A cozy mystery featuring a complex sheriff with a bi-polar father, enabling mother, self-centered ex-wife, impressionable son, and patient girlfriend. A routine crime brings Sheriff John Lawson's career, childhood, and adult conflicts together. Combined with the reappearance of his long-gone mentally ill father, events converge to taunt and confuse him.A delightful read with a distinct POV, interesting characters, and great rhythm. Eh. Another basic mystery/something novel. Not too bad, but too many extraneous plots that don't correspond to the main plot, and don't really add anything to the understanding of the main plot or the character, a Sheriff John Lawson.Also, too many details are repeated over and over. Yes, we know it's hot in Texas. Yes, we know the sheriff likes to eat unhealthy food, and knows he should eat better. But a guy with all his health problems sure seems to drink a lot and smoke a lot of cigars.And I missed the whole point about the talking muffin and its clues.
What do You think about Muffin Man (2012)?
This was fine, but I kept comparing it to the Longmire series and I like Longmire better.
—Bek
