Dead, White, and Blue

Lilly is retiring as President from her local Chamber of Commerce. Her last official act is to oversee the 4th of July celebration. During the celebration, while Lilly is giving her speech, local merchant, Cerise Deveau, keels over...and rumor has speculates it's from something she ate.

Noley Appleton, the caterer and Lilly's best friend, is on the hot seat since she made all the food and served Cerise a salad right before she died. Can Lilly figure out who really wanted Cerise dead in time to save her friend?

Meanwhile the town is being riddled with fires of unoccupied homes. Who is behind these fires and why are they targeting homes with no one living in them?

I really wanted to love this one since I adore cozies so much. I enjoyed the mystery itself but I had trouble connecting with Lilly, and honestly her character is what ruined this book for me. She had such a negative attitude about people and situations and rolled her eyes so often I could barely finish this.

Don't get me wrong, I understand how people can be annoying and how some situations can make people irritated but the amount of times she bad mouthed people in her head while smiling to their faces annoyed me. I may give another book in this series a try but if Lilly's attitude is the same then this series is dead in the water for me.