Aurora Teagarden : Un bébé sur les bras

Two things about this Aurora Teagarden story. First she spends minimal time at the library and none at all with her mystery book club. Secondly she makes several false starts in trying to figure this business out before she gets it right in the final half hour.

Candace Cameron Bure is back as our mystery solving librarian and her relationship with Yannick Bisson is going good and strong. But the two of them really play fast and loose with an obstruction of justice charge. In fact they conceal the presence of a person of interest in the case and get him shot later on because of it.

It all starts when an old friend of Bure's Sarah McKillip arrives with a husband and a baby and Bure agrees to put them up. Later on McKillip disappears, the husband is killed and she's left with the baby. And a mystery to solve.

It all has to do with black market babies and the intricate lengths people will go to avoid the lengthy adoption process.

But in the end Bisson and Bure decide that their babies will be done naturally.

Loved the books and now love the show. While it differs from A Fool and His Honey, the mysteries are fun, simple, and sweet. Hallmark knows exactly what we like and this is another great addition into Aurora catalogue. Candace is as warm and loveable as she was on full house and I can't wait to see what they come up with for the next one. Keep them coming.

Regina, the long-lost niece of Aurora's boyfriend, Martin, turns up with a baby. Before Martin has a chance to reconnect with Regina, she disappears leaving a dead husband, Craig, on Aurora's front porch and her baby, Hayden, hidden in Aurora's bathtub. Aurora and Martin's investigation leads them to Regina and Craig's home in the neighboring town of Corinth, where Craig's parents and Regina's neighbors express bewilderment when told of Regina's newborn baby. Aurora works on balancing her relationship with Martin with her efforts to solve the murder of the baby's father and the disappearance of his mother.

In first look at the storyline ( baby etc)I thought this would be a poor entry, but it's quite intricately plotted with enough twists and turns. It's a departure from a murder in traditional murder mystery fashion usually in this series. I found it great fun with some good humour such as Aida and the librarian arguing over who tends to the baby.

This character never does the smart thing. In every crisis she makes the most foolish moves. Like running out of a house after 2 of her companions are shot to chase a perp. She already made the mistake of leaving her phone in a car. Does she stop on her way out of the house to call authorities? No, she starts chasing.

This Aurora Teagarden film features the titular librarian investigating another crime in Lawrenceton. The plot is fast-paced and complex, but all the moving parts do not make for a more interesting story. There are plenty of red herrings and much to speculate about. And the characters are interesting. But there is little drama until the very end of the film.

This is not a bad mystery, but it is only average, especially when compared with some others in this series.