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Mary
McGill is helping to organize a church jumble sale when she
finds a body -- the body of sweet old lady Emilie Plym. Miss
Plym was a wealthy dementia sufferer who lived in a large
Victorian house. She was cared for by a live-in married couple
and was being visited by relations. It is murder rather than
misadventure, but whodunit?
This is the second in the series about Mary and her cocker
spaniel, Millie. Like many cozies, part of the enjoyment is
reading about the small town setting (here in California)
where everybody knows everybody else and their business. Readers
of the Ellen McKenzie series will enjoy checking out the adventures
of her aunt, and with the new series there is a canine theme
rather than real estate. Mary is a likeable older lady who
tirelessly helps out at charity events and in all sorts of
other places (this time the pet store), so is in a good position
for sleuthing. If you fancy a change from the sexy cops, interfering
mothers, and the wackiness found in a lot of cozies, this
series will be a breath of fresh air. What this book could
use -- unlike the first in the series -- is either more plot
or a good editor, as it is quite long and repetitive in parts
where the plot treads water. If this is ironed out, it has
all the makings of a fine series.
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