Publisher: New American Library
Published: March 4, 2014
ISBN: 978-0451418883
Genre: Cozy
Mystery, Chik Lit, Contemporary Romance
Format: Print
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina Ginalrmreviews@gmail.com
THREE HEARTS
Deveraux Sinclair has a decision to make. She’s made tough ones before—when she gave up
her lucrative position at Stramp Investments to come home and take care of her
grandmother among them. Now she’s faced
with choosing between two men—her lifelong friend Noah Underwood and new to town
U.S. Marshal Jake Del Vecchio. She’s doing
her best to keep a balance between the two while she ponders her decision and
tries to keep up with her “regular” life which includes running Deveraux’s Dime
Store. To help keep the store afloat Dev
has created some rather charming meeting spaces for several of the town’s clubs
including the knitting, sewing and book clubs.
But after the book club’s initial meeting things quickly go south when
the guest speaker is found dead. Not
only is he found dead—his body is discovered behind Dev’s dime store. Determined to stay out of the investigation
Dev tries to focus on her romantic dilemma.
But circumstances have something else in mind for our intrepid heroine…and
she discovers she really does need to be involved in solving this crime.
I’ve said before I’m a fan of Denise Swanson’s Scumble River
cozy mystery series. I had high hopes
for her Deveraux Dime Store series—as a cozy mystery series. The Deveraux series is billed as a cozy but
so far the first three books are more chik lit than mystery and the latest,
DEAD BETWEEN THE LINES is more a cross between women’s fiction, chik lit and
contemporary romance than a mystery. The
murder is more of a backdrop so Jake and Noah can continue their suits to win
Dev and she spends more time ruminating about what to do with them than solving
the mystery. It’s not badly written but
it is very disappointing when you expect a mystery and get a kitschy
romance.
As I’ve said before, Swanson tells a good story. This one just fell short for me.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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