A review by ppcfransen
Drop-Dead Blonde by Elaine Viets, Denise Swanson, Victoria Laurie, Nancy Martin

3.0

Four short stories by four authors of cozy mysteries. I've only read one of the authors before, so this was mostly an introduction to the other three.

Slay Belles by Nancy Martin - I've read book one in the Blackbird series, so I remembered some of the characters, mostly by name, not so much their particulars. It was a fun story, though the end annoyed me. Nora realises who did it and then goes after the murderer rather than inform the police of her suspicions. I don't remember Nora being too stupid to live from the book I read.

Killer Blond by Elaine Viets - I like this story best. It's a framework story, so other than the mention of a character, it doesn't really tie-in with the Dead-End Job series. Great set-up, great pay-off. I'm subtly reminded of The Colorado Kid - as that too is a framework story. I really like to read more by Elaine Viets after this story.

Dead Blonds tell no Tales by Denise Swanson - there's probably a good story in there, but it would have worked better if there had been more pages to tell it. That might have led to a better reason to want Ruby dead, because the reason given just did not make sense, at least not to someone capable of thinking things through.

Blind sighted by Victoria Laurie - I liked this story, except for all the mumblings about professional physics. Apperantly, there is a whole bunch of them, so there must be great demand for their services. The ending annoyed me again, this time as the ghosts came tumbling out of the machine head over heels. (Although the 'devout atheïsts' gave me giggles)
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