Lynn M. (officerripley) reviewed on 1/23/2007 + 258 more book reviews

First of the "Miss Julia southern mystery" series; for fans of Fannie Flagg, the WandaNell Culpepper "Trailer Park" mysteries by Jimmie Ruth Evans, and the British Ellie Quicke mysteries by Veronica Heley.

Miss Julia, a recently bereaved and newly wealthy widow, is only slightly bemused when one Hazel Marie Puckett appears at her door with a youngster in tow and unceremoniously announces that the child is the bastard son of Miss Julia's late husband. Suddenly, this longtime church member and pillar of her small Southern community finds herself in the center of an unseemly scandal--and the guardian of a wan 9-year-old whose mere presence turns her life upside down.

With razor-sharp wit and perfect "Steel Magnolia" poise, Miss Julia speaks her mind indeed--about a robbery, a kidnapping, and the other disgraceful events precipitated by her husband's death. Fast-paced and charming, with a sure sense of comic drama, a cast of crazy characters, and a strong Southern cadence, MISS JULIA SPEAKS HER MIND will delight readers from first page to last.

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