Birder, She Wrote Book Review

There is always that neighbor who complains about everything. In this community, there is a whole neighborhood that finds fault in everything especially anything done by the locals. They see themselves as the top of society and don’t want nature to interfere with the perfection they are trying to find…until one ends up dead. Then it becomes a matter of guessing who was angry enough about the bees or other animals to take maters into their own hand.

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A cozy mystery with all the required parts: nosy neighbors, amateur sleuth, unique characters, and red herrings everywhere. Like many other cozy mysteries, this one starts off relatively slow. It takes a couple of chapters to get to the murder as the author builds up the backgrounds and the characters.

The reader is drawn into this community and becomes invested in the people and the history. It is easy to relate to any of the characters as they deal with everyday life issues and the unique issues that come with the death of a member of the community.

It’s not an intense story with suspense around every corner. This is a more easy paced story that you can stop and pickup anytime you want. It’s not until the actual climax occurs that the reader gets a feeling of intense action. The style tends to be more within the mind of the narrator.

An easy read that would be great for a quiet weekend or during your travels. Can you guess who did it? I did, but the author had enough red herrings to have me second-guessing myself. An enjoyable story.

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