Beverly H. (GainesvilleGirl) -
Helpful Score: 1
Sorry I can't agree with the others on this book. I found it dragged almost into the middle. Then, it piqued my interest for a while, only to spoil it all with a very contrived and almost silly ending.
Irene is a tough woman reporter. maybe a bit too tough for her own good. She finds herself embroiled in a terrible mess when her very good friend and mentor, O'Connor, is murdered. The elderly man has been her surrogate dad for many years. She's determined to find his killer, although right from the start her life is threatened. At about this point the book gets exciting, with many killings, almost killings, and one huge mystery to be solved. Then comes the somewhat amateurish ending along with the wrap-up to it all. it reminds me of all those cozies out there, as well as a few of the "detective" shows on TV in the past. You know the ones I mean, Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, etc. But they were more entertaining. The writer is good, but the book wasn't great.
Irene is a tough woman reporter. maybe a bit too tough for her own good. She finds herself embroiled in a terrible mess when her very good friend and mentor, O'Connor, is murdered. The elderly man has been her surrogate dad for many years. She's determined to find his killer, although right from the start her life is threatened. At about this point the book gets exciting, with many killings, almost killings, and one huge mystery to be solved. Then comes the somewhat amateurish ending along with the wrap-up to it all. it reminds me of all those cozies out there, as well as a few of the "detective" shows on TV in the past. You know the ones I mean, Perry Mason, Murder She Wrote, etc. But they were more entertaining. The writer is good, but the book wasn't great.
