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Death Loves A Messy Desk (2009)

by Mary Jane Maffini(Favorite Author)

3.58 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0425228096 (ISBN13: 9780425228098)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Berkley Prime Crime

series

A Charlotte Adams Mystery

review 1: This one started out kind of promising. Charlotte seemed to realize that she was being ridiculous in past events and she was determined to stay out of murder. Then everything went sideways and she decided that she was involved, she was the ONLY person capable of solving the mystery, she was the only one TRYING to solve the mystery and finally that contacting Pepper wasn't good enough and she needed to stay in a dangerous situation and call the police to direct them in their actions.I really want to enjoy these books, but I can't get past the ridiculousness of them. Too many clueless characters.
review 2: * * 1/2The plot of this book was okay, but the characters really threw me off. The organizing case is located in an office, and three of the main office per... moresonnel are rather two-dimensional. Office mom Fredelle (what a name!) is too nice, Dyan is a female canine, and the supposedly meek and unassuming Robbie spent the first third of the book in a perpetual Bruce-Banner-like rage. But I warily kept reading for the plot, fluffy as it was. I did like the office setting, and there were certainly some exciting moments (although the chase scene was kind of stretching the limits of credibility), but the characters didn't feel quite right this time around. Charlotte herself at one point finds herself experiencing that feeling.I wouldn't recommend that newcomers to Maffini start with this one -- The Cluttered Corpse might be a better bet if your first Maffini book is going to be a Charlotte Adams. But if you like the plot and are very forgiving of characterization, you may find it a pleasant diversion. And it was certainly easy to get through, don't get me wrong. It just wasn't quite what I thought it would be. less

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