I love this series so much that I want to go all creepy stalker on the author and make off with everything as yet unpublished. there are comparisons made between the main character and Stephanie Plum, and they are definitely valid. They both have the same luck with the public overall, though she's much better with a gun than Stephanie ever has been. ( )

The continued evolution of Tara Holloway and her relationships. Good fun. ( )

This series is just so much fun. While Peach Sangria is a mystery, it's not your typical murder mystery. Tara is after terrorists by going after their source of money. It's a slow story to develop and there's a lot more character development going on, bulking up the book. But I like the character development so I don't mind at all that the "plot" isn't front and center and taking up Tara's every move.

In the land of character development, Ms. Kelly gave us a love triangle a few books ago, and it's resolved in this book. She also does something I don't think any author to date has done: gotten me to switch loyalties from one man to the other. Usually once a love interest is introduced, and it's a good one, I get really snippy about author's messing with the status quo. But Ms. Kelly has done a very good job of changing my loyalties and handling the love triangle resolution with grace.

Luckily the next book comes out in October and I'm looking forward to it! ( )

"Fresh Meat" by Katrina Niidas Holm for Criminal Element

Death, Taxes, and Peach Sangria by Diane Kelly is the 4th book in the humorous mystery series featuring U.S. Treasury Department Special Agent Tara Holloway.

“Men,” I said, shaking my head. “You can’t live with ’em, and you can’t shoot ’em.”

“You’ve shot men plenty of times,” Alicia said.

“I’ve shot at them many times,” I corrected, “but I only actually put bullets in three of them.” I took the left nut off the first and got the other two in the leg. But don’t worry. They totally deserved it.

Meet Tara Holloway: Annie Oakley of the IRS.

That’s right—I said IRS.

(Read the rest at http://www.criminalelement.com/blogs/2013/01/fresh-meat-death-taxes-and-peach-sa... )