Kim Carter
Book Blurb:
A Clara and Iris Mystery
When Atlanta homicide detectives are called in to investigate the murder of a nineteen-year-old girl
Desperate to keep the investigation of her deceased sister going, Ginger Baines hires two novice sleuths to solve the case. Widowed, well into their seventies, and new to the world of private investigating, Clara Samples and Iris Hadley aren’t your average private eyes.
When a second body is found in a neighboring cemetery, the plot thickens. With two bodies wrapped, almost lovingly, in a soft blanket before being discarded in a cemetery, could a serial killer be on the loose?
Joined by their young apprentice Quita, Clara and Iris are determined to stop at nothing to find the killer before they can strike again. But, will their bodies be the next ones discovered among the tombstones?
This book was hard for me to judge as it felt like two different books, sort of stitched together. One was a cozy - two retired 'grandma' types with the street wise side kick are starting off a new career as PI - and the other was a gritty police procedural - bodies, autopsies, cops getting shot and nearly killed, serial killers chasing and debating on how to hide their victims. It was odd.
I picked this up in part because it sounded like a cute cozy and because of the reference to Oakland Cemetery but I'm not sure I would have if I'd known it's hybrid nature. I found myself reading the cozy parts in detail then almost skipping over the procedural pieces.
I'd rate the cozy pieces a 5, but given that I'm not that fond of police procedurals, I'd rate it a 2 for an average of 3.5, rounding up to 4 (because I would like to see future Clara and Iris books - if they can dump the procedural parts).
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley.com and voluntarily chose to review.
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