Helpful Score: 2
I feel bad, that I gave this book 4 stars but never did a review.
This is the 3rd book in the series, by a very enjoyable author. Yes, you will need to read books 1 and 2 in the series.
In book 3 Our size 20, confident, wonderful heroine, is going to her 30th high school reunion. Greg isnt attending so her date is Detective Frye. In this book Greg and Odelia relationship is rocky. Donny the class bully gets shot. Everyone is suspect.
Then another mystery is that her lawyer boss, Mike Steele, the kind you hate but also see the human side, comes up missing. Many people think Steele, was doing something illegal, but Grey knows him too well, he isnt that kind of guy. So she starts investigating Her boss.
Odelia zings her way through this book, but also has a good head on her shoulders.
This is the 3rd book in the series, by a very enjoyable author. Yes, you will need to read books 1 and 2 in the series.
In book 3 Our size 20, confident, wonderful heroine, is going to her 30th high school reunion. Greg isnt attending so her date is Detective Frye. In this book Greg and Odelia relationship is rocky. Donny the class bully gets shot. Everyone is suspect.
Then another mystery is that her lawyer boss, Mike Steele, the kind you hate but also see the human side, comes up missing. Many people think Steele, was doing something illegal, but Grey knows him too well, he isnt that kind of guy. So she starts investigating Her boss.
Odelia zings her way through this book, but also has a good head on her shoulders.
If you like fun, suspenseful mysteries with realistic, well-drawn characters, and a wonderful sense of humor, I bid you welcome to the world of Odelia Grey. This paralegal does not fit the Los Angeles area's size 0 body criteria, but she more than makes up for it with her warm heart, her sense of humor, and her sharp detecting skills.
Odelia's relationship with Greg has hit a snag. He's called an end to it because he doesn't like the way her amateur investigations put her in danger. But if she had her way, she wouldn't lift a finger to help police find Donny Oliver's killer; the class bully was beyond cruel. Moreover, if her law firm wasn't paying her to find her annoying boss, Michael Steele, she wouldn't bother with him either-- she's enjoying the peace and quiet.
Thugs and Kisses contains a good, solid mystery with plenty of tension at the end. It also reveals what happened to Odelia at her high school senior prom, and it's guaranteed to make anyone shrivel up in sympathy. Jaffarian skillfully combines a wide range of emotions with her tight plotting and nuanced characterizations to make a series that's so much fun to read. Odelia walks roughshod over clichés and worn-out expectations and right into your kitchen to share a chat over a cup of coffee. I've come to rely on my fictional best friend Odelia to deliver a dose of smarts, heart, and humor.
Odelia's relationship with Greg has hit a snag. He's called an end to it because he doesn't like the way her amateur investigations put her in danger. But if she had her way, she wouldn't lift a finger to help police find Donny Oliver's killer; the class bully was beyond cruel. Moreover, if her law firm wasn't paying her to find her annoying boss, Michael Steele, she wouldn't bother with him either-- she's enjoying the peace and quiet.
Thugs and Kisses contains a good, solid mystery with plenty of tension at the end. It also reveals what happened to Odelia at her high school senior prom, and it's guaranteed to make anyone shrivel up in sympathy. Jaffarian skillfully combines a wide range of emotions with her tight plotting and nuanced characterizations to make a series that's so much fun to read. Odelia walks roughshod over clichés and worn-out expectations and right into your kitchen to share a chat over a cup of coffee. I've come to rely on my fictional best friend Odelia to deliver a dose of smarts, heart, and humor.
Valerie S. (VolunteerVal) -
This third installment of life with Odelia Grey, plus size paralegal and amatuer "corpse magnet", was more pragmatic - no plus size webcam sites or collections of rare lunchboxes - and I really enjoyed it. Having worked in an office setting for 30 years, I could easily relate to this story which primarily centers around Odelia's life at work at the "Woobie" law firm. Although her boss is extremely annoying, he's suddenly gone missing and Odelia is concerned. Readers also learn more about Odelia's personal life as she attends her 30th high school reunion and continues to sort out her romantic relationship(s). In the last pages of the book, a big event occurs in her personal life which may lead to a subsequent big event in the next book - I'm excited to read on and see!
Loved it- the plots in the Odelia Grey books are great and you can never figure out exactly what's going on- she reveals a little here and a little there to help you out, but with so many details, it is hard to piece it all together- which I love! As with the first book in this series, this plot includes something I have not seen in any other book...and I read a lot! Even the best mystery authors often use plots or motives that have been used before, but the originality of Jaffarian's plots is just great!!
