In the beginning, this book didn't have much going for it. I found it in a thrift store (sorry Amazon) -- a book I'd never heard of by an unfamiliar author. Worse yet, some prior owner had torn the bottom right corner off the cover to use as a bookmark. Still, something about this tattered little book called out to me-- and I'm glad it did. Now I have a new author to start tracking.
Kate Conway, low-level freelance TV producer extraordinaire, is funny, dedicated, brave -- and occasionally really stupid, which makes all of us readers feel good about ourselves. At one point in the book, I'm sure there were a half-million readers, at least, who jumped out of our seats, shouting, "For crying out loud, don't eat those cookies!" A great moment -- and it's good thing Kate is a serial protagonist, because she kept grazing her way through all kinds of potentially deadly hazards, not just cookies, but candies from Scotland, iced tea and burgers of all kinds. She obviously has a strong constitution, our girl Kate.
Two mysteries play off against each other here -- the unexpected death of Kate's about-to-be-ex husband, and the disappearance of a 22-year old woman, who's the subject of the reality-crime TV show Kate is producing. Fascinating trivia about the world of television production, something I knew nothing about, was fun, especially since Kate has a habit of editorializing, coming up with clever little observations about the nature of the world, of the people in it, and about some of our odd propensities, all of us. That part of the book was almost as good as the mystery itself, in which whole schools of red herrings swim by, some of which I bit on, others I didn't, but all of which were great fun. There were dastardly characters aplenty, and a couple of goodie-two-shoes who were almost as suspect. The final resolution of both mysteries was completely satisfying. All in all: really good book.
So now you get your turn, Amazon: I just ordered two other books by Miz O'Donohue -- and greatly look forward to reading them both as just a prelude to all the rest of her books.
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I would give this novel 3 out of 5 stars and would recommend it to fans of contemporary fiction.
Kate Conway is going through a divorce when her husband dies unexpectedly. When the police investigate, they believe Kate may have had something to do with it. To add to the stress, her ex-husband’s new girlfriend seems to want to become friends.After the funeral, Kate lands a new job for a television show called Missing Persons. It’s a nice distraction. Theresa Moretti has been missing for a year. All she needs is 22 minutes of footage for the show, but when her case seems to intersect with Kate’s husband’s death. Kate feels rushed to finish the job before there is another body, her own.This was an interesting little read though I found it to be more of a contemporary novel than a mystery. This novel is marketed as a mystery, and there are two separate mysteries but in my honest opinion it was more about the life of Kate Conway as she deals with her career and the death of her husband.I liked this novel but I would have preferred more of a mystery as that is what I was expecting.The character of Kate Conway is well constructed, though I had an extremely hard time relating to her. I believe that is because we have next to nothing in common.The settings are fairly simple and yet easy to follow and picture in your mind.All in all, it was a decent read, though lacking on the mystery. I would give this novel 3 out of 5 stars and would recommend it to fans of contemporary fiction.I bought my copy of this novel from my local Dollar Tree and the picture featured above is my own.stephanietiner.weebly.com
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