Review:I think this book was excellent reading because it was fast, humorous and lighthearted. I enjoy reading Miss Andrews'
books and wait for each new one to come out. I like the setting and the variety of characters. I always give the newest one to friends and family after I have read it. Read more

Review:I love this series! Donna Andrews goes light on the contrived drama and eye-rolling situations of typical cozies. The kooky goofiness of her family is very endearing, and contributes to stories that are just FUN. This 2-in-one volume is a great introduction to the Meg mysteries. She is a smart, capable, and unique heroine that I would love to be a real-life friend. Read more

Review:There has only been one other book written by Ms. Andrews that I have zinged. That was The Real Macaw. Her books are usually laugh out loud, slap your thigh, and snort through your nose funny. This book barely garnered a snicker. I guess the premise was "who killed the umpire?". Hundreds of relatives, no lie, hundreds, from out of state, out of country, out of continent, to watch the twins first baseball game. No one really had a viable part in the story other than Meg who goes here, there... Read more

Review:Why did the mother and father divorce in the first place?
Is she really so dim that she can't see the Michael forest for the trees?
Guessed the ending about 1/4 of the way through.
I liked the peacocks. Read more

Review:Interesting story. Easily entreated. Quick read with good plot and main character. Humor isn't forced or overdone. Self-contained, with no need to read more in the series, but wouldn't object to returning to the next ones. Read more

Review:I read this terrific early mystery many years ago, and I wanted a new copy (with larger print) to replace my yellowed old mass market copy. According to the dimensions in the description, this edition appeared to be a nice trade paperback. However, it is one of those print-on-demand books. It appears that a small-print edition was scanned and printed onto larger pages, because there are very wide white margins surrounding the text. I had not looked inside until I started to read the book, so it ... Read more

Review:Having read 'The Claivoyant Countess', I was eager for more. The delight of finding 'Kaleidoscope' was a follow on was not disappointed by the story. I loved it. I wonder if there is any hope of a third?
A really good read.

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Review:Loved this installment of the Lady Sherlock series by Sherry Thomas. Once again the cases all seem disparate until Charlotte manages to put all the pieces together, this time with help of Mrs. Watson, Miss Redmane and a host of other characters that I love getting to know. I could hardly put this book down and am so sad that there isn't another I can pick up and start, especially with the last line of the book! I must know more! Read more

Review:Very formulaic. No steam. No spark. No sizzle. Definitely no laughing out loud. I'm not a big fan of the romance genre, but this one was duller than most. Just very bland. Didn't even make an attempt to seem believable. A number of ideas rather baldly lifted from Stephanie Plum, but without the results. Read more

Review:This has been one of my most anticipated reads for months, from the minute I saw the title/cover I was interested, scandals, betrayals, lies, and a dash of courtroom drama? Yes please! But while there were many aspects of this one that worked for me, I did have some minor issues that will prevent me from fully endorsing Anatomy of a Scandal.

This is told through multiple perspectives, that of James, his wife Sophie and Kate, the prosecuting attorney and it also flashes back and forth from... Read more