Ehhh. I didn’t really like this one. It’s a strong 3 star book, but the whole thing with the character of Fairy just didn’t work for me. It actually took away from the first plot (who murdered Alyssa Austin’s daughter and why). And though Sandford delays showing us what is going on until the 60 percent or so mark, I found myself losing interest after the reveal and just wanting to finish the book already. Usually Lucas has two cases to follow and in this […]

Wow. So this was really really good. I loved the idea of the two investigations that end up becoming entwined due to Lucas’s involvement with both. I also died laughing when Weather pretty much called Lucas an idiot for not realizing how much antiques cost. And I loved the idea of the antique circles turning deadly. I personally still have a velvet bench that belonged to my grandmother (my father’s mother) and it’s old and very 1930s. I have no idea how much the thing […]

Wow. This book rocked it from beginning to end. Great character development for some of the characters I have been reading about for 16 books. I also really loved the idea of Lucas being home alone while dealing with Weather, the kids, and the housekeeper being in London for the summer. It definitely shows us a changed Lucas. I was worried here and there we would see some terrible backsliding with regards to Lucas being happily married, but Sandford doesn’t go there. I was also […]