Review: Cute!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 08 9, 2011
A little Alice in Wonderland.  A showing by the three little pigs.  A peek at the golden goose. A little rivalry with Bo Peep.Linsey Lanier's The Clever Detective is a grown-up's trip down memory lane.  We follow Detective Stacey Alexander as she meets with a potential client at an address that turns out to be a hollow tree with a door carved in its side.  She soon finds herself hurtling down a dark tunnel and landing at the feet of her client, King Thrugood. This begins a trip through some of our favorite fairy tales as Stacey sets out across the Kingdom to find the missing Prince.Ms. Lanier has a fun, flirty voice that had me thinking of the old black and white detective movies where the detective's voice gives the audience a play by play of the story.  The author combined this technique with the fairy tale world to create a fun and unique short story that left me smiling all the way through.If you're looking for a temporary getaway that's light and easy to read or one that leaves you with a good feeling about the world we live in, The Clever Detective will take you to that place.  Kudos to the author.