Deirdre S. (DeirdreS) reviewed Poppy Done to Death (Aurora Teagarden, Bk 8) on + 10 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 7
Before Charlaine Harris wrote the Sookie Stackhouse vampire novels that are so deservedly popular, I read all of her Aurora Teagarden mysteries, and I am very glad that they are being reissued in paperback. These are mysteries in a setting very similar to the English villages that gave rise to coziesa small Southern town. Harris does a good job of showing how even in a place where you think you know everyone and everyone's business, the one secret you didn't know may be a killer. The Southern setting and the dangerous secrets are devices that she brought to new levels in her supernatural novels later, but even earlier in her mysteries, she reminds us that a small town is a microcosm of a world that is sometimes colder, and sometimes warmer than we know.
Helpful Score: 5
I love this series by Charlaine Harris. I found every book to be a great read and kept me guessing who was the killer!
Helpful Score: 4
With typical turning to 'who done it' , even after reading all the other Teagarden books I found this one a good read to the end. Full of surprises and turns and a well done ending.
