Review: Character Introduction Only
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 07 24, 2011
This is the first, of three so far, short cozies under the name Jill Bonner. This is the same author that published two excellent series some years ago under the name Abigail Padgett. (The first four of the Bo Bradley series are newly released on Kindle, and I immediately snatched them up).Cozies are new to this author, and she is writing a series of novellas introducing the character. This was NOT novella-length, more like a chapter. You get an introduction to the character's interesting family background and her currently not-so-interesting life. But as for a mystery - not so much. It seemed more like an half hour episode of the TV show Monk.I bought the next two in the series and am simply treating this as Chapter One of the same book. I know what an excellent writer she is, but if you are new to Padgett / Bonner, I suggest you buy this one AND the second, Mandy Dru - The Zumba Mystery, and read them together before deciding if you are a fan.(And certainly check out Child of Silence, the first in her older series.)