This is a mystery, written by Regina author Gail Bowen. I believe it is her first novel...... I found it easy to read, and sort of engaging, but I did not find her characters very believable or real, especially her three mostly perfect teenage children (Huh?).
Also, I was so distracted by the Regina setting, disguised for some reason known only to Gail Bowen. The book is clearly set in Regina, yet she changed names - and no, she did not invent new names, she just scrambled them so that they were just weird...... She named the Cathedral "Little Flower Cathedral" for example, she put landmarks on the wrong street, that's just one little example but it drove me crazy..... also she put a Piggly Wiggly in Regina, and the characters smoked Kool's Marlboroughs and Camel's...... I was just irritated.
So...... about a 5/10 from me, but perhaps I am harsh for a first novel?
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