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Dark Tort by Diane Mott Davidson

elephantshoes4's review against another edition

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lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

colleen_mc's review against another edition

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Listen to this while walking dogs. Funny and mindless. (see the theme here? lol)

mschrock8's review against another edition

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My husband & I enjoy this series.

in_and_out_of_the_stash's review against another edition

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2.0

Light hearted listening.

lyndam's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

4.0

Narrator was good listened at 2.1 speed

mtbc's review against another edition

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4.0

Another good story. Really liked the different connections in this Goldy mystery.

jbarr5's review against another edition

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5.0

g read

ofearna's review against another edition

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4.0

re-read 8/18/2012

kimbrownrogan's review against another edition

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5.0

Another very intriguing read in these series. A great mystery/thriller as usual. The series has yet to disappoint me.

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3.0

It's been a few years since I last read a Goldy mystery. I thought maybe I'd grown so critical in my reading that I'd not like these books -- that I'd find them super cheesy and ridiculous (possibly why I'd stopped picking them up), but this one is a pleasant surprise. It's escape literature, for certain, but decent in that category. At least for this book, any time Davidson gets close to sappy or silly, she quickly backs away and moves the story forward. I appreciate that. This type of book is good for listening while I drive.

I was a bit exasperated that all the "action" in the book (that is, all the info Goldy was collecting in her investigation) came in the form of talking to people and hearing their stories -- a type of passive writing as opposed to active. However, perhaps this is just more realistic as far as murder investigating goes. The lady does come across a lot of murdered people in her otherwise friendly small town. How much action could she expect? So I forgive the book for that disappointment.