I usually love this author but she missed the mark on this book. I wish I had read other reviews before starting this one. It seems to me that Daheim has run out of ideas and tried to put too many disjointed ideas in this one. I had to reread the ending because I was so confused.
Charity L. (kingsdaughter1611) -
I have recently gotten on a mystery kick. I love reading suspense stories and finding out who-dun-it and the why behind the murder. I am always looking for new authors to enjoy in this genre and while I liked Clam Wake, I am not sure I will be reading any more by this author.
Clam Wake is part of the Bed and Breakfast Mystery series and keeping everybody straight was a bit hard. I believe there are over 20 of these books so definitely hard when you come in to the middle without reading any other preciously. Here is the gist of the story as I saw it. Judith is married to Joe and they run a bed and breakfast. Hence the name of the series. But Joe is leaving on a vacation and while she doesn't like it to be left behind, she just might have some excitement with cousin Renie as they house sit for her aunt and uncle. After all, it isn't every day you find a dead body right? Or maybe not for most people but with Judith and Renie it seems to be quite a common occurrence. This time it is a body found on the beach. And the man is someone who seems to have no enemies, yet he still ends up murdered. It is up to Judith and Renie to find the killer before he attacks again.
Now one of the main reasons I will not be reading any more in this series was the language. Believe me, I read books with swearing and I can stand some of it but this book has over 20 words in the first 50 pages. Sorry but just a bit much for me. The other reason is that I could not get interested in it! I kept reading and pushing myself to flip pages but it didn't develop that pull for me to read through to the end. I found some humor in it and at one point I was laughing quite hard over Renie and her sarcasm but I also think that they bordered on rude and hard. Just not a likable type of character. The plot sounded interesting from the back of the book and if you like a mystery where the woman is harsh and crass, then this is your type of book. Just not my cup of tea.
I received a copy of this book for my review purposes. All thoughts are 100% mine.
Clam Wake is part of the Bed and Breakfast Mystery series and keeping everybody straight was a bit hard. I believe there are over 20 of these books so definitely hard when you come in to the middle without reading any other preciously. Here is the gist of the story as I saw it. Judith is married to Joe and they run a bed and breakfast. Hence the name of the series. But Joe is leaving on a vacation and while she doesn't like it to be left behind, she just might have some excitement with cousin Renie as they house sit for her aunt and uncle. After all, it isn't every day you find a dead body right? Or maybe not for most people but with Judith and Renie it seems to be quite a common occurrence. This time it is a body found on the beach. And the man is someone who seems to have no enemies, yet he still ends up murdered. It is up to Judith and Renie to find the killer before he attacks again.
Now one of the main reasons I will not be reading any more in this series was the language. Believe me, I read books with swearing and I can stand some of it but this book has over 20 words in the first 50 pages. Sorry but just a bit much for me. The other reason is that I could not get interested in it! I kept reading and pushing myself to flip pages but it didn't develop that pull for me to read through to the end. I found some humor in it and at one point I was laughing quite hard over Renie and her sarcasm but I also think that they bordered on rude and hard. Just not a likable type of character. The plot sounded interesting from the back of the book and if you like a mystery where the woman is harsh and crass, then this is your type of book. Just not my cup of tea.
I received a copy of this book for my review purposes. All thoughts are 100% mine.
