TO KILL A KING is The third installment of Caroline Rhodes, the first was "A DEADLY LITTLE CHRISTMAS " the second was, "SOMETHING WICKED IN THE AIR "

This was my first Caroline Rhodes mystery and at times I was lost when there was a mention of Rhineburg and things that happened there, That is why I feel that the books should be read in order.

Caroline gets a cry of help from her best friend Molly O'Neal, so Caroline returns to Ascension Medical Center to help her friend out. Caroline has no idea what she is getting herself into. Two days after Caroline arrives, Angela Horowitz is murdered in her apartment. A few days after that, there is another murder; this time Mac Guffy is found hanged in one of the emergency rooms. Molly is soon arrested, and Caroline will do what ever she can to clear her friends name.

TO KILL A KING is an expeditious, cheerful read that flows through in a timely manner. Best of all it is filled with credible, amiable characters. The author puts her nursing background to good use; she is able to get the hospital setting and politics that go along with the running of a hospital just right. Thanks Mary for an admirable read.

Pam Stone

I didn't think it possible for Mary V Welk to improve on her first 2 books---WAS I IN FOR A GREAT EXPERIENCE! "To Kill A King" is the best one yet. It keeps you riveted from the first page to the last. I guarantee the clothes won't get laundered, meals won't get cooked and the kids will have to find rides to get to those outings. YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PUT THE BOOK DOWN! Caroline and the hospital crew are in for a very long haul, but they get help from surprising sources. The story and characters are great and you get a real look at the modern hospital and what these dedicated people are up against on a day to day basis. Can't wait for the next book of this marvelous series. This is my NO. 1 FAVORITE AUTHOR AND SERIES. I don't say this lightly as I am a voracious reader of this genre and very particular.

I loved Mary Welk's newest mystery. Filled with action and danger, it kept me guessing until the very end. I enjoyed the way sleuth Caroline Rhodes involved her family and friends in tracking down the killer. It was a fun read, filled with humor and suspense. Only a true nurse could describe the hospital scene and politics as Mary Welk has done. Marlis Day WHY JOHNNY DIED SterlingHouse Pub.Inc.