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Friday, November 25, 2022

Swimming with the Fishes

 I really am enjoying the Ozark Lakes series it is such a unique approach to the cozy genre. There's a male author for one but Marc Jedel writes from a dual narrator approach.   This means there is a female and a male sleuth who are newlyweds.   I appreciate that the MC doesn't have a divided love interest or unrequited attention.   The setting on a farm makes for some interesting scenes and locales.  I truly hope the author continues with the series and I am definitely inclined to try his Silicon Valley series as well.  If Swimming with the Fishes is any indication they will be well-written mysteries with great inter dynamics between characters.  

Swimming with the FishesSwimming with the Fishes by Marc Jedel
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

fun cozy with a male detective

This series has a different take on narration than most cozies. It alternates between Jonas and Elizabeth. This book had a great development of more characters in the town as Elizabeth is reconnecting with HS friends at her 10 year reunion. I like the format of the book but I found I don’t care for some of Elizabeth’s traits in this book. She seemed a bit immature and whiny in this book. I hope it’s just a temporary thing as I don’t remember her being like this in the first book. The mystery is well constructed and the guilty party is quite well concealed until the reveal

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The Challenge Prompts I will use this for are:  

  1. Literary Escapes  #LiteraryEscapes  AR
  2. Finishing the Series   #FinishingTheSeries2022  Series: 47 Book #1
  3. Virtual Mount TBR #VirtualMountTBR2022   Book #114
  4. Cruisin thru Cozies  Free choice #80
  5. Cloak & Dagger  #CloakDaggerChal  Book #108
  6. Craving for Cozies  Book #98d5
  7. Medical Examiner Challenge 1 Toe Tags
  8. Beachcomber Challenge  
    • Crime Scene- lake
    • Weapon- explosion
    • Detectives- Elizabeth and Jonas
    • Victims- Courtney Stanton
  9. Six Shooter Challenge  Target # 69 Shot #2
  10. Pick your Poison #45 a book with a picture of a cliff or ocean on the cover
  11. Book Voyage  #bookvoyagechallenge N America

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