Karen S. (CacaoBear) reviewed on 5/16/2011 + 85 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 7

UGH!

If Jessica Beck isn't another pseudonym for Tim Myers, then they're sharing a brain! Cozy mystery. Small town in North Carolina. Hysterical female who reacts all out-of-proportion. Goofy explanation that defies reality.

I read a lot of cozies, and some of them are really great. This wasn't one of them.

The heroine states on page 33:

"This mess wasn't going to just go away, no matter how much I hoped it would. I was going to have to do something myself about my friend's murder, or keep looking over my shoulder for the rest of my life ..."

Mind you, this is LESS THAN 10 HOURS after the murder!! She then proceeds to point out, ad nauseum, how SHE has to solve the crime, and then complain about how the police weren't sharing their information with her ...

Her friends all assume she'll "investigate" the murder ... why?

She asks her friends to help, and then tells them they can't because they'll be at risk?

No. I'm glad I'm on a diet ... I know I won't be missing anything when I skip the rest of this series!

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