Review: A few problems but a nice story
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 02 25, 2014
This book has no language issues...at least none of the gutter variety. However, it is salted with strange usages of contractions."Neither Lou nor I've a propensity for any other type of police work," "Joe and I've a standard date,"  "I've to call the medical examiner." "Let me know when you're, Red Ryder." I didn't keep track of them but they are all over the place and can be distracting.The constant food references bordered on disgusting**.  The protagonists seemed more concerned about food than they did the threat against their friend. The encounters with the neighbor and her dog were disturbing. Also the long mentions of other mystery writers was not necessary. I also had a difficult time with the ages of the protagonists.  They were in their early fifties but it felt like they were much older.On the good side, the main characters lived their faith without being preachy. They demonstrated good friendship and good working relationships with their colleagues. There were several possibilities for the murderer. Overall, I enjoyed the story and would probably read another by this author.**The author commented to other reviewers that most of the food references had been removed in the latest version.  I downloaded this just a couple of days ago.  If this is the "food removed" version, he should try again.