
Avon - Avon
Release date: 2008-05-27
Mass Market Paperback
Author: Tamar Myers
American Mystery & Suspense Fiction, Fiction, Fiction - General, Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Contemporary Women, Mystery & Detective - General, Fiction / Mystery & Detective / General, Humorous




I am truly enjoying this book but could do without the subtle pro/anti one political party imbedded in the text. I have observed this in the first few chapters of several paperback mystery novels the past few months. I am wondering if this obvious political bias is an editorial must, paid advertising or just the political view of the author. I've even seen an alternative version of the political message paragraphs printed in the introductory pages of this book.
This reads like a mishmash of unedited stream of consciousness drivel; silly, endless, unsuccessful attempts at repartee; and ancient cliches, to wit - "The man was nervous as a long-tailed cat on a porch full of rocking chairs."
"It turns out that Kitty Bohring was the mastermind behind an international distribution ring of stolen and counterfeit carpets." Was Kitty's surname Tamar's warning?
It's certainly not a mystery. The only mystery is - why was it published?
Tamar Myers is one of my favorite fiction writers. This book is a wonderfully playful story with a gross crime and a fabulous heroine. I strongly recommend this book and anything else she's written. Especially check out her book "The Dark Side of Heaven". It's a beautiful book.