Pains and Penalties: (A Geeks and Things Cozy Mystery Novella #1) (Geeks and Things Cozy Mysteries)
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01CLE3P4K |
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| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A new amateur sleuth is on the case in the first book of this Cozy Mystery novella series.When Kalina Greystone returns home to the small town of Ellesworth, MA in the wake of her father's passing to take over the family's comic book shop, she never expects to reconnect with her old flame, Detective Christian Harper. Ellicott, might be targets. Grant, and learns that she and a third woman, Ms. After discovering Ms. Someone has sent them notes with the cryptic warning ‘Lying is a mortal sin’. Davies winds up murdered at the annual Solstice Fair, Kalina can't help but get swept up in his investigation and solving the case. But when elderly Mrs. While Detective Harper runs his investigation, she cozies up to the dead woman’s best friend, Mrs
From the Author Please note, for anyone who downloaded the novella prior to March 26th, please download the latest version from your dashboard as changes have been made to correct formatting issues and a revision has been made to the final chapter..
"Okay - Has a first draft of a story feel." according to Artemis. Rating GNo sex - main character and policeman's relationship will probably develop in the next books, if you care to read them.No violenceLittle or no strong languageI found the story unbelievable. Usually the amateur sleuth has a somewhat compelling reason for getting involved. At the very least one of the characters will ask for help. In this book her mo. I have to admit I didn't read past the "murder" I have to admit I didn't read past the "murder". A woman is showing signs of choking and stops breathing. Instead of performing CPR until an ambulance arrives the detective does a cursory check of the body and is taking the 15 yr old witness to the side to ask questions about the possible murder. All of this happens within minutes. I understand you have to. The mystery is simple but nicely developed. Writing style is pleasant The mystery is simple but nicely developed. Writing style is pleasant, maybe not perfect, but good enough to enjoy the story without being bothered by some weirdness.I really liked Kalina. True, there wasn't much character development in the story, but it's a 77-page story, so I think it's acceptable. There was enough information there to make me enjoy rea