A review by tobyyy
To Have and to Kill by Mary Jane Clark

3.0

I’ve read the third one in this series and enjoyed it, and figured I’d go back and start from the beginning because why not! Mary Jane Clark definitely writes similarly to her ex-sister-in-law, Carol Higgins Clark (author of the Regan Reilly series) — they both love short chapters (this book had I think 60+ chapters? And the last Carol Higgins Clark I read had over 80 chapters for around 250 pages) and fast-paced plots. MJC writes less confusing plots though, whereas CHC’s plots are less murder-driven and more general-crime-driven (heists, burglaries, thefts, stolen identities, etc.).

But a decent story overall. I definitely want to continue in this series. Very good bedtime reading, IMO, as it’s not too tense or too bloody/gory, and is also easy to focus on.