Slow, boring, a mish-mosh of Aurora Teagarden and Murder 101. The sound had a tinny quality, as if it were dubbed in after the movie is done. Nothing jelled. Stilted acting. A small town in Texas where even people born and raised there have no Texas twang? I was singularly unimpressed by the writing. Bland. Even when people are confessing they don't seem very upset. Although I like the actor playing the sheriff/brother, he doesn't carry off the role. Needs more presence and command. We figured out the killer before the halfway mark, and watched the cast stumble through the rest of the movie. Doubt I will wait breathlessly for the next installment.