A young shoplifter not only swipes a couple of hand-carved figurines from Ray Davenport, owner of Victoria Square’s Wood U gift shop, but barrels into and injures Katie Bonner, manager of Artisans Alley. Upon his escape, the police are called, but before the ink is dry on the report, the boy’s grandmother drags the would-be thief back to return the purloined items. She’s got an agenda and great expectations? Can Ray come through in a pinch?[summary via Amazon]
Carving Out a Path is the first novella in the "Life on Victoria Square" series. For those that haven't read the Victoria Square Mysteries, I recommend starting with A Crafty Killing. These novellas fit between the books, and contain small spoilers for the earlier books in the series.
Carving Out a Path centres around Ray Davenport's back story and involves a young shoplifter. I really enjoyed this novella. As a big fan of the Victoria Square mysteries, I like learning more about the individual characters - in this case Ray and his daughters. Lorraine Bartlett also gives a little background into her own family history involving wood carving, which I find really interesting.
This was a fun, short read and I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the novellas in the Life on Victoria Square series. These are the perfect little mini stories, while I wait for Murder Ink to be released on December 31, 2019.
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