Review: Slightly Different Feel From the Previous Ghostwriter Books
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 9, 2012
Last Writes is the 3rd book in the Ghostwriter Mystery series.  I enjoyed the first two immensely and dove into this book with high expectations.After finishing it I took a couple of days before coming here to write a review.  I wanted to have time to think about the book on its own rather than as one of the series.In my final consideration I realized I liked the story very much.  I love C.A. Larmer's gift of being able to tell an interesting, humorous tale and drawing colorful characters with which to populate it.The sticking point for me was that it had a very different feel from the other two books...not in a bad way, but definitely different.There was a lot more emphasis put on romance in this book and I am not a fan of mixing mystery and romance.  Ms. Larmer did a good job, however, and it wasn't overdone.One small disappointment I had with the story is that I felt Roxy was preoccupied with her emotions and it got in the way of her usual sharp observations.  There were a couple of times I thought, "That doesn't sound like Roxy." as she missed important points regarding the mystery.Unlike the last two books I had a strong suspicion who the villain was early on, although I admit that I doubted myself a few times as the story progressed.I hope that C.A. Larmer writes more Ghostwriter Mysteries.  I really enjoy Roxy Parker, as she is a smart, relatable character and the author does a terrific job of weaving interesting mystery adventures for her.