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Publisher:
Signet / Penguin |
Release
Date: November 2004 |
ISBN:
0451213505 |
Format
Reviewed: Paperback |
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Genre:
Crime / Cozy [Contemporary, Indiana] |
Reviewed:
2004 |
Reviewer:
Rachel A Hyde |
Copyright
MyShelf.com |
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Mum's The Word
Flower
Shop Mystery #1
By Kate
Collins
Abby
Knight might have been jilted by her posh boyfriend and dropped
from law school, but she is currently pleased with her life. The
possessor of a banana yellow vintage corvette, and the flower shop
of her dreams in a small college town, she works with two of her
best friends and shares an apartment with another. But when her
beloved Vette is rammed by a hit and run driver, things start to
go wrong, especially when a body is found, and Abby becomes the
victim of abusive phone calls. The police seem out to get her, and
getting embroiled in her co-worker's cousin's divorce case just
brings further disasters. It isn't all bad though, as ex-cop Marco
Salvare has just bought the bar along the street. However, if Abby
doesn't solve the crime soon, she might be another victim…
This is the first in a new series, and all
fans of cozy modern crime are sure to find much to enjoy here. There
is a crime to solve, romantic entanglements, plenty of comedy, and
some spot-on digs at social climbers and the pitfalls of trying
to get into Society. Telling a story in the first person is invariably
a plus, for it brings the reader closer to the action as seen through
the narrator's eyes, and gives the whole thing a sense of immediacy.
Plenty of loose ends remain regarding the characters and their complicated
lives, even if the crime element is tied up neatly. It looks as
though there is enough here to make quite a lengthy series. This
book doesn't tread water, and juggles its elements of plot, humor,
social satire and characters admirably. Enjoyable, light and effervescent
- I could read a lot of these.
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The Word #1
Slay
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Dearly
Depotted #3
Snipped
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Acts
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A
Rose from the Dead #6
Shoots
to Kill #7
Night
of the Living Dandelion #11
To
Catch a Leaf #12
Nightshade
on Elm Street #13
Seed
No Evil #14
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