Publisher: New American Library
Published: March 5, 2013
ISBN: 978-0451239426
Genre: Cozy
Mystery
Format: Print
Obtained via: Publisher
Reviewed by
name and email address: Gina Ginalrmreviews@gmail.com
THREE -1/2 HEARTS
Just as she’s about to close and lock the doors to her Deveraux’s
Dime Story a woman hurries through the door with some wonderful antique chocolate
bunny molds. Discovering they are worth
much more than the woman, Elsie Whitmore, is asking for them Dev quickly
concludes the sale. In a strange twist
of fate, one of Dev’s best friends, Boone, is soon arrested for the Elsie’s
murder.
Boone has never forgiven Dev’s ex-boyfriend, Noah, for
abandoning her when her father was arrested for embezzlement almost two decades
ago. Thing is, Noah might have some
clues that will help clear Bonne’s name. Since Dev already found herself in the middle
of one investigation when she herself was the person of interest she’s already
cut her teeth detecting. Not about to
let her friend take the fall for something he didn’t do, Dev soon finds herself
on the trail of the real killer.
I’m a fan of Denise Swanson’s Scumble River series and while
there were a couple of books recently in that series that had me wondering
where the author was going, she was back on her very entertaining and well
written stride. Book 2 of her Deveraux
Dime Store series, NICKELED AND DIMED TO DEATH is well written with some fun
twists to the plot. It was a particularly
good choice for me this week because of the bunny molds and the story taking
place shortly before Easter. There are a
few trends in cozy mysteries that started about the time this book came out,
trends I whole heartedly came from either agents or the publishers because that
many authors wouldn’t be doing down those roads en masse unless someone was
directing them to. It doesn’t make for a
better read but takes away from the mystery.
That said, Swanson tells a good story. NICKELED AND DIMED TO DEATH has interesting,
likeable characters, just the right amount of red herrings, her special brand
of humor and an ending I didn’t see coming.
This is an objective review and not an endorsement of
this book.
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