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A review by michellewords
Murder at the Book Club by Betsy Reavley
3.0
Murder at the Book Club is your standard who-done-it, detective procedural, with no surprises or thrilling moments.
It's really one of the most basic mystery books I have ever read. I wouldn't say that's a bad thing, but I also don't know if it's that good either.
A bunch of very sassy women of various ages and stages meet together regularly for a book club, but that gets a little messy when one of the more caddy women ends up dead. Don't worry Detective Barrett & Palmer are on the case-but I can't really tell you any more about them because I don't know and/or remember anything about these detectives besides their names. The plot thickens with divorce, affairs, and an abortion (but doesn't really because the case is pretty straightforward from there).
As I shared earlier this week. One of the detectives is strangely obsessive about the situation being a serial killer when there is only one murder. It's weird and makes no sense why they keep pushing that narrative. Maybe that's the U.K. tradition? Also, arresting people because the timeline allows them a chance to commit murder---and no real evidence? Maybe that's also a U.K. thing? Or maybe I just watch/listen to too many murder documentaries/docuseries. Either way, I'm left feeling like the detectives think they are smart and the author wants you to think they are but they are in reality really dumb? I don't know man, I'm confused by the detectives in this book. And apparently, this is the beginning of a WHOLE series about their cases?!
Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty fun read if you turn off your brain. A good vacation book I guess. The narrator is a lot of fun to listen to with her various U.K. accents and voices.
End of the line, i don't know if I can recommend it. If you like mysteries a lot, maybe just read a better one, but if you want a fun, turn-your-brain-off read, it's a pretty well-qualified book for that.
It's really one of the most basic mystery books I have ever read. I wouldn't say that's a bad thing, but I also don't know if it's that good either.
A bunch of very sassy women of various ages and stages meet together regularly for a book club, but that gets a little messy when one of the more caddy women ends up dead. Don't worry Detective Barrett & Palmer are on the case-but I can't really tell you any more about them because I don't know and/or remember anything about these detectives besides their names. The plot thickens with divorce, affairs, and an abortion (but doesn't really because the case is pretty straightforward from there).
As I shared earlier this week. One of the detectives is strangely obsessive about the situation being a serial killer when there is only one murder. It's weird and makes no sense why they keep pushing that narrative. Maybe that's the U.K. tradition? Also, arresting people because the timeline allows them a chance to commit murder---and no real evidence? Maybe that's also a U.K. thing? Or maybe I just watch/listen to too many murder documentaries/docuseries. Either way, I'm left feeling like the detectives think they are smart and the author wants you to think they are but they are in reality really dumb? I don't know man, I'm confused by the detectives in this book. And apparently, this is the beginning of a WHOLE series about their cases?!
Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty fun read if you turn off your brain. A good vacation book I guess. The narrator is a lot of fun to listen to with her various U.K. accents and voices.
End of the line, i don't know if I can recommend it. If you like mysteries a lot, maybe just read a better one, but if you want a fun, turn-your-brain-off read, it's a pretty well-qualified book for that.