funstm
Written on Jan 1, 2015
This one was hilarious. The whole cast of characters had me in hysterics. From Aunt Bess, wh0's a better liar than Leigh had ever imagined, to Frances' mother-henning to Maura's patented disappointed Leigh turns up at a crime look, this had me giggling away. Poor Leigh. She tries so hard not to find a body. But does anyway.
The romance between Warren and Katherine carried over from the last book. Leigh's constant struggle with her feelings over it was very teenage-y. But it ended up sorting itself out without too much drama thankfully. I don't hate her and Warren together. Just annoyed by how they got there with the should I, no I couldn't, blah blah blah. The bit where they actually got together was nice enough anyway.
The mystery was good - I worked out bits and pieces but it was a well plotted storyline. I guessed at the ending although the last chapter was a nice touch. I hated that Maura's confidence was shaken when she fails to find the body in the freezer (- on the other hand - like anyone would expect that a break in was to leave something, rather than to steal) but I was glad she gets her own back with her capture of Noel (Reginald's fake wife) and Martin (Reginald's very real identical twin brother ).
I adored that Frances and Lydie, but mainly Frances is the one to solve/save the day. First she works out that Reginald is a twin. Then she manoeuvres the guy to stand in front of the vicious cat (and ugh cats are evil bastards) and let's him attack. That was a stroke of genius. I loved how dumbfounded Leigh was. I was sad that Randall or Cara didn't really make an appearance. But it was nice getting to know more about the rest of Leigh's family.
A very funny and interesting mystery. 4 stars.