Mira is well on the way now to being the gal I met in November Hunt. Jed is in the scene now, poised to become her friend. Mrs. Berns has weaseled her way into a library assistant job with Mira and is saying and doing the inappropriate things that I love her for. Kennie Rogers is coming up with goofy schemes to try to make money. Plus Mira has met Johnny, although under less than ideal circumstances.
The mystery in this volume wasn't my favourite, but that could be because Mira doesn't have true partners in crime yet. She certainly has her reporter hat that she puts on to justify her curiosity, but she really doesn't have backup. Her dealings with Jason's violence prove that she could use some help, and unlike some main characters of cozy mysteries, Mira realizes it and is appropriately scared. At this point in the series, she's honestly on the edge of propriety herself, wielding a skeleton key, sneaking into hotel rooms, and generally slinking around.
It's interesting to see Mira's relationships and her place in the Battle Lake community evolving. I'm glad that I backtracked to read these early volumes of the series.
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