Review: A Delightful Mystery with a Creepy Twist
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2013
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF MAVIS WOODSTOCK is a great mystery and an entertaining read. I've fallen in love with Val and Kit. Seriously. They're great gals, working their way toward middle age and dealing with all the hassles that life brings. And along comes a mystery, one that Val just can't drop. A high school friend (Mavis) wants Val to sell her home, and then suddenly she doesn't. Not long after, Mavis is found dead in her garage, an apparent suicide.Is Val driven by guilt over the fact that neither she nor Kit took time to befriend Mavis in high school? Or is it just Val's curious nature? Regardless, once Kit is on board, the women dig, exposing the unsavory side of the thoroughly weird Woodstock family layer by layer. Despite being warned off their unofficial investigation by husbands, bosses, the police, and the Woodstock family, Val and Kit persist until they uncover the creepy truth about Mavis's death.A fast-paced read with interesting characters. I'm looking forward to the next Kit and Val mystery!