Body and Soul Food

The small town setting is well defined in this first book. I liked the marina area and their book store/ restaurant. I liked that we see the light rail system. It emphasized that it is close to Seattle, but very different.
I LOVE Koby and Keaton and Mama Zola and all the other characters! I liked how many suspicious people there were and all the info we found out about them. It was a great way to set up a quirky supportive group around Koby and Keaton.
I liked that the focus is just on the sibling relationship right now. There is no big event that causes Keaton to change her life. Keaton and Koby just have big dreams that are pursuing. There isn't really any romance in this one and it fits with the story to have none.
The murder is a sad one to start with and definitely helps Keaton and Koby to bond more as they are investigating. There are lots of suspects! Some of them have non-murdery reasons to be suspicious. Others are still a little suspicious at the end. And of course there is a murderer to be caught. The murderer and motive make sense. I didn't guess either of them though. So the ending was a surprise for me.
This was a wonderful book one! I can't wait to see what happens next!