Plaster and Poison

 Plaster and Poison by Jennie Bentley (2010) 294 pages

Avery is a textile designer who came to Maine to deal with the house she inherited from an aunt who lived in the small town of  Waterfield. When Avery met Derek, a renovation expert (and former MD), she ended up staying and teaming up with him to renovate houses. In this book, the third in the series, they are working to transform a carriage house into a home for their friend Kate, who owns a bed and breakfast business and who is soon to marry Wayne, the police chief. When the father of Kate's daughter shows up in town, and later shows up dead in the carriage house, suspicion is aimed all directions: Kate, Wayne, Kate's daughter, and more. Meanwhile, Avery's mother and stepfather come to stay at the B&B. Derek's sister disappears, and it's not at all clear whether she has left on her own or by force and whether her absence to related to the murder. Leave it to the spunky Avery and her friends and mother to delve into the multiple cases. It's a quick read.