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    Fatality by Firelight
    Fatality by Firelight
    Fatality by Firelight
    Audiobook7 hours

    Fatality by Firelight

    Written by Lynn Cahoon

    Narrated by C. S. E. Cooney

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    To kick off a winter writing retreat, Cat and her handyman boyfriend, Seth, escort the aspiring authors to a nearby ski resort, hoping that some fresh cold air will wake up their creative muses. But instead of hitting the slopes, they hit the bar-and before long, a tipsy romance novelist named Christina is keeping herself warm with a local ski bum who might have neglected to tell her about his upcoming wedding.

    Next thing Cat knows, her uncle, the town sheriff, informs her that the young man's been found dead in a hot tub-and Christina shows up crying and covered in blood. Now, between a murder mystery, the theft of a rare Hemingway edition, and the arrival of a black-clad stranger in snowy Aspen Hills, Cat's afraid everything's going downhill . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateFeb 28, 2017
    ISBN9781515973386

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    • 4/5
      I really like the series so far and the characters are the main reason. But I do have a concern about the series I don’t really care for the mob influence on the small town, maybe I’m naive but I don’t believe that that could be a thing in real life, where rival crime syndicates would have a safe ground where their younger members could attend college together. Aside from that issue solid story, interesting guest characters, 3 ½ stars. Looking forward to reading book 3 in the series.
    • 4/5
      This is the second book in the series, and I might have liked it better if I had started with the first one. There is apparently much in the story that carries over from the first book. Cat runs a bed and breakfast and offered a retreat for writers. A romance writer is taken with a local hot-shot, but she runs from the romance when she finds out he is not the dream guy she pictured. And when murder enters the picture, Cat and her crew, along with her detective uncle, have their hands full. Add in some valuable stolen books and the mob, and the plot really thickens. To say the characters are interesting and story intriguing is putting it mildly. While I did enjoy the tale, reading the series in order is probably what readers new to the series should do.
    • 4/5
      In this second book in the Cat Latimer series, Cat and her friends Shauna and Seth are gearing up for another successful writer's retreat. After her last session, all Cat wants is a good week with no murder or crazy excitement. Unfortunately that doesn't work out. After spending a day at the local ski resort, one of the retreat guests is caught up in an illicit relationship with the local playboy. When he turns up dead after having a quiet night with Christina, she is the first suspect. Uncle Pete, Cat's uncle who is the police chief, questions her, but believes that she is not the guilty party. There are also story lines regarding a stolen Hemmingway book from the university and a couple of mysterious men wandering around the small town. One is connected to the mafia and seems to have a rather unusual interest in Cat. Could he have something to do with Michael's death?

      I love the idea of Cat trying to move past Michael's death by using his study and reading his papers. She and Seth seem to be in a good spot with their relationship as well. Shauna was her usual fun self but seems to be getting more involved with Kevin, the owner of the ski resort who also wants her to come and work as a chef for him. And then there is Uncle Pete, a bit of a curmudgeon who wants to take care of Cat. The guests were definitely a group of diverse and interesting characters. They will have you wondering whether one of them is actually a killer. Or could it be someone from the outside? There are a lot of suspects and I did not figure it out until the reveal at the end. There are still some things unanswered from the first book and I hope we continue to get glimpses into the situation until everything is revealed. Another great book in the Cat Latimer series.

    • 4/5
      The second retreat that Cat Latimer hosts at her writer's retreat doesn't go exactly as planned. Winter has arrived in Colorado so the guests are treated to a trip to the mountain however, more edges were caught at the bar than on the slopes and when the bartender is later found murdered, one of the writer is a prime suspect.Couple this with a missing rare book from the library used by the "retreaters" for research and Cat has her hands full keeping things from getting snowed under.A good continuation on this new series.
    • 4/5
      The second book in the series centers around Cat Latimer's second writer filled retreat at her home in Aspen Hills, Colorado. I liked the book overall, but hope there won't be too much of a love triangle messing up Cat's life for long. The body that wound up dead seemed a bit odd at first, but it leads the police to one of Cat's new retreat attendees, therefore enabling Cat to nosy around. The history of Aspen Hills and the college is fleshed out a bit more, entwining the present day mystery with some mystery from Cat's ex-husband's past. Quite a bit more of Michael's life is being slowly revealed via the stories, and I hope that Cat will be able to wrap up her conflicted feelings and continue with her life. The descriptions of the town are wonderfully vivid, and it's almost hard to believe these writers are going to accomplish much with all the skiing, dining and investigating that occurs. Framing the book with a retreat works really well, plus Cahoon will always have quirky new characters or suspects to write about.
    • 3/5
      Fatality by Firelight by Lynn Cahoon is the second book in A Cat Latimer Mystery series. Cat Latimer is welcoming a new group of writers to her second writer’s retreat in Aspen Hills, Colorado. After inheriting the beautiful Victorian from her ex-husband, Michael, Cat turned the home into the Warm Springs Writers Retreat. On the first full day of the retreat Cat and her boyfriend, Seth (he is also the handyman) take the writers up the mountain for a day of skiing. After enjoying the slopes, Cat and Seth enter the lodge to find the writers enjoying the bar. Christine, one of her guests, is in a clench on the sofa with local, Tommy Neil. It will not go well for Tommy when his fiancé, Brit finds out. Upon arriving back home, Cat tries to warn Christine, but she does not wish to listen (feels he is the one). The next day the group tours the local library. When they are finished, Christine takes off with Tommy. Cat is awoken in the middle of night by the arrival of her Uncle Pete, Chief of Police. Tommy was found murdered and the last person seen with him was Christine. Christine is not in her room, but she soon stumbles in cold, crying and with blood on her top. Christine insists that Tommy was alive when she left. Cat does not see Christine as a killer and starts asking questions around town. In addition to the murder, Uncle Pete is investigating the theft of a signed Hemingway book stolen from the library (and the librarian is pushing him to find the book). Cat thought that writer’s retreats would be quiet and leave her plenty of time to write! Cat is in for a surprising week in Fatality by Firelight.I thought that Fatality by Firelight was better than A Story to Kill (the first book in the series). I found the story easy to read and it has a beautiful setting. The book has far more going on in it than I summarized above. I do, though, believe Fatality by Firelight could do with a little rewriting and editing. The romance between Seth and Cat is do prominent for my tastes. Especially when Cat has yet to resolve her feelings regarding her ex-husband and his secrets. It started in the first book and continued in Fatality by Firelight. The murder and Michael’s mystery shared the spotlight in this book. I hope Ms. Cahoon does not continue to drag it this particular storyline out for many more books. I am curious, though, to see how the mob ties in with Michael’s demise (you have to read the book to find out what I mean). I give Fatality by Firelight 3.5 out of 5 stars. I wish the murder mystery has been a little more challenging. I could identify the culprit early in the book (there might as well have been a neon sign over the killer’s head). I am having some trouble liking Cat. She is not happy with how much time she must spend interacting with her retreat guests. Cat did not realize how much time she would spend socializing and helping her guests. Cat seems to have formed the idea that writers would come and spend all their time hiding in their rooms writing. It just seemed a little odd to me. Cat also conscribes to what I call the “Scarlett O’Hara” theology. Tomorrow is another day. If you do not get it done today, there is always tomorrow. In Cat’s case, she hopes Shauna will do it for her. I am a fan of the housekeeper, Shauna (I wish she was the main character). Fatality by Firelight is best read after A Story to Kill (first book in series). I will be reading the next book in A Cat Latimer Mystery series. I am curious to see what happened with Michael and what role Dante Cornelio (a handsome mob guy) will play in the next book.