Bayou Book Thief

I liked the setting of New Orleans and all the food talk. I liked the vintage cookbooks much more than I expected to. Ricki is trying really hard, but she is not perfect and misses the mark sometimes. I appreciate her humanity and that she doesn't take that too seriously. She does take seriously her friendships and responsibilities. I liked that part of her character as well.
There are a lot of suspicious people around as well. I guessed wrong multiple times about motive and murderer. So I was along for the ride as Ricki was investigating.
This was a strong start to the series. I liked the character development we saw and the mystery. I can't wait to see what is next.