Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Murder of a Royal Pain

I always await the newest novel in this fun series by Denise Swanson. I love this type of mystery. It's like revisiting an old friend while you cover up with a nice warm blanket by the fireplace and drink a cup of cocoa.
Okay, so I don't have a fireplace, and I haven't been in a cocoa mood, but you get the general idea. These books don't come out soon enough, but you learn to savor each and every one of them just the same.

In her eleventh full-length novel, Denise Swanson once again breathes life into our favorite school psychologist (and sleuth) Skye Dennison.When murder hits a prominent after school and prom committee member, Skye tries to get to the bottom of the mystery.

The road isn't easy for the Scumble River girl, as beau (and Sherrif) Wally leaves the town for a family crisis, her brother and best friend are having some relationship problems and the new school social worker who is everyone's dream, turns into Skye's nightmare.Then there's the threats, the warnings and the clues, which cause Skye to question whether or not she was the intended target of the murderer.

Reading Denise Swanson is like going home. Scumble River is any(small)town, USA (think of it as the everyman for small towns) and Swanson continues to write her ensemble cast of characters in a consistant and believeable way. There is only one question one can possibly have once finished with one of these books--When is the next one coming out?

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