Death and the Easter Bunny

Oh wow, a new mystery series for me to devour! I just finished reading Death and the Easter Bunny, the first in the Trudy Roundtree series by Linda Berry. I have already ordered the next two so you know I liked it.

Trudy Roundtree has come back to her hometown, Ogeechee, Georgia, and fallen into the job of the first woman police officer in town. She's working for the chief of police who is her cousin Hen (Henry) Huckabee. Trudy loves her hometown. It's a small town where everyone knows everyone and all their business. In this first book, she needs to prove herself as a police officer. With the rest of the force off on a drug enforcement job, she is the only one to deal with what appeared to be a house fire and accidental death but turns out to be a murder.

Berry writes with an affectionate look at small town southern life. The book is written well. I liked the characters and the plot. She has a sense of humor. Totally enjoyable.

As I said, I've ordered the next two in the series. (And to my family: I'll bring all three to the beach with me if you want to borrow them!)