Dollycas's Thoughts
I absolutely loved this whodunit that could have been ripped from the headlines!
The government has shutdown because they can't reach a budget agreement. Our protagonist Kit Marshall is now working for new congresswoman Maeve Dixon and trying to guide both her and her inexperienced and incompetent chief of staff (Kit's supervisor) through the murky ways of Washington. Congressional staff is cut to the bare minimum so the buildings and connecting tunnels are pretty empty these days. When Maeve Dixon contacts Kit early one morning shouting she needs help and Kit needs to come right away, Kit never imagined she would find her boss standing over a dead body. A staffer that Dixon blew up at the day before. The evidence all points to the congresswoman but Kit smells a set up. She just needs to figure who gains by the staffer's death and Dixon's incarceration and of course do all the other work because her boss is a fool who has no idea what he is doing. Hopefully Maeve Dixon's seat will not be in jeopardy when Kit figures everything out.
I like Kit, she is smart, thinks before she jumps, and she know Washington. She is much more confident in this story. Kit lives with her boyfriend and they have an adorable pepperoni loving dog named Clarence. He has a big funny part in this story.
I also admire Maeve Dixon, she is not only a new congresswoman, but she is also a Gulf War Veteran, still serving her country. She tries to stay on track to help bring an end to the government shutdown even when her colleagues shut her out because she is a suspect. She has an enormous weight upon her shoulders and handles it so well, even asking Kit to stop investigating because it puts her in danger.
Again all the characters and situations had those feelings of reality. You can tell the author has been a real part in the Washington political scene and has researched what she did not know diligently.
I do enjoy stories like these with the political twists. We also see cozy mysteries do not always have to be set in small towns. Great characters, chilling twists and action filled moments almost had smoke coming out of my Kindle Fire. I read the story all in one sitting and was actually sorry it had to end.
Book 1, Stabbing in the Senate was an excellent start to this series but Colleen J. Shogan has topped herself with this one. I am so excited to see what she has planned for Kit next!
I absolutely loved this whodunit that could have been ripped from the headlines!
The government has shutdown because they can't reach a budget agreement. Our protagonist Kit Marshall is now working for new congresswoman Maeve Dixon and trying to guide both her and her inexperienced and incompetent chief of staff (Kit's supervisor) through the murky ways of Washington. Congressional staff is cut to the bare minimum so the buildings and connecting tunnels are pretty empty these days. When Maeve Dixon contacts Kit early one morning shouting she needs help and Kit needs to come right away, Kit never imagined she would find her boss standing over a dead body. A staffer that Dixon blew up at the day before. The evidence all points to the congresswoman but Kit smells a set up. She just needs to figure who gains by the staffer's death and Dixon's incarceration and of course do all the other work because her boss is a fool who has no idea what he is doing. Hopefully Maeve Dixon's seat will not be in jeopardy when Kit figures everything out.
I like Kit, she is smart, thinks before she jumps, and she know Washington. She is much more confident in this story. Kit lives with her boyfriend and they have an adorable pepperoni loving dog named Clarence. He has a big funny part in this story.
I also admire Maeve Dixon, she is not only a new congresswoman, but she is also a Gulf War Veteran, still serving her country. She tries to stay on track to help bring an end to the government shutdown even when her colleagues shut her out because she is a suspect. She has an enormous weight upon her shoulders and handles it so well, even asking Kit to stop investigating because it puts her in danger.
Again all the characters and situations had those feelings of reality. You can tell the author has been a real part in the Washington political scene and has researched what she did not know diligently.
I do enjoy stories like these with the political twists. We also see cozy mysteries do not always have to be set in small towns. Great characters, chilling twists and action filled moments almost had smoke coming out of my Kindle Fire. I read the story all in one sitting and was actually sorry it had to end.
Book 1, Stabbing in the Senate was an excellent start to this series but Colleen J. Shogan has topped herself with this one. I am so excited to see what she has planned for Kit next!
