Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard Mysteries, Book 1)
by Charlaine Harris
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Author: Charlaine HarrisEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN: 0425206866
Number of pages: 214
Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime
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Book Review: A Pretty Good Read
Summary: 3 Stars
I've been trying a few of Ms Harris's other novels since I enjoyed her Southern Vampire Mysteries so much - at least until Dead and Gone. I can't say that I enjoyed this novel, but I also can't say that I disliked it. It may be the darker tone of this book compared to her vampire series or perhaps that mysteries aren't my favorite genre.
I do think Ms Harris is adept at creating interesting and arresting characters. The heroine of this book is a survivor of a brutal crime. As a result, she's withdrawn from most of society. When she does interact with other characters in the books via her job as a cleaning woman, she's wary and distant. There is also a sense of underlying anger in her which is married to her desire not to be a victim again.
Lily wants to keep her past in the past; she doesn't want the residents of Shakespeare, her home of four years, to know what happened to her in Memphis. That quickly disolves one night when Lily follows a person using her garbage cart and discovers he/she has dumped the body of the local landlord in a park. The landlord has the reputation of being the local busybody so he's not highly popular with the host of suspects that follow.
I agree with another review that this is more like a Murder She Wrote type of mystery, but that doesn't make it unpleasant. Even with her vampire series, I don't read them for the "mystery" aspects; I enjoy them for the characters.
I plan to read the next in the series to see where Lily goes. I read her Harper series and found the first book dark and depressing but Harper eventually grew on me in books 2 & 3 so I'm willing to give Lily a shot.
Summary of Shakespeare's Landlord (Lily Bard Mysteries, Book 1)
When cleaning lady Lily Bard discovers the dead body of her nosy landlord, her plan of starting a quiet new life may end in her death.Harris, Charlaine Books
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