Review: cute and feel good mystery
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 24, 2012
I love my thriller's and mysteries.  It can be said that many (or even most) have some to lots of murder, gore or violence.  Grapic descriptions of such included.This little tale is a mystery book with a female lead that (at least in this story) does not display martial arts skill, covert ops training, packs a gun, and she is not shown as a strong female competiting with males for same slot or proving herself over her male counterparts by performing all sort of feats that cause all the men around her to challenge her.  Nor, is she described as a femme fatale (though she may be) that has all the men around her making lewd commentery.Let me be clear:  she IS a strong woman and that shows in her comportment as we watch her go through her paces in story.  However, she has a humanistic quality (without sappiness) that lends to her being more "every woman" making her a MORE identifiable heroine than the Eve Dallas types we so often find in our mystery woman leads. True, she is not (at least in this tale) hunting down serial kidnappers /killers. However, that is exactly what makes reading her story refreshing and, perhaps more realistic.This case?  A forest "find" while birdwatching leads to a young boy in need.  While his peril is not that of a kidnapped child often read about in thrillers, his need is still there.  And this short is the tale of saving Jimmie and his mom.  More of everyday life that happens in all cities across the nation and goes unnoticed far too frequently.The editing was great.  The characters well fleshed.  Plot devices were believable and resolution plausible (though a wee bit predictible) .This appears to be after another installment as a prior "case" alluded to.  But, stands alone (which I prefer) and is a well written piece.Recommended for any reader who likes a good tale, written well and has a really likeable lead.  I look forward to reading more from this author.Christine