Sophisticated Cozy I love this series and it simply gets better and better. If you're new to this series, take advantage and begin at the beginning.
Better than Every Dead Nanny This is more like Sue Grafton. The dialog has tightened up. My favorite line "Rita, she's alright. You ask me if she did do it the dude probably needed killing." The plot construction is not as tight as Grafton. We are not convinced that the only way to prove Rita innocent is to find the real killer so the page-turning tension doesn't build up. It's a series of interviews which are used to bring in memorable characters and a lot of information about pop music of the sixties. The sub-plot of the two divorced couples and their daughters was more compelling. I was not sure from reading it if this was next in the series after Every Dead Nanny. Did Home-Made Sin and To Live and Die in Dixie come in between? I'll have fun finding out.Loved it I love this author's books and this one in particular. The author has done particularly well in painting a realistic and moving account of the lives of members of a former "girl group". Something about this book made me identify so much with the female characters - a sign of good writing. Please give this book a go, especially if you haven't read this author before.
