Read Wined And Died (2011)

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Author

Cricket McRae

Genre

Fiction

Series

Home Crafting Mystery

Rating

3.79 of 5 Votes: 3

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ISBN

0738723347 (ISBN13: 9780738723341)

Language

English

Publisher

Midnight Ink

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Wined And Died (2011) - Plot & Excerpts

I had a hard time getting interested in Sophie Mae's personal life, but I think that might have more to do with not having read the first books than Sophie Mae herself. Her detective work, however, was awful. And I'm sure that's realistic -- if I were suddenly thrown a murder to solve, I'd probably be worse. But at times I wanted to shake her. The mystery itself was interesting, and I liked the backdrop of her interest in crafting. An ok read, but probably not the series for me. Also, Barr's string ties -- dear Lord no. Just no. I love this series and I was really excited when Wined and Died arrived. But I had a really hard time getting into it. I think it was the tension between Sophie Mae and Barr - it's a cliche in cozy mysteries having the protagonist go behind the detective's back. But still, that only last about mid-way through the story and then I found I could get right into it and enjoy it as I usually enjoy all the books in this series. The plot was well thought out and the ending was a good one, I thought. I'm hoping there will be another and looking forward to reading it.