Murder of a Royal Pain (Scumble River Series #11) Book

Promfest is a year long event leading up the the Prom in Scumble River. Two former prom queens vie for the chair of the event. During a haunted house fundraiser, one of the women is killed. Skye is concerned that it may be a case of mistaken identity. Add in a hunky reporter and an overly perky social worker for a wild ride.

I was a bit disappointed in Skye. Wally is away for most of the book and she is making eyes at the new reporter. I found that to be very disrespectful on her part. She also didn't put two and two together very quickly regarding a character that I felt was brazeningly obvious. I was aware of the culprit right away.

I always enjoy my visits to Scumble River and generally read the books in one sitting. This was no exception. I felt that it lacked a bit of the charm of previous books in that May and Jed were out of town, Wally was out of town and Trixie was missing as well. The secondary characters often make the story for me. Of course it ends with a bang and I can't wait to read the next book.