A review by eastofthesunwestofthemoon
The Deadly Mystery of the Missing Diamonds by T.E. Kinsey

3.0

3 stars. Despite having some interesting characters and a pretty decent puzzler, I just didn't care that much for this book. The Alphabet Gang is too confusing with the ridiculous naming conventions, WHY? The repeating dance practices were just boring or ridiculous, WHY? What the hell was with even having Inspector Lavender in the book??? He does nothing and does not behave like a police officer and his inclusion was completely inexplicable! There's some fairly annoying repetition, especially in discussing suspects and moving instruments around in the cart. I wish the author had not tried quite so much for humor, because a lot of it fell flat for me, but some of the other elements of the book were better. I am tending to think I will not read more in the series, or in the prior series that involves characters making cameos in this book.