Review: Largely Enjoyable Read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 21, 2013
I picked this book up to try a new author.  It was presented as a humorous mystery.  Other than a few some might say witty comments and the premise revolving around reality TV I couldn't say its humorous.  I had a little trouble getting into the first chapter but after that the book seemed to flow fairly well.I might have benefited from reading the first book in the series, a novella, before this one as numerous references were made in this book.The book does deviate from the formulaic mysteries in that the main character seems to have a close relationship with the police detectives and never is the suspect.  She does however manage to put herself in harms way on several occasions and seems to display the lack of impulse control that is central to this type of mystery.It is interesting to note that this is one of those rare mysteries with a female main character that is written by a man.  It is obvious that the author is experienced and the book is well written.  I did not do any research on the author prior to reading but had the feeling all along that the author was a male.  I was pleased with myself when I looked up G T Herron upon completing the book.  Author is acttually Greg Herron.  My powers of observation remain in tact.I did find a few minor typos and formatting errors but decided not to take the publisher up on their offer.  Kind of hard to refund 0 dollars.If you are looking for a mystery and like New Orleans this would not be a bad choice especially if they are still offering it free.  I will probably read the next book before making up my mind on whether to add this author to my watch list.