Review: Dog sleds, romance and murder, oh my!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2014
Lucy Mathews, aided by her loyal Alaskan malamute, Kiska, sells antiques and solves mysteries in Helena, Montana.In this fourth outing, one of Lucy’s part-time employees thinks she needs a little image improvement and volunteers her for a string of charitable activities.  Lucy’s dream charity falls into her lap in the form of a gorgeous Canadian musher in town for a dogsled race.  Lucy’s feeling a little left out since her cop boyfriend is busy with work, so she decides a little flirting is in order.The race organizer ends up dead, and one of Lucy’s elderly charges is in the hot seat.  Lucy wants to help her friend, and more importantly extricate herself from being responsible for the dead man’s rambunctious dog team.  Her head is momentarily turned by the musher, much to the cop boyfriend’s dismay.I’m a longtime fan of this series, and Book 4 doesn’t disappoint.  It’s a light, easy, fun read sprinkled with romantic complications and interesting tidbits about dogsled racing.  Great beach read – or maybe great ski vacation read, since it’s set in the winter.