I am currently waiting (for over a month, now!) for two books at my local library, and I really was wanting to read something in the meantime. So, I found this book. :)
I love a good mystery, so I was intrigued. (This author has written, apparently, 27 mysteries, all starting with "Death of...".)
He starts his story off quickly, cutting right to the chase. Someone dies, then someone else is dead (a lot of people die, actually)... there's a local police sergeant who's always trying to help solve the crimes, infringing on someone else's territory... and there are lively characters to keep it interesting. Many details are added in to keep the reader guessing whodunnit, and the plot is enough to keep the pages turning. The lingo is fascinating, as it's origination stems from England.
I almost felt like the writer was trying to drag the story on longer than it needed to be, maybe adding too many details... but the ending was kind of funny. The sergeant's cat actually did away with the bad guy, and in order to protect the animal, he dumped the body somewhere to make it look like an accident.
It was clean, it was entertaining, it was enough to maybe lead me to another of his books should I have to wait any longer for the books I really want to read... and it was free from my library - can't beat that!
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