Book 15, 2012
Jun. 26th, 2012 09:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeAt work today, I finished reading Yankee Doodle Dead by Carolyn Hart. Apparently, it's part of her Death on Demand mystery series, featuring Annie Darling, who owns a mystery book store called Death on Demand, and Annie's husband Max.
In this story, retired General Bud Hatch has been making enemies left and right and gets gunned down at the town's Fourth of July festivities. It took the author 1/3 of the book before killing the old goat off, and I was ready to kill him myself by then. I understand she was letting us see how many people he riled up to appreciate how many suspects would be involved, but come on. It's a murder mystery, not a case study in personality disorders.
That being said, the plot was lively and engaging and kept me guessing. My biggest complaint is that, since Annie was a mystery afficianado, she kept referencing great literary sleuths as she worked to unravel the clues. I don't mind a passing reference, but the book was filled with them, and it bogged down the narrative.
Average book, 3 out of 5 stars.
In this story, retired General Bud Hatch has been making enemies left and right and gets gunned down at the town's Fourth of July festivities. It took the author 1/3 of the book before killing the old goat off, and I was ready to kill him myself by then. I understand she was letting us see how many people he riled up to appreciate how many suspects would be involved, but come on. It's a murder mystery, not a case study in personality disorders.
That being said, the plot was lively and engaging and kept me guessing. My biggest complaint is that, since Annie was a mystery afficianado, she kept referencing great literary sleuths as she worked to unravel the clues. I don't mind a passing reference, but the book was filled with them, and it bogged down the narrative.
Average book, 3 out of 5 stars.
