The Bluest Blood (Amanda Pepper Mysteries (Paperback))

Rating:
Summary: Good, up to a point
Review: I am a big fan of this series, but this one really ended flatly and was unsatisfying on the whole. Without giving away the ending it is only possible to say that Ms. Roberts was not at her best when she wrote the "woman in jeopardy" finale. It just didn't make any sense at all. The overall sense of dissatisfaction arises out of the protaginist not growing as the series continues. While the relationship between Amanda and her policeman boyfriend does move along, Amanda herself seems stuck in Book 1. It's time for Amanda to find a new job so the author can expand the character and the series.

Rating:
Summary: Good, up to a point
Review: The blurbs on this book praised the author's witty style, but I didn't find she delivered on that count or any other. This book was an average read that kept me just interested enough to continue until I reached the denouement, when I bailed out. Unfortunately, the end of this book is so stupid that I put the book down with only 15 pages left. Three of the main characters are trapped in a situation where they run around and take heroic measures to escape. They exclaim that there is no phone. However, one of them is a computer nerd, and he has been working on a computer in the room where they are trapped, hooked to the Internet. Anyone with half a brain would get on-line and call for help. Any editor or author with half a brain would have seen this glaring weakness and corrected it before the book was published! I don't think I'll rush to read Ms. Roberts' next product.

Rating:
Summary: Witty and funny and fast-paced!
Review: This book was a delight. The writer can really write--I loved the phrases and language--as well as keep up the pace of a good strong plot. Also the author knows how to set a scene! I'm going to backtrack and read the rest in the series.

Rating:
Summary: I can't wait for more of Amanda Pepper!
Review: This is the first Gillian Roberts book I've read. After this enjoyable mystery, I intend to read all I can get my hands on...