Serenade to a Cuckoo (P. L. McGinnis Mystery)

by Flo Fitzpatrick

Portraying Detective Jocelyn Girard on the television forensic drama “Crime Unit New Jersey&rdquo' involves dealing with corpses‚ high-speed chases‚ and flamboyant gymnastic feats for actress P. L. McGinnis.

But when P. L. begins stumbling over “real live dead bodies” she’s thrust into a mystery that mirrors CUNJ episodes‚ including a pursuit-on-horseback scene in the middle of the South Amboy‚ N.J.‚ Thanksgiving parade.

If P. L. can’t produce an antique clock that holds the key to the murders‚ she’ll be next on the list of recently deceased.

• ISBN10: 1432826018
• ISBN13: 9781432826017
• Publish Date: 5 September 2012
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 16 June 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Five Star Publications (AZ)
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 295
• Language: English

Reviews

[MurderByDeath]

If you can get past the ludicrous, outrageous premise of the plot (which was fun if entirely implausible) and the odd style of speech the main characters employ, it's a fun, somewhat silly ride. Lots of humour, likeable characters and well, outrageousness. The dialogue was a bit hard to follow along with, as the main character and her best friend have a rambling off-the-rails, what-were-we-talking-about? style of speech, that while I sort of enjoyed, I found hard to follow. The hint of a love triangle that could either be very interesting, or a real pain in the ass in future books.

Good mystery and the villain was a total surprise.

I'm not sure yet if I'll read the next book, but I'm sort of leaning towards yes. :)