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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2379 KP) rated Dead in the Water in Books

Mar 28, 2022  
Dead in the Water
Dead in the Water
S. C. Merritt | 2021 | Mystery
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Dead Man Floating
Maisie Mitchell has sold her restaurant and retired to Florida. She’s living in a senior’s only community, and that’s where she’s met Donna “Dot” Pinetta, a retired homicide detective from Chicago. The two are opposites in many ways, but they quickly form a friendship. They are enjoying their lives, although they begin to notice an undercurrent of tension in their community, all centered around Mason Jacobs, the young, handsome recreation director. Things come to a head when they discover his body floating in the pool one morning. Dot jumps into detective mode, with Maisie tagging along behind her. Will the two of them figure out what happened?

This book sets up a promising new series with a sub plot involving Maisie and Dot getting an RV to travel. That premise is what drew me to the book. It’s is much shorter than the books I read, and I did notice the difference. Characters and descriptions were a bit thin, and the plot felt a bit rushed. A few more pages to allow everything to breath would have been nice. But that’s not to say I didn’t enjoy the book. I appreciated the set up we got before the murder, introducing suspects and motives. The climax was great as well. I like Maisie and Dot, and I’m definitely planning to join them for more trips.
  
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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Never Never (Detective Harriet Blue, #1) in Books

Apr 27, 2018  
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Never Never (Detective Harriet Blue, #1)
James Patterson | 2016 | Fiction & Poetry
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
This is not the best James Patterson book I've ever read. I figured out the bad guy about halfway through the book and was not surprised. HOWEVER, I enjoyed this book significantly more than many other JP books I've read, because of the characters. I absolutely love Detective Harriet Blue, I think she's amazing and hilarious and a sarcastic ass and I love it. I love the development, the confusion, the raw emotion. I love the game the bad guy is playing the whole way through.

Definitely going to continue with this series, and I recommend it to anyone looking for a kick-ass heroine cop as the protagonist.
  
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Ross (3284 KP) rated Marcella - Season 2 in TV

Apr 18, 2018  
Marcella - Season 2
Marcella - Season 2
2018 | Crime, Mystery
9
8.0 (8 Ratings)
TV Season Rating
As gripping as series 1
The second series of Marcella sees the slightly manic, depressed, blackout-prone detective investigate the appearance of a child's dead body in the walls of a house being renovated. Following further child abductions or bodies and strange aspects of their killings, the case starts to look like something occult.
The plot includes many more characters and twists and turns than series 1 - many characters and their lives are introduced with tenuous connections to the plot which make you think they could be involved.
The series was gripping throughout and headed to a satisfying conclusion, though with a very unusual twist at the end.
  
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Sue (5 KP) rated The Cupcake Caper (Undercover Cat, #1) in Books

Apr 23, 2018  
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The Cupcake Caper (Undercover Cat, #1)
Kelle Z. Riley | 2016
8
8.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Dr. Bree Mayfield-Watson is most comfortable solving chemistry problems and logically looking at things. She never signed up to find her boss murdered in a secured building and is considered the number one suspect. Who wanted him dead and why are they framing Bree?

Unlike most cozy mysteries, Bree is not your average amateur detective doing illogical and impulsive things to solve the mystery. Refreshingly, she uses her brain, keen sense of observation, and trusty notebook to analyze the facts and formulate who is the real murderer.

My favorite part was being caught up in who the potential murder was and then finding out I was so wrong!