Review: Murder mystery set in post WWII-era
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 2, 2013
It's 1949 in Hartford, Connecticut, and Juliet has just caught her husband with another woman.  While having a good cry in her office after hours, she is surprised to see a man drop from the vent in the ceiling.  Elmer, a recent parolee, is being blackmailed into helping a gang of thieves with their plans to rob the museum where Juliet works.  When she returns home to find her husband murdered, she needs Elmer as her alibi.  As they work together to find the killer and clear her name, this odd couple grows closer together.  Juliet is there as Elmer deals with the guilt that he feels for being absent from his daughter's life and not being available to fight in WWII.  The novel comes to a dramatic conclusion that leaves the reader wanting more from this pair.This novel could have gone horribly wrong, if not for the author's skillful writing.  Avoiding the stereotype of the spoiled, rich girl, the character of Juliet is likeable.  Elmer was fleshed out beyond the cardboard character of "the ex-con".  His internal struggles with guilt, shame, and grief draw the reader's sympathy.The ending somehow has a "To be continued..." feel, so this will hopefully not be the last we read of Juliet and Elmer.4 starsThis book was provided by Cozy Mystery Book Tours in exchange for my honest review.