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susansanders's review against another edition
DNF after 60 pages
I just don't care and don't really enjoy the cozy murder genre this is turning out to be.
I just don't care and don't really enjoy the cozy murder genre this is turning out to be.
stella37's review against another edition
2.0
I probably should have started this mystery series with the first book, not #22, to really get into the characters and the sleuthing style. Nevertheless, the choppy, witty dialogue quickly faded and I found myself tracking the stories through various stolen ("borrowed") pets. Even as an animal lover, I had trouble keeping track of the cats and dogs weaved into this story to solve the crimes of jealousy and high-end, designer shoe labels...
drmare's review against another edition
3.0
Not one of her finer efforts. But I needed something distracting and not horribly HORRIBLE, if you know what I mean, and this worked. I enjoy the dynamics of the regular characters, found the dog/cat convo rather fun/silly, and didn't bother being too analytical. I think I missed the two preceding books in the series and will check them out.
But I have to say, the plot was pretty much over the top. I'm simply not buying it. So there.
But I have to say, the plot was pretty much over the top. I'm simply not buying it. So there.
katheady2009's review against another edition
4.0
A wonderful blend of hard-boiled murder mystery and humor. I even liked the dog and cat who communicate with each other.
Martha Grimes has a talent for balancing a satisfying and surprising mystery with humorous interludes -- both human and animal.
I truly enjoyed this book.
Martha Grimes has a talent for balancing a satisfying and surprising mystery with humorous interludes -- both human and animal.
I truly enjoyed this book.
ksrousseau's review against another edition
3.0
A worthy entry into the Richard Jury series with a nicely convoluted plot. Jury continues to be an interesting hero and the people surrounding him are entertaining. The Harry Johnson subplot was distracting and the "talking" animals were too precious. Melrose Plant is becoming an increasingly anachronistic misfit in these novels.
lratkinson's review against another edition
4.0
Grimes' Jury novels never let me down: plotting dog, talking animals, expensive shoes and of course, Jury and Plant. A great weekend treat after a hard week's work!
toriicannon's review against another edition
4.0
Melrose is such a loveable snob, and Jury just knows how to push his buttons. As always, I feel like I am visiting with old friends when I read this series.
emilyinlibraryland's review against another edition
2.0
I wasn't aware that this was a series when I picked it up, and that ended up being a problem. I had very little idea of what was going on, and there were endless side characters who weren't developed and seemed to me to serve no purpose. Usually this sort of series mystery reminds the reader what is going on, and that would have been useful here.
Other problems: I barely remember who got murdered and the solution was clichéd. I was also really confused by the talking animals. One minute I was in a supposedly realistic 'literary mystery' and the next I was reading a dialogue between a cat and a dog. Plus it was so unclear who was talking that it took me three pages to figure out that it was a cat and a dog. Don't start the series by reading this book.
Other problems: I barely remember who got murdered and the solution was clichéd. I was also really confused by the talking animals. One minute I was in a supposedly realistic 'literary mystery' and the next I was reading a dialogue between a cat and a dog. Plus it was so unclear who was talking that it took me three pages to figure out that it was a cat and a dog. Don't start the series by reading this book.