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Strawberry Shortcake Murder
by Joanne Fluke
I really liked book #1 and I quickly bought and finished the second installment. Had to lower my rating though because the book is EXACTLY the same as the first one. As if it was written by a template or paint-by-numbers.
I gave three stars because it was still a light, easy, enjoyable read, and I may even give the third one a try to see if Fluke has any other tricks up her sleeve. But if nothing changes then I won't be reading any more.
Spoiler
In both books there is a murder committed and then a second murder committed because someone was a witness to the first murder. Hannah investigates "unofficially" and ends up in a final confrontation with the killer that is EXACTLY the same in both books. They have a gun, she keeps talking to stall for time (and to wrap up any questions the reader may have), she makes a wild effort to disarm them, she ends up with the gun and the killer on the floor, the cop(s) come in and take over from there. She also repeats a lot of the same phrasing and imagery in the books. Like, exactly the same words to describe things.I gave three stars because it was still a light, easy, enjoyable read, and I may even give the third one a try to see if Fluke has any other tricks up her sleeve. But if nothing changes then I won't be reading any more.