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Book Review of Death by Darjeeling (Tea Shop, Bk 1)

Death by Darjeeling (Tea Shop, Bk 1)
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I got this book through paperbackswap.com. I had added it to my wish list, presumably after seeing this book or series on someone's recommended reading list. This is a "cozy" mystery so light reading. I thought the book was OK--certainly not great literature but then most cozies aren't (and don't pretend to be).

I've read a few of the reviews on Amazon and paperbackswap and tend to agree with those who say the characters seem under-developed. There were also a lot of characters in the book and I sometimes found myself thinking "Now, who is this person again?" It would have been helpful to have an alphabetical index of characters with a brief description of each.

The revelation of the killer was sudden--almost like the author was tired of writing and decided to wrap things up--and was a complete surprise (at least to me).

Although this book was just average, I have added the next book in the series to my paperbackswap wish list. Hopefully, that one will be better.