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Tis a mystery!
Jan. 30th, 2010 02:28 pmI usually find mystery books hard to read, and the three that I have right now are not really exceptions. When I think about it, the only mystery books I have really enjoyed are Dorothy Gilman's Mrs. Pollifax series and anything from Joan Aiken. Mysteries tend to bore me, although I love the genre when it's played out on TV.
Murder Imperial by Paul Doherty didn't bore me, however, and I'll have to seek out more of his books.
I picked up Antiques Roadkill from the library sale table because I couldn't resist the punny title. Unfortunately, it's a very poorly written book - within the first 36 pages there's so much brand name dropping that was a real turn-off. It centres around a mid-adult woman who returns from the big city to the small Southern town she grew up in. I found there were just too many painful stereotypes about Southerners to keep going, so I don't know if I'll finish it. If you're going to write about the South, you better be sure you're from there otherwise you won't have an authentic voice.
The third one, which I have barely cracked, is what, I don't know! I meant to finish this post and can't remember five years later :) but it's by a Canadian author.
Murder Imperial by Paul Doherty didn't bore me, however, and I'll have to seek out more of his books.
I picked up Antiques Roadkill from the library sale table because I couldn't resist the punny title. Unfortunately, it's a very poorly written book - within the first 36 pages there's so much brand name dropping that was a real turn-off. It centres around a mid-adult woman who returns from the big city to the small Southern town she grew up in. I found there were just too many painful stereotypes about Southerners to keep going, so I don't know if I'll finish it. If you're going to write about the South, you better be sure you're from there otherwise you won't have an authentic voice.
The third one, which I have barely cracked, is what, I don't know! I meant to finish this post and can't remember five years later :) but it's by a Canadian author.
