Review: Cozy mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 29, 2014
Cozy murder mystery with clever, unexpected plot twists. Molly Masters, quirky freelance writer/artist and accidental sleuth, returns to her hometown, nearly gets murdered in the process of facing her past--and proves that you can go home again.Leslie O'Kane is a witty, erudite writer who uses figurative language to flesh out her characters. Solid well-crafted writing, well-paced, and humorous: I found myself laughing out loud. So refreshing to read a story where the author has an IQ well over room temperature. A joy to read compared to the spate of freebies I've recently downloaded. Few typos--another reviewer complained of errors, but her review was dated Oct 2013; so I suspect the author has cleaned the book up extensively since then.Apparently it's an updated rewrite of "Death and Faxes" (1996). If so, then it was extensively rewritten as the IT aspect of the internet was nascent in 1996. Kudus. Three.five stars, as it's a bit on the fluffy side of believable fiction, but because it was rife with hilarious puns, quirky similes and original metaphor, I'd rate it a four-star book. Entertaining, breezy read.