Review: Very Exciting
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 26, 2013
Laurie Ann Dinterman is a small town cop following in the footsteps of her father. She is good at her job and generally knows everything that goes on in Mossy Bog. After all, she grew up here. This is her home town. These people are her friends. Hell, she's related to half of them, including the fire chief, who is her uncle.Then a local wino is burnt to death in a restaurant fire and Wyatt North, the state arson investigator,  hits the town. He is hot on the trail of a serial arsonist and convinced that the fire at Mossy Bog was the latest of his crimes. Laurie Ann can't help finding him attractive and is delighted to be given the responsibility of working closely with him. This could mean the promotion she has been seeking for so long.But there's a problem. Of course there's a problem. It is the people Wyatt decides are suspects. These are her friends and relatives, right? None of them could be responsible.I loved this story. Ms Toussaint writes with refreshing fluency and clarity. Her characters are well-rounded and believable.  The plot is well-paced and very exciting. As the story neared its end I was on the edge of my seat with apprehension.I never thought I'd say this, but I think I liked this even better than the Cleopatra Jones series.