Review: As always...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 6, 2014
I have trouble understanding what motivates the protagonist, Maggie, to nose around in a murder and to lie to the police about what she knows. Perhaps I'm missing that facet of personality that would make me believe I am the best person to solve a murder; maybe I have too much faith in the law. All I know is that in most mysteries -- this one included -- I find the protagonist's motivations to be sketchy at best, and more often verging on far-fetched. Still, overall solidly written, except for a failure on the part of the author or editor to understand the basic rule of written dialogue: New paragraph when the speaker changes, ESPECIALLY in a back-and-forth exchange between two characters -- it aids the reader in keeping the speakers straight.