Review: If you like cozy mysteries and are willing to give a developing writer a chance...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 13, 2014
I have read two books in this series. The author has edited and toned down the portions of the book dealing food and eating, that were the source of so many complaints. This is a cozy little mystery and the idea is a good one. A relatively isolated neighborhood, locked house murder and seemingly impossible circumstances. Lt. Dekker and his sidekick Sgt. Lou are a fun pair, still a bit ackward in this first book. I like the way clues are assembled and thought out so the reader can 'play along.' If the authour would get rid of the misogynist bits regarding Cy's next door neighbor, the book would be a lot better. There is a way to do humor of this sort without resorting to actual meanness. These are Christian books, but I didn't find it to be cloying so.