A great read! I wasn't sure what to expect but I am a fan of the author. I wasn't surprise that it turned out to be a lot of fun and a good cozy mystery. Maggie’s need to investigate the mystery is explained by her need to control her environment. The family interaction works well for me and I love the relationship she has with her friends and especially her husband who just happens to be a hunk of retired Navy SEAL. Both her personal past and the fact that she had to take care of the family while he was deployed formed the person that she is, one who really has trouble letting go of control. I was not able to figure out the murderer, but that is ok, that is not unusual in a cozy mystery. Much of the humor is at her expense but most of it she has to laugh at because she hates to cry. I will say that I enjoyed the second book even more than this one, but I often find that to be true. Maybe it is because I know the characters better or maybe it is just because the one I am reading is the one I love the most. Maggie has a smart mouth but no spine at all. Maggie doesn't accept a job as a house cleaner, her "friend" tells a complete stranger that Maggie will do it. No one I know would show up for a job (especially cleaning houses) someone else volunteered them to do. Then the foolishness of sneaking around wearing all black - also initiated by the same friend. This was just ridiculous. I could not go further.
Won't be reading this one either. Same format as "Housewife Assasin Handbook". Not my thing.
—miasmom
A light story, with more in the stories that might be worth picking up!
—lis
another Dixie Divalike - liked it so much I am getting the next one!
—pooh
A fun cozy.
—Ruchu
