This is a cute little murder mystery that just about fills the checklist of things you'd want from a cozy, from a quaint tea room in Oxford to a mischievous cat, a brooding, steely-eyed small town detective to nosy old ladies and lots and lots of descriptions of pastries (there's even a recipe for a sconce at the end of the appendix).
The mystery in question is a bit easy to solve and I caught on pretty early in the book, which made the middle a bit slow for me. There's also the main character, who is supposed to be a former high-powered executive but doesn't really SEEM like a former high-powered executive.
Still, the writing is easy to read and the pacing is great. It's got all the quirky characters you'd expect from a book like this and I had a good time reading it. If you like stories in the vein of Columbo or Murder She Wrote, this is the series for you.
EM Jeanmougin
writes Queer Urban Fantasy, Flash Horror, & Poetry.
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