Premeditated Mortar

Premeditated Mortar by Kate Carlisle takes the reader back to Lighthouse Cove and the colorful cast of characters there. Shannon Hammer's best friend Jane is investing in one wing of the Gables, formerly a state mental asylum to renovate into a hotel, restaurant, and spa. Shannon's boyfriend, best-selling writer Mac Sullivan, is also an investor. The relationship between Shannon and Mac continues to grow. The book focuses on the history of the asylum and the way the patients were treated. I was thoroughly intrigued by this aspect of the novel. Of course, there are murders to solve and plenty of nail-biting, edge-of-your seat scenes to round out another excellent Fixer Upper Mystery.