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kimlb's review
5.0
This is an excellent series!!! I have enjoyed each book. Realistic and likeable characters with a fast paced setting. The mysteries are well crafted. This series and the Domestic Diva series by Krista Davis are my all time favs.
bridgets_books's review
4.0
Dead as a Duck is the first book I have read in the Kit Marshall series. I didn’t have any trouble following the story, but I think it would be more enjoyable to already be familiar with some of the characters.
Duck, North Carolina is as much a character in this tale as the people. Small town life is rarely as dull as it’s made out to be. There are always squabbles and sides to choose in these battles.
The pacing was decent if a bit slow occasionally, but not enough to take away from the fun of reading this cozy mystery. The author throws in some great twists & turns, as well as a red herring or two, to keep you turning page after page to figure out this “Whodunnit”. Even if you are an expert and solving the crime earlier than most, learning the motive can be just as entertaining
I love a story with a great dog. This one has two. So we’ve got murder, wine, dogs, and a great mystery in Dead as a Duck. That’s all I need to give this one a thumbs up!
Duck, North Carolina is as much a character in this tale as the people. Small town life is rarely as dull as it’s made out to be. There are always squabbles and sides to choose in these battles.
The pacing was decent if a bit slow occasionally, but not enough to take away from the fun of reading this cozy mystery. The author throws in some great twists & turns, as well as a red herring or two, to keep you turning page after page to figure out this “Whodunnit”. Even if you are an expert and solving the crime earlier than most, learning the motive can be just as entertaining
I love a story with a great dog. This one has two. So we’ve got murder, wine, dogs, and a great mystery in Dead as a Duck. That’s all I need to give this one a thumbs up!
ireadwhatuwrite's review
4.0
Kit Marshall seems to have a knack for finding dead bodies and solving their murders. She came into Duck, South Carolina as part of a town hall meeting for her boss, a congresswoman who is considering a run for the senate. She fully intends to take a few much needed days with friends and family in this popular destination beach town. When the town hall gets out of hand, exposing a rift between the town mayor and his constituents and then the mayor shows up dead, her vacation is going to have to wait.
I figured out whodunnit fairly easily, though of course, I didn’t know why. By the time Kit worked her way around to it, I had forgotten that I suspected that person, and I had just gotten caught up in the story. Kit is a great protagonist with a clever inner circle. If more Washington insiders were like her and her boss, the country would be in great hands.
There are plenty of twists and subplots throughout that keep the story fresh and mystery front and center. I love when I can get lost in the minutia of small town living and let the puzzle take a back seat to a really good tale.
Though this the latest in a robust series, it is the first of it that I have read. It read well as a stand alone and managed to convince me I wanted, rather than needed, to read the series from the beginning. I am looking forward to that.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: 4 out of 5.
I received an advance review copy for free through Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
I figured out whodunnit fairly easily, though of course, I didn’t know why. By the time Kit worked her way around to it, I had forgotten that I suspected that person, and I had just gotten caught up in the story. Kit is a great protagonist with a clever inner circle. If more Washington insiders were like her and her boss, the country would be in great hands.
There are plenty of twists and subplots throughout that keep the story fresh and mystery front and center. I love when I can get lost in the minutia of small town living and let the puzzle take a back seat to a really good tale.
Though this the latest in a robust series, it is the first of it that I have read. It read well as a stand alone and managed to convince me I wanted, rather than needed, to read the series from the beginning. I am looking forward to that.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
Rating: 4 out of 5.
I received an advance review copy for free through Great Escapes Virtual Book Tours, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
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