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Chargement... Bindweed (A gardening mystery) (original 2005; édition 2006)par Janis Harrison
Information sur l'oeuvreBindweed par Janis Harrison (2005)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I enjoyed reading this book. I guess I was in a "cozy mystery" reading mood. The gardening mystery setting was interesting. The characters were sufficiently developed and a good variety although this is not the first book in this series. There were several instances where the author could have added a paragraph or so to make the action properly flow. I would be in favor of reading more in the series but probably would not go out of my way to locate the other books. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Appartient à la sérieBretta Solomon (6)
River City, Missouri, florist Bretta Solomon is happy to spend an occasional day off with her helper, Toby, a slow-witted young man whose mother died from a terminal illness, leaving him on his own. Everyone in town, including Bretta, takes extra care to make sure Toby is doing okay. However, today, before Bretta can relax, she must fulfill another promise: her father's new – and younger – girlfriend wants to redecorate Bretta’s home. Bretta is less than thrilled about the task ahead. But the unexpected news that Toby has been killed by a swarm of killer bees deliberately planted in his home puts decorating on the back burner. Determined to find out the truth behind Toby’s murder, Bretta is once again in the thick of things in Bindweed, another entry in the Bretta Solomon Gardening series--a charming, delightful cozy mystery series from Janis Harrison. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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"Bindweed" was a mixed bag. Author Janis Harrison's greatest strength in writing is her characterization and Bretta Solomon is a great character - a widow rebuilding her life and in a new relationship with Bailey Monroe. Her struggles with her weight, as well as her struggles in dealing with her father are well written and believable. Other characters are equally well written especially Toby, Bretta's housekeeper DeeDee, her coworkers Lew and Lois, gruff Sheriff Sid Hancock, and the various shop owners. Even Agnes, Toby's mother, dead before the book starts, is well written, as people talk about what she was like and we get to see inside her house and how she set it up for Toby. But other parts of the book didn't work as well for me. Since this book was part of a series (which I didn't know when I picked it up) I felt confused about some things in the book - like how Bretta's husband died and why her relationship with her father was so strained. Also, the mystery elements didn't really work for me. There were two murders in the book, but neither seemed realistically done - I never could figure out how the murderer was able to get the hornet's nest in Toby's room without letting the hornets loose. And the motive for the murder was convoluted and unbelievable, as was the killer's reaction when caught.
"Bindweed" had its moments, but ultimately was disappointing. ( )