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Summary: Over the Edge on the History
Review: The 3rd book in the Melissa Craig mystery series finds the sleuth in the French countryside with friend and neighbor, Iris Ash. They have gone to the Cevennes mountains so that Iris can teach an art workshop and Melissa can do research on her next mystery novel. While they are visiting, two guests of the art/language school are found dead at the bottom of the mountains, and even though the police are hard pressed to point to murder, Melissa sees intrigue everywhere. During her search into the local history, she uncovers a sinister plot dating back to the Occupation of the Nazis, and helps the local police find a murderer in their midst.I have enjoyed the previous two mysteries written by Betty Rowlands much more than I enjoyed this latest installment. I felt the book dragged at times (I skipped several paragraphs, which I rarely do) and thought there was too much background information given regarding the local history. However, I still enjoyed the mystery, and even though I was not as interested in the history lesson offered, others may like this portion much more than I did. I definitely believe that Ms. Rowlands is an excellent author, and I will be reading the remaining books in this series. If you like cozy mysteries, I would recommend reading the previous two books in this series before reading this book. The first book in this series is "A Little Gentle Sleuthing". Enjoy! A Cozy Mystery Lover
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Summary: Over the Edge on the History
Review: The 3rd book in the Melissa Craig mystery series finds the sleuth in the French countryside with friend and neighbor, Iris Ash. They have gone to the Cevennes mountains so that Iris can teach an art workshop and Melissa can do research on her next mystery novel. While they are visiting, two guests of the art/language school are found dead at the bottom of the mountains, and even though the police are hard pressed to point to murder, Melissa sees intrigue everywhere. During her search into the local history, she uncovers a sinister plot dating back to the Occupation of the Nazis, and helps the local police find a murderer in their midst. I have enjoyed the previous two mysteries written by Betty Rowlands much more than I enjoyed this latest installment. I felt the book dragged at times (I skipped several paragraphs, which I rarely do) and thought there was too much background information given regarding the local history. However, I still enjoyed the mystery, and even though I was not as interested in the history lesson offered, others may like this portion much more than I did. I definitely believe that Ms. Rowlands is an excellent author, and I will be reading the remaining books in this series. If you like cozy mysteries, I would recommend reading the previous two books in this series before reading this book. The first book in this series is "A Little Gentle Sleuthing". Enjoy! A Cozy Mystery Lover
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