Tag: Goodreads

Death Loves a Messy Desk by Mary Jane Maffini My rating: 3 of 5 stars Mary Jane Maffini writes a mystery series that’s perfect for reading when life is getting a bit much and you need an escape into a story filled with non-stop movement, nice characters, clues buried in details, a story that is…

The Cluttered Corpse by Mary Jane Maffini My rating: 3 of 5 stars I dove into this one right after reading the first in the series featuring Charlotte Adams, the non-stop organizer of people and things. Probably not a good idea. The protagonist’s unflagging energy and curiosity, disguised as concern, can be a bit wearing…

Organize Your Corpses by Mary Jane Maffini My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is the fourth or so time of reading this fun book, and though my memory jogged me on which character to focus on, which one was fishy, the murderer reveal still came as a complete surprise to me. This is the…

Dumb Witness by Agatha Christie My rating: 5 of 5 stars Agatha Christie, as usual, weaves a good tale. This one is unusual as a dog is one of the characters and even has a speaking part. For a dog lover, it’s a great addition to the normal all-human mystery plot. I had early on…