For the eighth installment of Charlaine Harris' Aurora Teagarden series, Poppy Done to Death, Roe has to solve a murder within her own family. She and her two step-sisters-in-law are all members of a Women's Club, but when Poppy doesn't show up for a meeting, Roe finds her dead in her home. As multiple claims of infidelity against both Poppy and her husband, John David, pile up, Roe also has to contend with her teenage half-brother, Phillip, showing up on her doorstep without a warning after he discovers their father cheating on his mother.
As more and more indiscretions surface, Roe realizes that it wouldn't be surprising if everyone in the little Georgia town didn't have a reason to want Poppy dead. Roe also has to think about changes in her life that may require her to back off from solving mysteries.
I feel that Roe's character is most fully developed in this chapter of the series, and she's finally finished making life choices based on other people's visions of what she should be doing with her life. I gave this 4.4 stars, which is higher than the previous two books in the series I've reviewed. I will be continuing on with the final two books.
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