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Staying in character can be murder when Cat Latimer and the members of her writers\u2019 retreat head for a ghost town . . .\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>
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Cat and the members of her writers\u2019 retreat have just arrived in Outlaw, Colorado, an \u201cOld West\u201d tourist town complete with inhabitants dressed up as famous figures from history. But this authentic slice of Americana takes a murderous turn when a college student masquerading as a 19th-century saloon girl becomes history herself.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>

Was she the intended target? Or did she take a hit meant for someone else? With a cast of suspects to choose from\u2014including some notorious gunslingers and the sleazy town founders\u2014Cat must unhorse the real culprit before a real-life ghost story is given a killer twist . . .\u00a0<\/span><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Nov 27, 2018
Series:\u00a0<\/strong>A Cat Latimer Mystery<\/em>
<\/em>Book: <\/strong>4
Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Kensington
Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$5.99<\/p>

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Author Cat Latimer<\/strong> is hosting a writers\u2019 retreat in Aspen Springs, Colorado for five aspiring authors. One of the participants, Jessi, is a student at a local college and also works part-time at a nearby tourist attraction. Outlaw, an old ghost town, has been fixed up and and staffed by employees in costume to give visitors the feel of the wild, wild west. When Jessi\u2019s friend and co-worker, Danielle, is found strangled in the old western town, Cat gets involved in the investigation and worries that before she can close the case, the killer will strike again.<\/p>

Slay in Character <\/strong>is the fourth book in this series, but the first I\u2019ve read. I enjoy the author\u2019s Tourist Trap <\/em>books, but hadn\u2019t tried the Cat Latimer <\/em>series before this. I was intrigued by the idea of a writer\u2019s workshop in a beautiful Colorado setting. I enjoyed the parts of the book dealing with the retreat activities and think there could have been additional details about the writing drills to lend even more authenticity. The murder investigation is interesting and I liked how diligent Cat is about identifying potential suspects and motives. She tries to keep her retreat participants safe, but they keep putting themselves in dangerous situations and Cat has to come to their rescue. All of their escapades keep Cat busy and keep things moving in the story.<\/p>

I knew going into this book that it was the fourth in the series, but I had hoped I could jump in without a problem. Unfortunately, that wasn\u2019t the case. There are many references to past history between various characters, but it\u2019s not explained. Cat often talks about tension between her friend Shauna and her boyfriend Seth, but the cause isn\u2019t discussed. Seth doesn\u2019t approve of Cat\u2019s friendship with Dante, a member of a local mob family. Some of his disapproval is logical, but again, no details are given. Shauna questions if Cat is interested in Dante romantically, but the reader isn\u2019t clued into Cat\u2019s feelings. Even though there were problems between Shauna and Seth, at times Shauna seems more into him than Cat! The personal relationships aren\u2019t key to solving the mystery, but they play a large role in the book so I felt lost much of the time as I read the book. Although I couldn\u2019t appreciate all the dynamics between the characters, I think those who follow the series will enjoy it since the mystery of Danielle\u2019s murder is engaging.<\/p>

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But this authentic slice of Americana takes a murderous turn when a college student masquerading as a 19th-century saloon girl becomes history herself.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<br \/><br \/>Was she the intended target? Or did she take a hit meant for someone else? With a cast of suspects to choose from\u2014including some notorious gunslingers and the sleazy town founders\u2014Cat must unhorse the real culprit before a real-life ghost story is given a killer twist . . .\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/3-hearts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"44\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong>\u00a0Nov 27, 2018<br \/><strong>Series:\u00a0<\/strong><em>A Cat Latimer Mystery<\/em><em><br \/><\/em><strong>Book: <\/strong>4<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Kensington<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong>\u00a0$5.99<\/p><hr \/><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Author <strong>Cat Latimer<\/strong> is hosting a writers\u2019 retreat in Aspen Springs, Colorado for five aspiring authors. One of the participants, Jessi, is a student at a local college and also works part-time at a nearby tourist attraction. Outlaw, an old ghost town, has been fixed up and and staffed by employees in costume to give visitors the feel of the wild, wild west. When Jessi\u2019s friend and co-worker, Danielle, is found strangled in the old western town, Cat gets involved in the investigation and worries that before she can close the case, the killer will strike again.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Slay in Character <\/strong>is the fourth book in this series, but the first I\u2019ve read. I enjoy the author\u2019s <em>Tourist Trap <\/em>books, but hadn\u2019t tried the <em>Cat Latimer <\/em>series before this. I was intrigued by the idea of a writer\u2019s workshop in a beautiful Colorado setting. I enjoyed the parts of the book dealing with the retreat activities and think there could have been additional details about the writing drills to lend even more authenticity. The murder investigation is interesting and I liked how diligent Cat is about identifying potential suspects and motives. She tries to keep her retreat participants safe, but they keep putting themselves in dangerous situations and Cat has to come to their rescue. All of their escapades keep Cat busy and keep things moving in the story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">I knew going into this book that it was the fourth in the series, but I had hoped I could jump in without a problem. Unfortunately, that wasn\u2019t the case. There are many references to past history between various characters, but it\u2019s not explained. Cat often talks about tension between her friend Shauna and her boyfriend Seth, but the cause isn\u2019t discussed. Seth doesn\u2019t approve of Cat\u2019s friendship with Dante, a member of a local mob family. Some of his disapproval is logical, but again, no details are given. Shauna questions if Cat is interested in Dante romantically, but the reader isn\u2019t clued into Cat\u2019s feelings. Even though there were problems between Shauna and Seth, at times Shauna seems more into him than Cat! The personal relationships aren\u2019t key to solving the mystery, but they play a large role in the book so I felt lost much of the time as I read the book. Although I couldn\u2019t appreciate all the dynamics between the characters, I think those who follow the series will enjoy it since the mystery of Danielle\u2019s murder is engaging.<\/p><p><em>~ Christine<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2rgL051\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/slay-in-character\/id1355401927?mt=11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/slay-in-character-lynn-cahoon\/1128106200?ean=9781496716828#\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/slay-in-character\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Lynn_Cahoon_Slay_in_Character?id=9SFPDwAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}