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This was my first Rhys Bowen---I liked it ok. Compared to the Aunt Dimitys that I read all summer long, it was a masterpiece. The main character, Molly Murphy, is intelligent, mature, interesting, and a lady. She seems to enjoy her husband and young son and displays realistic and appropriate behaviour to the people around her. A complete opposite from the Aunt Dimity MC, Lori, who is quite unlikeable in just about every way...but that's another story.

This particular mystery was interesting and somewhat believable, although it was pretty obvious very early in who the daughter was and who committed the crimes. Reading this, for me, was more about finding out how these things played out---and not who was responsible. I was pretty annoyed by the unrealistic and contrived reactions from Winnie upon the "two revelations". Surely these could have been thought through and written much better than they were.

I'll give a few more of these a try over the next few months and see if I've found a new mystery series to enjoy.

hcumbie's review

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

leavingsealevel's review against another edition

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3.0

I feel like the kidnapped child storyline already happened once fairly recently in this series.....but maybe (likely) it was another mediocre mystery series binge-read.

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4.0

I had the satisfaction of being both correct in solving the mystery, but there were so many layers to it that I found myself surprised on a few aspects. First part moves slow but the end escalates quickly!

I'd like to see Daniel grow a bit more as a character, especially in how he supports Molly.

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