Review: A Great Mid-West Mystery
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 21, 2011
There is such a great range of self-published stories out there, that I couldn't resist trying this one by Joan Young, NEWS FROM DEAD MULE SWAMP.Anastasia has just moved into her new house at Dead Mule Swamp, and is planning to renovate it. Her renovation plans go a little off course when she finds a newspaper in a wall, a newspaper that is then stolen. Why did Cliff steal the newspaper, and what does he have to do with this mystery?It's fun discovering new mystery novels, and getting introduced to a host of new characters. That's how it felt when I started reading NEWS FROM DEAD MULE SWAMP. There are so many interesting characters in Anastasia's new town, and perhaps my favorite was Cora the history buff!Together with Cora's help Anastasia sets out to try to solve the puzzle, and it was a fun adventure watching her collect clues and figure it all out. NEWS FROM DEAD MULE SWAMP kept me guessing right till the end. In fact I was a little sad when it was over, because I wanted to read more about Anastasia and her new town.While NEWS FROM DEAD MULE SWAMP was a shorter novel, it was full of adventure and I will definitely be looking out for the next book in the series.