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A review by eawsmom
Maggie Dove: A Mystery by Susan Breen
2.0
Maggie Dove's neighbor has a vendetta against her oak tree. When the man is found dead under the tree, her good friend and village police officer Peter becomes a suspect because he insists the man died of a heart attack but the autopsy reveals the death was caused by an overdose of Ecstasy. Before long, Maggie's lifelong friend Winifred, who is bedridden with Parkinson's disease, dies--also from an overdose of Ecstasy; Peter is also a suspect in this death because he had argue with Winifred shortly before she died. Maggie is convinced that Peter is innocent and sets out to prove it. She brings the case to a successful conclusion, but not before facing peril herself.
This book was okay. There was no graphic violence; the deaths were handled off-stage, so to speak, and there was no undue gory descriptions. There were a few puzzles to figure out, particularly about relationships within the village, which made the book more interesting. However, I felt too much time was spent dwelling on Maggie's agonizing and fretting over the past, much of which did not pertain to the current mystery. I did succeed in figuring out who the culprit was but not what that person's relationship was to the two victims.
I received this book free from House Party in exchange for a fair and honest review.
This book was okay. There was no graphic violence; the deaths were handled off-stage, so to speak, and there was no undue gory descriptions. There were a few puzzles to figure out, particularly about relationships within the village, which made the book more interesting. However, I felt too much time was spent dwelling on Maggie's agonizing and fretting over the past, much of which did not pertain to the current mystery. I did succeed in figuring out who the culprit was but not what that person's relationship was to the two victims.
I received this book free from House Party in exchange for a fair and honest review.