Tricia Miles, owner of mystery bookshop Haven't Got a Clue in Stoneham, New Hampshire, is trying to wait patiently for the insurance company's decision about the payout for the fire that has closed her business and left her homeless. In the meantime she is working for the Chamber of Commerce, her sister is the President, and living in an apartment in the building. One of her duties is working with the Historical Society in particular, Pete Renquist. While walking the dog, they discover Pete severely injured (he later dies). Other Society workers are also attacked so Tricia sets to sleuthing to find the culprit. At the same time, Tricia and her sister are trying to find out who keeps taking the flowers out of the hanging baskets on Main Street. Could the flower thief and attacks be connected?

This is a fun series and the characters just keep getting better and better. ( )

Another great book by Ms. Barrett. ( )

This series has veered far from the bookseller flavored mystery in which it began. I personally started reading it because I find biblo-mysteries interesting and gave the last book in this series marks off because of it. This one has no book selling, little reading and hardly a mention of books but it had an interesting plot. 3 1/2 stars. ( )

This series never disappoints and I think it's definitely one of my favorites of the entire series.

The main character of the series is Tricia Miles and her older sister Angelica. Tricia is the mystery bookstore owner and amateur sleuth. In other words, for those of us that began our love of mysteries with amateur sleuth Nancy Drew, Tricia can easily be pictured as either Nancy Drew's older sister or the natural progression of Nancy's life complete with being a bookstore owner since Nancy introduced so many of us to the 'world' of reading as we tried to unravel the clues of each mystery.

In Booktown Mystery 9, Tricia's still waiting for her insurance check after a terrible fire that destroyed her beloved bookshop of Haven't Got a Clue and her upstairs apartment in Stoneham, New Hampshire. While she's waiting for the insurance company, Tricia puts her time to good use helping at the Chamber of Commerce which is also giving her temporary residence as well as putting her in the perfect position to solve some mysteries around town.

Most of all, this novel provides a beautiful expression of how some people come into our lives as acquaintances and coworkers to become the best of friends and over time dearly loved family. ( )

The pacing was a little strange for me, but I loved returning to Booktown. :) I have no idea why I love reading about the main character going through her daily life and walking the dog and not wanting a relationship other than the one with her sister. But I love it. ( )