Elaine Viets is one of my favorite authors. She writes two series that I love, The Dead end job series, Helen Hawthorne, and the Josie, the mystery shopper series. Both are cozy in many ways.
I was hooked by the first sentence. This is one of her earlier books, written in 1997, and before we were all running around with cell phones, and easy google apps. It stands the test of time, and was a very good mystery and book. Not as cozy as the others. Even the theme isn't all that cozy, esp for 1997. This book involves a newspaper set in St Louis. Remember newspapers? They came out daily on paper. The main character writes a news column. And constantly needs a new story. Her editor wont publish anything "fringe" or not screaming of family values. You can see how the editor then wont publish the MC, coverage of a Drag Queen pageant or do a follow up on the death of a prostitute.
Near the end you will be smart enough to guess the real murderer. But you will enjoy the ride. There is more to the series. I do highly recommend the books if you can find them. They are harder to find as they are older books.
I was hooked by the first sentence. This is one of her earlier books, written in 1997, and before we were all running around with cell phones, and easy google apps. It stands the test of time, and was a very good mystery and book. Not as cozy as the others. Even the theme isn't all that cozy, esp for 1997. This book involves a newspaper set in St Louis. Remember newspapers? They came out daily on paper. The main character writes a news column. And constantly needs a new story. Her editor wont publish anything "fringe" or not screaming of family values. You can see how the editor then wont publish the MC, coverage of a Drag Queen pageant or do a follow up on the death of a prostitute.
Near the end you will be smart enough to guess the real murderer. But you will enjoy the ride. There is more to the series. I do highly recommend the books if you can find them. They are harder to find as they are older books.
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