I loved everything about this book! Pretty sure this will be a new favourite series.

The story starts right away with the dead body being discovered by our MC Wren in the first few pages. The pace whips right along from the very beginning and keeps the reader fully engaged from first page to last.

I loved the character of Wren. She's smart and funny, resourceful but kind. I felt like Wren and I could be great friends.

Then there's Death Bogart [pronounced Deeth] the former soldier turned bounty hunter who shows up just in time to run into Wren at the police station where they are both interested and liking what the see in each other. The rest as they say, is history.

This book has some romance but it's mostly focused on solving the murder and the historical mystery that is involved. If you don't like or don't care about romance with cozies then you should enjoy this.

The story is well-written and interesting. I liked that there was a historical aspect to the mystery, and the auction component was also unique for a cozy "hook".

There's lot's of humour and snappy repartee in this book, and I especially loved that! For example, after finding a man's naked dead body in the home she's going to appraise for auction, Wren persists in calling the room where the body was discovered "the naked dead guy room" throughout the rest of the book. I smiled and even laughed out loud numerous times while listening to this [I read this in audiobook format] and the narrator was excellent - really bringing all the characters to life.

I am very excited to read others in this series, and am hoping I've found a new favourite cozy mystery series. If the other books are as terrific as this one was, I think I'll be hooked.