Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson

The mystery itself was pretty good, and some of the other characters were entertaining. I actually did like Devereaux quite a bit, at least when she wasn't mooning over Jake. It's particularly disappointing that this book isn't better because there were some good elements. I have enjoyed Swanson's Scrumble River series from the beginning and was looking forward to this one. Jake (though Devereaux would have had to have some other way of getting access to information about the police investigation). What character would you cut from Little Shop of Homicide? There was something funny about the way Jake was voiced - what I suppose was intended to be kind of a sexy whisper. What aspect of Maia Guest’s performance would you have changed? However, I won't read any more books in this series. No, I'm a long-time mystery fan, and it would take more than one book to turn me off to the genre. It would be an insult to fans of romances to suggest they would like it. It was about 1/3 mystery and 2/3 sappy, cliched, silly romance. I'm not really sure who would like this book.

It seems that Denise Swanson is trying to go in a steamier direction. What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?ĭisappointment! I enjoyed the Scrumble River series from Denise Swanson and hoped this would be as good. I definitely will not check to see if there is another book in this series. Not the cozy mystery genre, but I'm not really sure what genre this belongs to. Has Little Shop of Homicide turned you off from other books in this genre?

Swanson may have been trying to make it sexy, but failed miserably. Another reviewer was correct when she said it was 1/3 mystery and 2/3 sappy. I enjoy mysteries, but this had a lot of throbbing body parts, touches that sent shivers down someone's back, and other things that you don't usually find in a good mystery. I have been listening to the Scrumble River series and thought I might also enjoy this. This book wasn’t for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more? Definitely not what I expect from Denise Swanson!

Little Shop of Homicide by Denise Swanson