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[neadods]

Two more reviews up at http://www.reviewingtheevidence.com - Murder She Wrote, a Vote for Murder, and Heart Full of Lies.

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[neadods.livejournal.com]

Pretty darn close. I would have forgiven the author if it was some la-la neverland version of DC, but to use the recent past as plot point while blowing over some pretty basic stuff - !!! (It even got reminiscent of the old Batman show; remember how they'd have a cliffhanger and then after the commercial "Wow, what a save, Batman!" and you never knew what he did? Half a dozen characters kept saying "how'd he get a gun past security?" without ever getting an answer.)

And then "Gee, Mrs. Fletcher, we don't get many murders here in Fairfax, will you help us figure this one out?" *sound of head impacting keyboard repeatedly.* First of all, what fantastic version of Fairfax? Second, why aren't you asking all the counties around you, the DC police, or the assorted Federal security forces all of whom, trust me, know from murder. Third, how much help can someone be when she's all "I've written about or seen dozens of people murdered by falls and blows to the head, but duh, if a CSI tells me something's odd I have no basis of comparison so I'll just take his word for it."

I actually walked away from this book with a fair amount of contempt for Jessica Fletcher as a character, and I use to vaguely like the show.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

*used to like the show* I mean. Grammar is our friend.