Hammers and Homicide by Paula Charles
Hammers and Homicide by Paula Charles narrated by Petrea Burchard A new series by a new author and what a way to start! After the last word of the book was spoken, I immediately wanted the next in the series. Alas, this series is fresh off the press. So, there will be quite a bit of waiting to go. Hammers and Homicide is the first in the Hometown Hardware mystery series. The main character is a recently widowed woman named Dawna who owns a hardware store that she opened with her husband. I loved that the author jumped into the story and you learned about the characters as the story progressed. Instead of giving a detailed backstory about the main character first. You meet many of the townsfolk and learn about their quirks and foibles. There is a very small hint of paranormal to the story as Dawna does feel like the ghost of her deceased husband is still with her. She feels like she smells him around her. She talks to him regularly. Because of this, her kids think she is g