Review: Murder, Missing Gold, Adventure and Romance
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 25, 2012
Lisa J. Lickel in her new book, "The Last Bequest" Book One in the Buried Treasure Mysteries series published by MuseItUp Publishing takes us into the life of Judy Winters.From the back cover:  School teacher Judy Winters sets out to solve the mystery surrounding her only living relative's murder. Back on the farm where Aunt Louise grew up, Judy encounters Hart Wingate, a young man renting the adjoining farm who helps with farm chores. When Judy learns that her boyfriend, Graham, had been secretly visiting Louise, Judy takes the opportunity to move away from him for the summer and think over the situation.Judy loves her teaching job, but is intrigued by her heritage in the farmstead and particularly the old house, but whether to sell or stay, she has yet to decide.Midnight visitors, a job offer, new friends, along with one special old one--Carranza, the opinionated cat--all figure into Judy's dilemma.Meanwhile, Judy learns that a former friend of Louise's father, Bryce, lost a treasure of gold somewhere on the farm. As Judy and Hart look for clues to the cause of Louise's death and Bryce's missing treasure they develop a close friendship. Judy breaks off her relationship with Graham, who doesn't take the news very well.As Judy explores the farmhouse, she finds and follows clues in Louise's mother's diary to unearth the buried treasure. But was it the treasure that might have been behind Louise's murder?I am not sure, I certainly cannot prove it, but I think that Lisa J. Lickel is somehow related to Agatha Christie.  A potential murder, two romances, well, almost two romances you read the book you'll see what I mean, finding your potential and a cat, "The Last Bequest" has it all.  Judy Winters has a job but she is unfulfilled.  She moves out to her late Aunt's farm and does work that fulfills her, that's what I mean by finding your potential, just working fills your time, doing what you were made for fills your potential.  There is a mystery surrounding her Aunt's death.  There is a mystery about gold being somewhere hidden on the farm land and there is the mystery of who else is looking for it and that the two mysteries are linked.  "The Last Bequest" is a lot of fun.  Ms. Lickel knows how to make endearing characters that we want to succeed so we read faster to help them along.  I liked this book a lot and look forward to the next book in this series.Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission's 16 CFR, Part 255: "Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising."