*Book source ~ Library
Steve Hockensmith, Lisa Falco
8 July 2014
Cozy Mystery
326 Pages
My Rating ~ 4 bites and a nibble
Alanis McLachlan has not
had a conventional childhood and it ended when she walked out on her mother. So
she is understandably surprised when her mom croaks and leaves her everything.
However, Alanis discovers, much like her childhood, nothing is ever as simple
as it seems. Can she solve her mother’s murder and get to the bottom of what she
was up to all while keeping herself alive?
This is told
differently. Almost like Alanis is talking to the reader. I love it, but a lot of
readers may find it off-putting. There’s a mystery to solve which is always
nice, but her mother is a con artist of the finest order so it gets tricky,
tricky and trickier. There’s humor and horror (Alanis’s childhood will give you
nightmares), twists and turns, and the ending surprised me. I can’t wait to see
what Alanis plans to do now. Glad I have books 2 & 3 from the library. This
should be good.
This soundsjust like what I'd enjoy. I like it when the story is being told to me too:) Great cover and title also.
ReplyDeleteI've not read many that are written like this and I enjoy them when they're done well. This one is. I hope you pick it up!
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