Review: Ma and Pa Kettle Solve a Murder
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 12 13, 2012
Admittedly, it's  simply a matter of taste. This one did not come up to my expectations. Not a bad book; just one that read to me like a couple from Chicago who are playacting at being down-home folks. As a matter of fact, the whole thing read like a Ma and Pa Kettle film that wasn't cast with two such skilled actors as Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride. As it is, I simply could not get interested in either the heroine who runs a restaurant nor her husband who helps out when he is not doing nothing. In fact, the only character in whom I did develop an interest was the restaurant worker, named William, a suspect in the murder, who had made a habit of never speaking.This is a cozy which, apparently, did appeal to some people. I have no recommendation for others. It didn't appeal to me. (On the basis of the reviews I did buy two other books in the series in one of my occasional buying trips to Amazon. Perhaps greater familiarity will bring more gratification. The financial risk is minimal at a buck apiece.)