A Bundle of Trouble: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery

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.

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.

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.

There is at least one scene in the movie where the baby is being put to sleep and Aurora and her mother use a blanket to cover him instead of a baby sleeper bag. Babies, esp. newborns, are not to be covered up with a blanket due to the possibility suffocation. I am surprised, and concerned, that this was overlooked. The movie itself is a typical Hallmark movie mystery, easy to watch and no worry about language or content.

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.