Jack Q. (AlabamaJack) reviewed This Little Piggy Went to Murder (Sophie Greenway, Bk 1) on + 170 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Hart, whose previous mysteries starred restaurateur Jane Lawless (Stage Fright), introduces a new heroine, food critic and amateur sleuth Sophie Greenway. Don't expect much in the way of recipes, restaurants or food, however, since the job serves mainly as an excuse for Sophie's presence on the scene. When an old friend, Amanda Jorensen, remodels her family restaurant, Sophie travels to Duluth, Minn., with her husband, Bram, to cover the grand reopening. The day before, a man has been found hanging from Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge, and Amanda's father is shot to death soon afterward. A few days later, a third person is poisoned at a Labor Day fund-raiser for Amanda's politician brother. The killer leaves behind verses from the nursery rhyme "This Little Piggy Went to Market," and it soon becomes obvious that the murderer must be a member of Amanda's family. Though Hart has given her characters distinct and detailed backgrounds, they never quite come alive, and a point-of-view switch whenever the killer is about to strike is annoying. The reason behind the nursery rhyme, other than to provide a catchy title for the book, is also never fully explained. Still, there are some good, nail-bitingly tense scenes and lots of red herrings, and Hart manages to resolve things nicely.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Penny T. (iluvmysteries) reviewed This Little Piggy Went to Murder (Sophie Greenway, Bk 1) on + 431 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Great start to the Sophie Greenway series.
Barbara L. reviewed This Little Piggy Went to Murder (Sophie Greenway, Bk 1) on + 988 more book reviews
Vote for the Killer of your choice ... it's election year in Minnesota, and Jack Grendel, the charismatic son of a Duluth shipping magnate is running hard for the US Senate. But as the countdown approaches a pair of grotesque murders threaten to destory him. One is the bizarre hanging of a consultant for Grendel Shipping, the other is the shooting of Jack's own father, rather too soon after he withdraws financial support from his son's campaign. In the ugly fallout from the crimes, Jack's charm shows signa of wear. His sister grows edgy and secretive and his seems that Jack's wife would kill to have him elected.
Food critic Sophie Greenway, a family friend since childhood, observes these changes with sharp dismay and discreetly starts snooping. Amid rumors of corruption, adultery and blackmail, a grim fact holds firm, one of her oldest friends is a killer. Which friend she may not discover - until her turn comes...
Food critic Sophie Greenway, a family friend since childhood, observes these changes with sharp dismay and discreetly starts snooping. Amid rumors of corruption, adultery and blackmail, a grim fact holds firm, one of her oldest friends is a killer. Which friend she may not discover - until her turn comes...
