August 1st, 2013 → 9:49 pm @ Robin Donovan // No Comments
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Sharon Love Cook is a breath of fresh air for cozy mysteries! Where others can be sloppy and leave gaps in their reasoning, Cook ties up the loose ends and is not guilty of leaving you wondering.
 Why would a “big city type” reporter end up in a small hamlet? It’s simple, it’s on the shore north of Boston, it’s humbly lovely and her infirm father is in a home there. Enough said. The big city reporter mentality clashes with the small town “society editor” mentality of the paper’s management. So there’s friction. Rose McNichols wants to be a hard core reporter – when the locals are really more interested in Bertha’s mac and cheese recipe than they are in corruption lurking in their one-man government. Who’s right – the hard news reporter or the gentle society editor pandering to her subscribers? You decide. But you get why these conflicts arise. And you care! Cook also brilliantly juxtaposes a flawless murder victim with a pleasantly flawed but frustrated reporter. Is the murder victim, though dead, still superior to the overreaching reporter? Thought provoking. Cook’s use of humor is a delight. Because the household hints columnist wants to cut back – the society editor assigns the column to the hard news reporter who has no interest or knowledge in the subject and suggests she “have fun with it.” Cook’s protagonist glibly comments that she is – but readers have yet to notice. That subtle wit is peppered throughout the mystery and never disappoints! A cozy mystery that is well written, holds together and provides sophisticated humor is such a welcome relief from the sloppy, slap dash examples that are clearly not thought through. Thanks Sharon – we want to read more about Granite Cove. |
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Suzanne
11 years ago
I really enjoyed this cozy. Auntie Pearl is fun and funny. Lots of good surprises in Sharon Love Cook’s novels and stories!
Patricia Gligor
11 years ago
Yes, I definitely want to read more stories that take place in Granite Cove. I loved “A Nose for Hanky Panky.”
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