Carbs and Cadavers: A Supper Club Mystery, by J.B. Stanley

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Well, it is my type of mystery--cozy, not gory, featuring good-natured amateur sleuths and even recipes--just like an episode of Murder, She Wrote. But...

It was readable, but not all that well-written. The author used italics for emphasis far too often, sometimes as many as half a dozen times on a page. Better writing could have built the tension without such a distracting device.

And also there were a few inconsistencies that never got resolved.

******SPOILER ALERT!!!******

Hush Puppy: A Melanie Travis Mystery, by Laurien Berenson

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The holidays wouldn't be complete without another Melanie Travis mystery! This one was earlier in the series than the last few I've read and I was a little annoyed by how the romance part of it was handled, but I like the mystery. It took place at the private school where Melanie works (or used to...I can't remember if she still works there in later books). Very enjoyable indeed.

A Spot of Bother, by Mark Haddon

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Wow! It had really been a long time since I read a book! I suppose with finishing my old job, visiting Nova Scotia, moving, starting a new relationship, starting a new job, being sick and not having a valid library card...it's been too long. This was the second book I've read by Haddon (after The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime) and while I didn't love it as much as the first, it was still very enjoyable. I'd definitely look for more by this author.