Mysterious Thoughts on a Thursday

November 14, 2012

In November, Thursday’s Mystery Book Club discussed Poisoned Tarts by G. A. McKevett. The group was surprised by this cozy mystery. They found this to be a well plotted story because they didn’t see the murderer coming. It’s good to not be able to predict the ending and still have it come together in the end.

This book was a good solid standalone kind of read. The drawback for continuing to read this series is the two-dimensional characters. There wasn’t enough background on the characters to make the reader want more. In a lot of cozy mysteries with female detectives who get themselves involved with police business, one must be willing to suspend a bit of disbelief; this one is no exception. Savannah tags along with Dirk (the officer) on police calls and even conducts some of the police interrogations. Savannah is an ex-police officer, but a few of our readers don’t believe any police force would allow this. McKevett is a good writer, and if you want to check out the Savannah Reid series, the group suggests starting with an earlier book. This one is the thirteenth in the series.

Savannah Reid Series:

1. Just Desserts (1995)
2. Bitter Sweets (1996)
3. Killer Calories (1997)
4. Cooked Goose (1998)
5. Sugar and Spite (2000)
6. Sour Grapes (2001)
7. Peaches and Screams (2002)
8. Death by Chocolate (2003)
9. Cereal Killer (2004)
10. Murder a la Mode (2004)
11. Corpse Suzette (2006)
12. Fat Free and Fatal (2007)
13. Poisoned Tarts (2008)
14. A Body To Die For (2009)
15. Wicked Craving (2010)
16. A Decadent Way To Die (2011)
17. Buried in Buttercream (2012)

On December 13th, we will be discussing Under Orders by Dick Francis. Books for the current month’s selection can be picked up at the Blue Ridge Branch.

Michelle L.
Blue Ridge Branch