Ginette B. (Niteowl7) reviewed on 10/2/2005 + 242 more book reviews

I love Martha Grime's Richard Jury series but I found this book too slow for my taste. Not that I only like "fast" books but often I didn't know where this book was going. On the plus side, "Hotel Paradise" is filled with interesting, and often fascinating, Southern characters. The main character is delightful and at 12 years old, she's more mature than most of the adults around her. The plot, which I believe dangles too much, is about this 12 year old girl who becomes determined to solve the mystery of a 40 year old murder. Events become even more complicated after another girl is murdered shortly after she begins her investigation.

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