Kayote B. (kayote) reviewed on 1/4/2006 + 254 more book reviews

What a tangled mess! Intertwined this way and that, and so many schemers. And poor Perry Mason stuck in the middle. I dearly loved his sending a crate w/airholes out of the building while he stayed inside until the reporters left. I laughed very hard at that. I also enjoy the differences between the two main cops--Mason drives both nuts and both and are sarcastic, but one is reasonable and the other is trying to show off.

I enjoy the older mystery writers, such as Gardner and Christie. They are less easily described as "fluff" than modern cozies. There is a solid plot and action going on, along with the good dose humor tossed in. (What's the feminine angle, Della? There is no feminine angle, just curves!) But the core of the book is the mystery--the humor is just part of fleshing it out.

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