Miss Zukas and the Stroke of Death (Miss Zukas, Bk 3)
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Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Author:
Genre: Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Book Type: Paperback
Patricia S. reviewed on
Unlike her other enjoyable novels, in this book, Jo Dereske followed all 10 rules on how to write a terrible murder mystery:
1. Rely on cheap, overly used, extremely predictable plot "twists" - all of which the reader guess by page 40.
2. Make the murderer so obvious that the reader will know who it is by page 35 of a 210 page book.
3. Throw in a child born by given up to adoption - unknown to all the characters in the book but the reader picks up on the hints by page 20.
4. Use a fake "I'm dying...." emotional scene.
5. Have very inconsistant supporting characters.
6. Be sure to have an inconsistant and conflicting timeline.
7. Have the heroine do something bad, but not really - its OK since she was only acting out a memory.
8. Be sure to have the murderer plant the murder weapon where our heroine will find it, even though it makes neither sense nor does it seem possible much less plausible.
9. Be sure to have the murderer keep the murder weapon even after 6 weeks after the murder.
10. Have the policemen fall in love with our leading ladies.
I can not believe this tripe was written by the author who wrote Miss Zukas and the Library Murders. Tell me her 13 year old daughter wrote this book, and I would believe that!
1. Rely on cheap, overly used, extremely predictable plot "twists" - all of which the reader guess by page 40.
2. Make the murderer so obvious that the reader will know who it is by page 35 of a 210 page book.
3. Throw in a child born by given up to adoption - unknown to all the characters in the book but the reader picks up on the hints by page 20.
4. Use a fake "I'm dying...." emotional scene.
5. Have very inconsistant supporting characters.
6. Be sure to have an inconsistant and conflicting timeline.
7. Have the heroine do something bad, but not really - its OK since she was only acting out a memory.
8. Be sure to have the murderer plant the murder weapon where our heroine will find it, even though it makes neither sense nor does it seem possible much less plausible.
9. Be sure to have the murderer keep the murder weapon even after 6 weeks after the murder.
10. Have the policemen fall in love with our leading ladies.
I can not believe this tripe was written by the author who wrote Miss Zukas and the Library Murders. Tell me her 13 year old daughter wrote this book, and I would believe that!
