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robinwalter's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Not awful, but mehdiocre, and with minor editing and writing errors the unremarkable story was not compelling enough to override
mollyringle's review against another edition
5.0
I'm going to have to remember to put this one on the gift list for the cozy-mystery fans in my life. Pam has a superb feel for the genre! The (fictional) small town of Emerson Falls, Washington, and its quirky mansion-turned-library supply the "cozy" part beautifully, and the cast of residents and visitors are the right mix of charming and unsettling. All of them seem real, and many of them I wish I could hang out with, but all also hide enough of a potential dark side that I honestly couldn't guess who the murderer was until the reveal.
It was a fast read, and actually one of the things that impressed me in particular was how deftly Pam was able to introduce a fairly large cast in a slim book, and make it all easy to follow and believable. That takes writerly skill!
I see a lot of potential in Megan Montaigne as an amateur sleuth, and hope there will be more books about her!
It was a fast read, and actually one of the things that impressed me in particular was how deftly Pam was able to introduce a fairly large cast in a slim book, and make it all easy to follow and believable. That takes writerly skill!
I see a lot of potential in Megan Montaigne as an amateur sleuth, and hope there will be more books about her!
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