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Light and funny!:
I wasn't sure about this mystery, but it turned out be a great read! The characters are fun and interesting and really quite humorous! Laura and her husband, Richard, live in Boston, but are in her hometown in North Carolina because her grandfather had an "accident." He tells Laura that he was hit before he dies and so she investigates. While the plot is a little slow at times, it is enjoyable. I even managed to figure out "whodonit" - something I seldom do! I will definitely be picking up another book in this series and recommend you do as well!
Good Southern mystery:
As a person from the South, I enjoyed the Southern colloquialisms in this book! I'm not much of a mystery reader, but I enjoyed this one. Good beach reading...
Moves as slow as Mayberry RFD:
Talk about molassas. This book takes forever to read, because it is boring. There are way too many aunts and uncles to keep track of, and in the end, I didn't care who the killer was. Paw clings to life in the hospital for over half the book, while we wait for the anticipated murder to finalize. The back cover promises a deep dark family secret will emerge, but it came with a whimper. Sorry, I wanted to like this book. But it just didn't do much for me.
Lightweight.:
This was the first book of Kelner's I have read, and I doubt if I'll be searching out others. Too much was given away from the very start, so that it was clear from almost the beginning who was to be the murderer, and easy to spot how the plot would be worked out. I love 'cozy' mysteries but this was just too insubstantial and the characters to lightweight for me.
down home murder:
Having belatedly picked up the Laura Fleming mysteries, I am very pleased with the first installment. Being a southerner myself, Kelner's depiction of the South is dead on, & I enjoyed immersing myself in Laura's world. Family is most important in the South & in this book, as the mystery revolves around buried family secrets. This book is truly a page turner, & I enjoyed every minute of it. Laura is a very likeable heroine, & her observations of the South are comical but have deeper meaning. I'm looking forward to reading the second novel in this series.
| Author: | Toni L. P. Kelner | | Binding: | Hardcover | | Dewey Decimal Number: | 813 | | EAN: | 9781587249112 | | Edition: | Largeprint | | Format: | Large Print | | ISBN: | 1587249111 | | Number Of Pages: | 389 | | Publication Date: | 2005-03-14 |
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