Sunday, July 12, 2020

Review: THE STIFF IN THE STUDY by Shea MacLeod (Book 2)

Viola Roberts had a bad case of writer's block and a deadline for her newest book. Not even hanging at her favorite winery did it for her. Maybe she should lay off historical romances and write mysteries instead, especially since she always found herself in the middle of one. And looks like she found herself in another one. Her friend's boss (nicknamed The Louse) was found dead in the study. The man was arrogant, chauvinistic, and handsy—a real menace to society he was. Nothing the Queen of Shenanigans wouldn't get into. And guess who the police suspect? Her friend, who was harassed by The Louse. That and she was seen having a violent argument with the man the night he was killed. Oh no!

The writer's block was something that I, as a writer, could relate to. “You weren't sure which way to move or what should happen next. How to connect point D to point J. It always happened. Every time. Every book.” (66) So true! The best way to shake it was to do something else. In Viola's case, that was to solve a murder.

There were some typos that needed to be fixed, but, overall, this was a good mystery.

My rating: 4 stars

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