A Bat in the Belfry by Sarah Graves
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

A BAT IN THE BELFRY was a fun introduction to the Home Repair is Homicide series of cozy mysteries. This one is a little darker than some of the other cozies I’ve read, both literally (with the nor’easter bearing down on the town) and the murder (bullying and dreams dashed), but it was well written and the story pulled me along so I was curious to know whodunit. The home tips were nice to read, since I’m a relatively new homeowner. I also can’t believe I climbed around so many decrepit structures when I was at my grandparents’ when I was little; so many things could have been wrong with them as illustrated by the collapsing steeple in this novel! I’m glad I got to read this book, and if I come across others in the series, it will be nice to recall that I didn’t have trouble figuring out what was going on in this one, so I could pick them up out of order. The characters have some depth, even though they’re well established, and I liked the way the outsider new character adapted.

Received as a digital ARC via Netgalley and the publisher.

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