Nightmares
Can Be Murder by Mary Kennedy,
2014, Berkley Prime Crime, $7.99, softbound, 292 pages. Cover: like
it. Category/Genre: cosy mystery. Where we got it: publisher. Where
you can get it: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books-A-Million.
Freelance
business consultant Taylor Blake is in Savannah to help her sister
Ali cope with her struggling business. What she doesn't expect is
that Ali will rope her into attending the Dream Club, a group of
women dedicated to helping each other analyse their dreams.
She
also doesn't expect to become embroiled in a murder; but that's
exactly what happens when a local dance instructor and ladies' man is
killed in his studio. Ali becomes a suspect, and Taylor is determined
to solve the case and clear her sister's name.
To
do this, she enlists the help of an old friend, Sara Rutledge, a
freelance reporter for the local paper, and Taylor's ex, Noah
Chandler, a former FBI agent-turned-private enquiry agent. But Taylor
isn't over Noah, and she's unclear as to how he feels about her.
We
had a couple of issues with this book: there are too many women in
it; it's unrealistic. Plus we take great umbrage at the use of
'womans's' – which anyone interested in grammar can tell you is
incorrect. Still, it was an enjoyable read, and we recommend it.
This
is an unusual mystery, not only for the matter of the dream
interpretations, but also because, refreshingly, it doesn't tend to
follow the usual formula for cosy mysteries.
If
you like this one, try: The Missing Ink, by
Karen E Olson.
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