Review by chriscma60

Let me start by saying I love Rachel Skarsten. Both she and Jazz Ramsey deserved better then this watered down murder mystery. This is not a very good film. I've been reading the book the story is taken from and it's obvious the amateurish screenplay took the basic story, tore the guts out, replacing it with romantic and familial entanglements. It looks like the budget was so limited they couldn't put extras as students in a school, parents in a meeting or even have a convincing office set where a witness works. Sad that characters with something to contribute stand about in silence as extras. So cheap. The sugary music score is inappropriate as well. With no spoilers, the most cringeworthy moment has detective Nick announcing the police will do all in their power to find the killer during a televised press conference. 24 hours later, he's ordered on to other more "pressing" cases. As for the K9 mystery, Zeus the crime dog finds a body and then becomes not much more then a pet. I had hoped this would be of the same quality as Rachel's previous film, The Royal Nanny, which was more than excellent. Alas, it's closer to the worst Hallmark has to offer. Give Jazz Ramsey another chance. With professional writing and higher production values, there could be something good here.