Review: Good not great
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2012
This was a humorous mystery which held my interest and deserves the four stars I gave it.Strong points: A like able, strong female lead; a plausible mystery fantasy plot with some twists; and bad guys who were not caricatures.Room for improvement: I think the author is going for models like Evanovich or Grafton but does not have as diverse and interesting secondary characters and development thereof. This in turn gives less fodder for the intended humorous element. Outrageous situations are not per se humorous.This initial book is not exactly a cliff hanger but it is not totally stand alone either, being a reader for the next book. As the book was being distributed free when I got it, this is entirely fair.