kathiemac 's review for:

Murder Runs in the Family by Tamara Berry

3.5

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In MURDER RUNS IN THE FAMILY, written by Tamara Berry, Amber Winslow flirts her way into the Seven Ponds Retirement Community in Draycot, Arizona, to visit her grandmother. The grandmother, bowling ace Judith Webb, goes by the name Jade McCallum. Amber’s grandmother runs a true-crime podcast, Death Comes Calling, from her retirement community and wants Amber to be on the podcast in the role of a detective. When the body of the “Admiral” is found in the podcast studio, my interest is piqued. 

 

I like Tamara Berry’s writing. To my delight, she injects a bit of humor into her characters—like the string-bikini-clad grandmother. While the characters are interesting to read about, they don’t seem as memorable as those in Tamara Berry’s previous series, By the Books. I must admit, I prefer the other series. I do like the ending of this book. It makes me want to read the next one. Thank you, Poisoned Pen Press and NetGalley, for the chance to read and review an advance reader copy of MURDER RUNS IN THE FAMILY.