was let down by the ending of this series. Lily is not the normal character I like but for some reason I really liked her. Kind of like rooting for the under dog. From book one to five you really see her character grow and I enjoyed that. However in this book I thought some 'things' did not need to happen to her and that nothing really got wrapped up for me esp it being the final book. Just ended kind of blaaaaah.