Alison Bergeron has her doubts about hosting a birthday party for her twin stepdaughters, seeing as it'll include all of her new husband's ex-in-laws. Still, she's a good sport, and everyone has a great time, especially the girls, who receive $10,000 from their estranged uncle, Chick.
The girls' father, NYPD Detective Bobby Crawford, and Christine, his ex, think the gift is too much. When Crawford swings by Chick's apartment to return it, he finds Chick dead, with roughly $250,000 stuffed in his mattress. The death is ruled a suicide, but Christine isn't convinced, and even Alison can't help but admit that there must be a lot more to Chick's death than meets the eye.
My Thoughts :
Well I am finally finished with this series and I am really glad to see the back of it. The first couple of books were good and the middle of the series wasn't bad but the last couple were really over the top, repetitive and slightly annoying. While there were some nice characters and an interesting setting, this series wasn't one of the better cozy mysteries I have read and I only finished up the series because I was already so far in and hoped things would improve.
This time around the plot was very thin and definitely not any of Allison's problem. She still managed to play a huge roll though and it was a very thin piece of a connection that left me very annoyed at the author. The usual kidnapping angle, a connection to Allison's place of work and of course another fight with her best friend were included once again. With the typical 'I know where this is going' in relation to Max's behaviour and Allison's new student which of course the leading sleuth doesn't seem to notice even though it is starring her right in the face.
A slightly frustrating series that I wouldn't have finished if it didn't have something good about it. I don't think I will be recommending it but if you see any of this series in a bargain bin somewhere or pick up a copy in a second hand store, then you may want to give it a try and see what you think.
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