No Mallets Intended (A Vintage Kitchen Mystery)

No Mallets Intended is the 4th installment in the Vintage Kitchen Mystery series. Victoria Hamilton’s writing style is easy and comfortable. The main character Jaymie Leighton is enjoyable and someone you want to know. The characters are very well developed and just get better and better in each installment. Her three legged yorkie-poo Hoppy is always a treat. The settings are so well described and vivid, the reader will want to move to Queensville.

The Dumpe Manor is being restored to its earlier glory to benefit the Queensville Heritage Society and of course Jaymie is doing the kitchen. After Jaymie herself becomes victim to a mallet in the head, things start to unravel. To make matters worse she was attacked with antique mallets she was using in the Dumpe Manor kitchen. Then a heated town meeting, strange over heard conversations and a body killed with another mallet is found on the back steps, all this leads to a mystery and intrigue in search of the person or persons behind the murder.

I love this series and the characters and setting. This installment actually ties up some of the love issues Jaymie is facing. I think that makes this book one of my favorites in the series. As always with the Vintage Kitchen Mystery books, No Mallets Intended, draws the reader in and does not let go. The characters are fun and entertaining. The storylines are interesting and at times fast paced. I would recommend this wonderful book to anyone that enjoys a well written, fun mystery. I can not wait for the next installment.