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emilyinlibraryland 's review for:
The Black Cat
by Martha Grimes
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.