Review: a little bit of everything..
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2012
I have this entire series in hardcover (except for the last one, yet!)  This is a series that I read again everytime a new one comes out.  I have gladly payed $20+ for each one, and would gladly pay much more than the Kindle price just to have them so handy!!  They are a combination mystery/comedy/action :)  a little of everythingThey take place mostly in the countryside around Charlottesville, Va. Shenandoah river, Gordonsville, Stanardsville... Since I vacation there fairly regularly I am a little familiar with the towns and places named in the books.  That makes them even more interesting.I recommend these to just about anyone.  They are very definately "family" rated:) Anyone who is a Stephanie Plum fan (or who was, but is getting tired of the same gags in everybook!)  will probably love these.  That was my thought when I first read "A Crying Shame", the first in the series. Since then I have decided that Jesse is much more real, and has grown with each book.  Still funny, still getting into all kinds of scrapes - but they are all still believable.  Each book is like catching up with old friends, and I am always sorry when I reach the end of the story.  Every book in the series seems to introduce us to someone new, and this one is no exception. There is a fairly large cast of continuing characters throughout the series, and somehow Ann Mullen makes them all very real.  Each book in the series could be read as a standalone - but I cant imagine just wanting to read one.