Kelly Corn

I'm partial - I'm from the southwest and I love southwestern literature, and that's why I would give the book 5 stars. Unfortunately, the mystery itself is a little flat, maybe I would give that 3 stars. So I met in the middle with 4. I love this author, I love his characters, and I love the adventures these books take me on. Plus, I get to learn a little Navajo culture in the process.

I'm a big fan of basketball, so I had a lot of fun reading this book which is about a professional basketball player who has gone missing. Unlike many other mystery books that I have read, the middle of this book was very ho-hum to me while the end was fantastic. The clues were all there and wrapped up so nicely!

Started out better than it ended. John Corey is a sexist womanizer that I hate to love. So many great one-liners in this novel, and also an suspenseful intensity that I haven't had the joy of experiencing lately. The early 80% of the novel was fantastic, but the ending... well, it just really annoys me when the bad guy is so BAD.

This is a cute book and Theodosia Browning is a cute character. I like the Charleston setting, and I like that the story revolves around a tea shop. There was nothing amazing about the mystery or the characters, but it was a fun, light read. I may continue this series in the far future, but not just yet.

Not much to say about this book except that it is as awesome of the previous books in the series. Lots of exciting things happen – I both look forward to and dread reading these novels since you just never know who might perish.