by G.M. Malliet
Series: A St. Just Mystery #1 This was another audiobook that I picked up from the library to have something light to listen to. I wasn't impressed though. It's a modern-day mystery but a lot of the attitudes of the family seem like it would make more sense to be taking place in the 50s or 60s. It...
I've been wanting to read this since I first saw the title. A mystery concerning the death of a cozy writer? Sign me up! I did not check this out from the library for a time though, because you have to request it and have it waiting for you. So it languished on my list until I stumbled upon the titl...
It's exactly what the title says. It's also a light and pleasant entertainment, worth the eyeblinks. I don't think I'll pursue the series unless the second one falls in my lap somehow. But many a cozy reader will lap this up! Find out why at http://tinyurl.com/m2mtbnf
Boring. Couldn't get into any of the characters or the story.
Rating: 3.5* of fiveThe Book Description: From deep in the heart of his eighteenth century English manor, millionaire Sir Adrian Beauclerk-Fisk writes mystery novels and torments his four spoiled children with threats of disinheritance. Tiring of this device, the portly patriarch decides to weave a ...
3-3.5 starsI'd rate this book higher, but I considered it a "cheat". The author withheld valuable clues from the reader or presented clues (such as old photos) that the reader couldn't see and weren't described fully, so there was no way to truly solve this mystery. The readers have to sit back and ...
I would love to shout that Christie lives but I fear a firing squad, so I'll simply say Death of a Cozy Writer was a leisurely winding starter of a book that turned classic and clever. I can't wait to read the next. A 4.5 rating.
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