A veddy nice little British murder mystery. Small village, peculiar deaths, guilty-looking townspeople and lots of witty banter and cups of tea. Would be a particularly nice read during bad weather.

If you like Miss Marple, you’ll probably like this.

I liked this, but not as much as her “Girl With a Pearl Earring” or “The Lady and the Unicorn.” Interesting book, kind of slow paced, and the ending kind of left me a little confused.

I’d call it “subtle.”

I read this book a week after I got married.

Do not read this book a week after you get married. Go read something happy about being married. It is about unhappy marriages that end in divorce and if you’ve only been married for a week it will make you want to jump out the window.

The author’s writing style is beautiful, though… there were a few quotes that I thought were so lovely that I wrote them down. It’s very sensory writing.

I’m a fan of the Augusta Goodnight books, in much the same way that I am a fan of comfy old slippers. They’re easy to get into, they don’t take a whole lot of concentration, and they are just generally enjoyable, fluffy little things. If you’re looking for hard-hitting detective fiction, this ain’t it, but if you’re looking for something to curl up and devour in an evening or two alongside a cup of tea, I recommend this book.

One minor thing that I noticed – I started with one of the later ones in the series before I read this one, and I think the author fleshes out the character better as she goes. This one you can sort of tell that she’s trying to sort out the character, but she does a pretty bang-up job of it.