![]() i would hope that a successful 40-year-old single female would have a few mainstream male friends. As is common with many current cozy's, male characters are either a possible love interest for the main female character or her posse, gay, humorous figures (boozers, druggies, losers, computer nerds), or father figures too old to be of any romantic interest. It would be really nice to have a ongoing successful male character who could participate in the mysteries without being a romantic interest for the main female character or one of her friends. Well deserving of it's nomination for best first novel in the 2014 Agatha awards. Board Stiff - Elliott Lisbon Mystery 1 (Paperback) Publisher: Henery Press ISBN: 9781938383328 Number of pages: 276 Weight: 340 g Dimensions: 213 x 137 x. Once I was past the first couple of chapters and the characters were established, I knew i would be with them through to the end. Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting? While the narrator was a bit breathy and off-setting at the beginning once the story began to move along it was more that sufficient to draw me right in. What about Rachel Frawley’s performance did you like? i found Elliott a bit too much to believe, but that is somewhat the nature of the beast with cozy mysteries. I personally loved the two chefs, especially their interactions with each other. ![]() ![]() ![]() It also included several episodes of peeling back the onion to find a new level of plot. The story was fast moving without a lot of interludes. What did you love best about Board Stiff? A strong start to a new cozy mystery series ![]()
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