Review: A superior  mystery trilogy emerges
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 11, 2013
This not a sweet cozy.  It is an intelligent, artfully constructed mystery that draws the reader in and does not let go, not even in the final pages.  And if you think this one is a masterpiece of well-constructed story telling, wait till you do what I did and follow up my reading the other two.  The author satisfies his readers with each installment in the trilogy. The loose ends that dangle go unnoticed until one moves to the second and third books. There are well constructed and subtle clues that meld at the end of the third book and satisfy the most jaded reader (such as myself) The concept of a hero who is merely a well-intentioned gentle sort with a desire to help others is indeed unique in this world of 'every man for himself.'  That he emerges as a winner makes this a stand-up-and-cheer series I am glad I did not overlook. At the end of book three,we even know why the pig was wearing an evening suit.This is a four star effort in my judgment, the first component is a series that also rates at least 4 stars.