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Murder In The Winter (2000)

by Steve Demaree(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 2

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English

genre

Fiction

series

Dekker Cozy Mystery

review 1: I enjoy this writer's humor in writing these light mysteries. This is the second one of his novels I've read. A couple examples of the light tone: "Thankfully, my eyes had not adjusted to the new day, so I didn't look as bad as I expected. I splashed water on my face, rinsed my eyes, and suddenly, I looked worse." "I started growing horizontally at an early age. More than likely my parents left me in a short crib too long and i had to grow some way."
review 2: This is a wonderfully entertaining cozy mystery that really surprised me. I didn't expect to be so entertained by this book that left me laughing out loud throughout the read. I would give this 4.5 stars The two main characters are a riot. Both are middle aged, not married and unlikely to be so, with ... morewide girths and appetites that equal anyone you have ever known. For example this line, "Give me a piece of coconut crème pie and a piece of chocolate cake... I understand it's a good thing to mix your food groups." I wanted to sit next to Lou and Cy, semi-retired murder investigators, at their beloved Blue moon diner and share some sausages, pancakes, hash browns, biscuit gravy, and two pieces of pie served by Rosie or Thelma. They are that loveable-like oversized children that base their day around their three major meals and their snacks like Hershey almond bars for Cy and M+M's for Lou to hold them over from breakfast to lunch. But don't get me wrong. There is also a very interesting Agatha Christie type series of murders that take place at the Overlook Inn with a bunch of unemployed actors who gather for anticipated work.Amidst their love of diner food and dedication to their job Cy and Lou are very capable detectives who use their resources(Frank and Sam) for the more esoteric new methods of criminology.I also enjoyed references to movies and TV shows that are of my generation. All in all this is a wonderful book that I will undoubtedly want to follow into the next book in the series less

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