Review: This murder is a family affair
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 28, 2013
I love the Libby Serjeant series. Having read the first nine books all together, one right after the other, I was having serious withdrawal symptoms after I finished. At last Lesley Cookman gives us another mystery. It took me a while to get into this one. I think it was because the action was mostly away from Libby's own village, Steeple Martin, with all of the local quirky characters to amuse and confuse us.Earlier books were enlivened by complications in Libby's love life and relationships between the locals. Libby and best friend Fran are much more serious about their involvement in this latest case. I miss the banter between them and the police, the hope of solving a mystery before the police do, and especially the contributions of Peter and Harry, local restaurant owners, whose ascerbic and to the point remarks left me gasping with laughter. So this particular book was a four star read for me.