Book 57, 2015
Sep. 21st, 2015 08:15 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chez_jaeOn Thursday night, before I left for vacation, I finished reading Fillet of Murder, which is the first book in author Linda Reilly's "Deep Fried Mystery" series.
After a contentious break-up with her fiance, Talia Marby returns to her hometown. She takes a job at Lambert's Fish & Chips, where she used to work when she was in school. Talia lives in her grandmother's bungalow, already dreading when it will be sold. One of the local shop owners puts pressure on the others to sign a petition against the opening of a comic book store in their locale. Bea, who owns Lambert's, refuses to sign, which leads to angry words being exchanged between her and Turnbull. When Turnbull is found dead in his shop, Bea is on top of the suspect list. Determined to clear Bea's name, Talia begins poking around and asking questions of her own.
Talia was a likable enough character, but I wasn't fully engaged with her. I did enjoy the secondary characters that the author introduced, one of whom was a small calico cat that Talia rescued.
SPOILER ALERT: The murderer was such a fringe character that I felt cheated somehow, as if I wasn't given a fair chance to guess whodunnit.
Otherwise, it was a good read. I may try other books in the series, but for now, this one gets an average rating.
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After a contentious break-up with her fiance, Talia Marby returns to her hometown. She takes a job at Lambert's Fish & Chips, where she used to work when she was in school. Talia lives in her grandmother's bungalow, already dreading when it will be sold. One of the local shop owners puts pressure on the others to sign a petition against the opening of a comic book store in their locale. Bea, who owns Lambert's, refuses to sign, which leads to angry words being exchanged between her and Turnbull. When Turnbull is found dead in his shop, Bea is on top of the suspect list. Determined to clear Bea's name, Talia begins poking around and asking questions of her own.
Talia was a likable enough character, but I wasn't fully engaged with her. I did enjoy the secondary characters that the author introduced, one of whom was a small calico cat that Talia rescued.
SPOILER ALERT: The murderer was such a fringe character that I felt cheated somehow, as if I wasn't given a fair chance to guess whodunnit.
Otherwise, it was a good read. I may try other books in the series, but for now, this one gets an average rating.
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