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thepickygirl's review
4.0
Robyn Guthrie is 40-something, caring for her ailing but sharp-tongued mother and stumbling through the complexities of a relationship on the brink of ruin. Her one solace? Her dog Bix and her job. As a freelance reporter, Robyn has a fair amount of autonomy until Claire, a reporter at the Fowler News and Record, is killed by a hit-and-run driver. Robyn feels a kinship with Claire because Claire was a dog owner as well and was actually killed while out walking her pup. Everyone else thinks the accident was a random hit and run, but Robyn is curious... Claire was working on a story about a community of eco-built homes in Cedar Ridge, and Robyn retraces her steps to figure out just what was going on in the development.
The last time I browsed NetGalley, I saw this book and grabbed it up mostly because of the cover and description. I kept reading because DC Brod wrote an intelligent, odd little mystery with a sense of humor that is more than a run-of-the-mill whodunit. Instead, it's a novel of relationships. Robyn's mother wants them to buy a home together, while Robyn is trying to figure out whether her boyfriend is ok with her desire not to have children. Robyn knows what she wants, but voicing it isn't always easy, even for such a strong-willed woman. The mystery is not an afterthought, however, and Robyn's journalistic investigation reminded me how much fun books with good reporters in them can be. This is most definitely a series you want to keep an eye on.
Read this: if you aren't a huge mystery lover but want to give one a try. For you mystery lovers: grab it. You won't regret it.
The last time I browsed NetGalley, I saw this book and grabbed it up mostly because of the cover and description. I kept reading because DC Brod wrote an intelligent, odd little mystery with a sense of humor that is more than a run-of-the-mill whodunit. Instead, it's a novel of relationships. Robyn's mother wants them to buy a home together, while Robyn is trying to figure out whether her boyfriend is ok with her desire not to have children. Robyn knows what she wants, but voicing it isn't always easy, even for such a strong-willed woman. The mystery is not an afterthought, however, and Robyn's journalistic investigation reminded me how much fun books with good reporters in them can be. This is most definitely a series you want to keep an eye on.
Read this: if you aren't a huge mystery lover but want to give one a try. For you mystery lovers: grab it. You won't regret it.
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