Excellent first mystery. I loved Bay Tanner, and the secondary characters and the setting of the Deep South. A little romance, a little murder, a little suspense, a little conspiracy, a little family secrets all add up to a well written and satisfying mystery. I read it in less than a day and am looking forward to reading the next in the series. Read more: http://readspace.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/forgotten-book-in-for-a-penny-by-kathr... ( )

Excellent first mystery. I loved Bay Tanner, and the secondary characters and the setting of the Deep South. A little romance, a little murder, a little suspense, a little conspiracy, a little family secrets all add up to a well written and satisfying mystery. I read it in less than a day and am looking forward to reading the next in the series. Read more: http://readspace.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/forgotten-book-in-for-a-penny-by-kathr... ( )

Excellent first mystery. I loved Bay Tanner, and the secondary characters and the setting of the Deep South. A little romance, a little murder, a little suspense, a little conspiracy, a little family secrets all add up to a well written and satisfying mystery. I read it in less than a day and am looking forward to reading the next in the series. Read more: http://readspace.wordpress.com/2008/08/01/forgotten-book-in-for-a-penny-by-kathr... ( )

The first in the Bay Tanner mystery series set near Hilton Head, South Carolina. Good Southern atmosphere, likable characters, and reasonably believable plot. ( )

This is the first in a series, the series being the wildly popular Bay Tanner series.

I was a little skeptical at first, Bay is about a year out from losing her beloved husband to an airplane bomb and still suffering. With all that emotional baggage I wasn't sure if she could get past it to deal with everything going on in the book. But, Kathryn R. Wall handled the situation in a masterful manner.

It all starts out when Bay's father (the Judge) recommends she talk to an old friend of her mother. Bay remembers Miss Addie and agrees to see if there is anything she can do to help the woman find out if a real estate deal is above board or if Miss Addie is in danger of losing her retirement nest egg.

Needless to say, Bay is soon swept up in intrigue and murder and must work to find out who is behind all this to save Miss Addie, the Judge and even herself.

Pretty action packed story but takes the time to build the characters, especially Bay, her father, and the two women who take care of each of them.

I'll be reading more in this series. ( )