Amazing if you could have this Progressive Dinner Deadly (A Myrtle Clover Mystery) (by Elizabeth Spann Craig) :
Customer Review for this product :
Decent "cozy" with dubious heroine -
Perhaps it is an omen of some sorts that Amazon failed to headline the webpage with the admonition that I had purchased this book on such and such a date. At any rate, it comes through the robot reading process well, with the usual qualifications as to the pronunciation of words with double meanings and lack of adjustment of software to take care of words found universally which are allowed to be mangled (Mrs. and Mr. are invariably "M, R, S" and "M, R").
it is difficult to specify my reasons for not following the five star pattern of the previous four reviewers (at this date), without entering forbidden territory and revealing parts the story: suffice to say, that as one dealing every day with people in their 80's (the heroines age), 90's, and 100's, I conclude,d well before the end of the book, that any of these people I know who manifested some of the behavioral patterns of the heroin,e would be a fit subject for a custody hearing, should her family feel the necessity, in order to protect her from being severely harmed by what she does as a matter of course.
Putting that point aside, she is the usual ultra-snoopy small town woman, a former school teacher, who solves murders by assiduously cultivating the gossip mills which endlessly grind away. In doing so, she is a constant and deliberate irritant to her son, who lives across the street from her, and is the Chief of Police.
The words and sentences are well woven, most of the characters are difficult to remember, the few chief ones serve only as foils for the heroine. The story is told entirely in the first person, which I like; however, I often found that first person hard to take. This is a personal view and should carry no weight, if you have a liking for people, who for their own purposes, will intrude themselves into any setting, wherein they can pick up information in which THEY are interested, and let each of the others beware.
The plot is tricky, but ultimately moves into an unnecessary muddle to provide a series of surprises.
All-in-all, an easy read, which might well be quite satisfying to readers of this sub-genre of cozy.
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Retired octogenarian schoolteacher Myrtle Clover is fit to be tied when her book club votes to change to a supper club. Who wants chips and dip when they can have Dickens and Twain?
The first supper club is a progressive dinner...where Myrtle loses interest during the hors d'oeuvres. But when a body is discovered during the main course, the evening quickly gets interesting. Myrtle pits her sleuthing skills against her police chief son's to find the killer....if the killer doesn't find her first.Retired octogenarian schoolteacher Myrtle Clover is fit to be tied when her book club votes to change to a supper club. Who wants chips and dip when they can have Dickens and Twain?
The first supper club is a progressive dinner...where Myrtle loses interest during the hors d'oeuvres. But when a body is discovered during the main course, the evening quickly gets interesting. Myrtle pits her sleuthing skills against her police chief son's to find the killer....if the killer doesn't find her first.
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Customer Review for this product :
Decent "cozy" with dubious heroine - Perhaps it is an omen of some sorts that Amazon failed to headline the webpage with the admonition that I had purchased this book on such and such a date. At any rate, it comes through the robot reading process well, with the usual qualifications as to the pronunciation of words with double meanings and lack of adjustment of software to take care of words found universally which are allowed to be mangled (Mrs. and Mr. are invariably "M, R, S" and "M, R").
it is difficult to specify my reasons for not following the five star pattern of the previous four reviewers (at this date), without entering forbidden territory and revealing parts the story: suffice to say, that as one dealing every day with people in their 80's (the heroines age), 90's, and 100's, I conclude,d well before the end of the book, that any of these people I know who manifested some of the behavioral patterns of the heroin,e would be a fit subject for a custody hearing, should her family feel the necessity, in order to protect her from being severely harmed by what she does as a matter of course.
Putting that point aside, she is the usual ultra-snoopy small town woman, a former school teacher, who solves murders by assiduously cultivating the gossip mills which endlessly grind away. In doing so, she is a constant and deliberate irritant to her son, who lives across the street from her, and is the Chief of Police.
The words and sentences are well woven, most of the characters are difficult to remember, the few chief ones serve only as foils for the heroine. The story is told entirely in the first person, which I like; however, I often found that first person hard to take. This is a personal view and should carry no weight, if you have a liking for people, who for their own purposes, will intrude themselves into any setting, wherein they can pick up information in which THEY are interested, and let each of the others beware.
The plot is tricky, but ultimately moves into an unnecessary muddle to provide a series of surprises.
All-in-all, an easy read, which might well be quite satisfying to readers of this sub-genre of cozy.
Check Best Price Here
More Detailed Product Description
Retired octogenarian schoolteacher Myrtle Clover is fit to be tied when her book club votes to change to a supper club. Who wants chips and dip when they can have Dickens and Twain?
The first supper club is a progressive dinner...where Myrtle loses interest during the hors d'oeuvres. But when a body is discovered during the main course, the evening quickly gets interesting. Myrtle pits her sleuthing skills against her police chief son's to find the killer....if the killer doesn't find her first.Retired octogenarian schoolteacher Myrtle Clover is fit to be tied when her book club votes to change to a supper club. Who wants chips and dip when they can have Dickens and Twain?
The first supper club is a progressive dinner...where Myrtle loses interest during the hors d'oeuvres. But when a body is discovered during the main course, the evening quickly gets interesting. Myrtle pits her sleuthing skills against her police chief son's to find the killer....if the killer doesn't find her first.
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