MY READER'S BLOCK: Grave Choices

SCAM artist alert

Apparently there is someone calling themself "Luigi Calloway" out there who is claiming to be associated with the Mount TBR Reading Challenge. He is contacting authors and telling them if they pay him, then their books will be used for the challenge. It's possible he's also telling people they must pay to participate in any way. Please know that there is absolutely no charge associated in any way with this reading challenge and that this person does not represent me or anything associated with my blog. There will NEVER be a reason for anyone to have to pay for participation in any way for any of my challenges. If only people who exert this much time and effort on scamming people would put it into something worthwhile....like reading their own books!

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Grave Choices

Wrapped up Grave Choices by M. D. Lake this evening. I really like the character of Peggy O'Neill (campus copper at a midwestern university). This one follows Peggy as she tries to clear an obvious suspect of a particularly nasty murder. When homicide latches onto a gift horse suspect early in a mystery story, you've got to know that they've got the wrong man. Unless, of course, the author is pulling a double-bluff. It's been known to happen.

Anyone who know me knows I can't resist an academic mystery and this series is particularly good. I like the characters and the plotting. I just wish I hadn't nailed the culprit so soon. Had him/her as soon as Lake brought him/her on stage. But that didn't ruin it for me....I still didn't know why until the end. The pacing is good and it made for a nice, quick read while I was waiting to pick up the books on hold at the library. Three and a half stars out of five. Hive of Suspects, here I come.