Friday, April 26, 2019

Death at the Tavern, first in the Higgins and Hawke Mystery Series, by Lee Strauss, is also the first book by this author that I have read. I will be checking out other titles! Set in Boston, in 1931, the main characters are a reporter (a single mom with an opinionated mother-in-law) who longs to get away from the 'fluff' stories, and a medical examiner. Make that assistant ME since she's female. There is a body (of course), death is a gunshot wound, supposedly from the outside, shot through a window. However, the trajectory shows he was shot from inside. Samantha (Sam) Hawke and Dr. Haley Higgins meet at the crime scene and realize they make a good team. Just a wonderful start!

G.A. McKevett has a wonderful series out called the Savannah Reid Mysteries. I have read many and enjoyed them, but, it seems, none since I started my blog. I will have to remedy that! In the mean time, Crafty Reader recently informed me there was a new series by this author, about the Grandmother (who is featured in the other series) set in the time when Savannah was young. Murder in Her Stocking is the first in the Granny Reid Mystery series, and what a great start it is. Granny Reid happens to be in the area when the murder takes place ... it's the town ... 'lady of the evening' (it's a very small town). The murderer is not the obvious chice (wait until you read about the funeral!) and the unhappy childhood of Savannah and her siblings is resolved in an unexpected way (sort of). Can't say too much other than this author creates nice characters and interesting situations (just who did paint handlebar mustaches on the town creche scene? Including the sheep?)

Reading Hermit With Dog

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