Review: I'm not a happy housewife
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 1, 2014
As soon as I started this book I was pulled right into the story.  The beginning was great. I developed a real liking for the two initial victims. The story then moved on to introduce the main character. Unfortunately as the interplay between the main character Sam and her husband Doug was getting interesting, the author began doing a flashback. The flashback concerned Sam's time in the coast guard and was meant for character development. However, it was long and stopped the story action. As the book progressed there were several more flashbacks to the coast guard and more stopping of the forward action in the plot. It was obvious the author was using the flashbacks to portend the character's personality change as the story progressed. This subplot became annoying each time the action was stopped for another flashback.Because all of the suspects in the story's murders had in the past belonged to a subversive group, there was a long explanation by one of the characters about the group and each suspects involvement in the group. This also slowed the action down.I was very disappointed in the murder resolution. Sam knew two clues at the end. She researched both, one by computer and one in person. However, the reader was not given access to any of the information she discovered until the murderer was confronted. As a reader felt cheated at that point.This book would probably be enjoyed by a reader who is more interested in character development, change, and growth; than it would be to a mystery reader.