A Curious Incident
by
Vicki Delany
A Review
This is the second book I have read by this author - I have previously reviewed Read and Buried (written using the pseudonym Eva Gates). As before, I appreciated the book - the plot, characters, and setting all seem to go well together.
Gemma Doyle is the “part-owner, manager, and general dogsbody of the Sherlock Holmes Bookshop and Emporium” located in West London MA, along the shores of Cape Cod. And as she often proclaims, SHE IS NOT A CONSULTING DETECTIVE - now if she could only convince her friends of that fact.
Irene Talbot, an employee at the tea shop connected to the Gemma’s Emporium, had now convinced Lauren, a precocious eleven-year-old, that she could find her missing cat. After all she was an even “better than the police.” Even though Gemma refused, later that night she did find the cat. Things got tougher the next week. Lauren again showed up on her door step asking for Gemma to prove that her mother had not murdered a neighbor. Again Gemma refused, but she was curious and got herself involved. Too involved; she almost became a victim as well.
Gemma and her friends made a nice team of amateur detectives. I really thought Donald was a pain - he could do little right. Though not a typical pet mystery, even the dogs (Violet and Peony) and cats (Moriarty and Snowball) had a place in the story. Detective Louise Estrada was more of a nuisance than anything,
Once I started the book, I could not wait to finish it - it was a worthwhile wait. I will want to read more of Gemma Doyle and her gang.
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This review is based on a free electronic copy provided by the publisher for the purpose of creating this review. The opinions are mine alone.
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