I enjoyed this short read. The story is engrossing, set in rural Mississippi, in the present day, with a main character, Jiminy, who is a former law student. She ends up helping to investigate an unsolved racial crime from the 60's in a small community that still has plenty of hatred and intolerance towards anyone different than themselves. I liked the interesting characters and the romance. But the end seems rushed and un-developed, leaving me wishing the author had taken time to savor it a little more. To my surprise, I discovered Kristin Gore is the daughter of Al and Tipper Gore. This is my third Kristin Gore book and I very much enjoyed it.Unlike Sammy's Hill and Sammy's House there isn't so much humour in this book but Gore still creates characters that it's easy to like. Although the story takes place in the present day in a small town in Mississippi the story is based on two murders in 1966 which remain unsolved.Jiminy Davis needs a break from her life in Chicago and on a whim decideds to visit her grandmother in Fayeville. There she meets Bo Waters, the nephew of her grandmother's housekeeper, Lyn and they have to decide whether to try and pursue a relationship in a disapproving town. In addition Jiminy learns that Lyn's husband and daughter's murders have never been investigated. Jiminy contacts a lawyer known for success in solving 'cold' civil-rights cases and starts to investigate.The novel explores race relations in Fayeville in both the 1960s and the present day and the message isn't all reassuring. Possibly the ending is a little contrived but the story is well written and engrossing and so I will forgive Gore for tying up all the endings so neatly.I look forward to her next novel, just hoping it is a little longer.
What do You think about La Dulce Jiminy (2000)?
I miss Sammy!!! This book was enjoyable but lacking...especially compared to Gore's other books.
—niamhoc
An in betweener book but was very lack luster and quite disappointing.
—misslula23
Make that 2.5 stars only because the book was a little slow at times.
—Legitdavid
A real light-weight read. I wouldn't recommend it.
—Leon
