I read a lot of cozy mysteries but this one was not one of my favorites. I figured out the mystery very early on so there was not a lot of suspense for me. Since I already knew who the killer was the book moved slowly for me. I did not really warm up to the main characters. There were not a lot interconnecting relationships in this book. There were quite a few dropped story lines as well. Hopefully that will change in later books. The author does do a good job with the Bee hints and recipes at the end of every chapter. With a combination of a very weak mystery and not really likable characters this cozy missed the mark for me.