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Summary: Fun, quick read; little side trip to the islands
Review: Mama! (That's what protagonist Kelly Ryan is called by her current queeze, Michael, the double agent!) And, Mama, this is a fine little escape read. Not deep, but a relaxing, quick beach read, or anything to keep one at a relaxed, cool, summertime state.Picked this one up at The Dollar Tree on the chance that I would like it, and I did. Now, I will enjoy Kate Grilley's other little books in the series, again as nice little escapes. Must admit that her book makes me long to tour St. Croix, where I understand that the author lives and writes. Nice set up this, running a classical music station in fictional St. Chris, hobnobbing with the island locals around lots of cooling island drinks. Kelly Ryan can't be very old to imbibe so much and still know what she's doing. Nice connections to the community, the colonial heritage and the tourist trade. Very nice connections to the island "royalty" of elderly Miss Lucinda, once the love of the Prince of Wales, or David. And so nice to know the remaining Danish citizen, Miss Maude, the retired island school teacher, the revered link to the coming visit of the Queen and King of the Danes. I do recommend this little escape and if you can find it at a bargain, so much the better, eh, Mama?
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Summary: Fun, quick read; little side trip to the islands
Review: Mama! (That's what protagonist Kelly Ryan is called by her current queeze, Michael, the double agent!) And, Mama, this is a fine little escape read. Not deep, but a relaxing, quick beach read, or anything to keep one at a relaxed, cool, summertime state. Picked this one up at The Dollar Tree on the chance that I would like it, and I did. Now, I will enjoy Kate Grilley's other little books in the series, again as nice little escapes. Must admit that her book makes me long to tour St. Croix, where I understand that the author lives and writes. Nice set up this, running a classical music station in fictional St. Chris, hobnobbing with the island locals around lots of cooling island drinks. Kelly Ryan can't be very old to imbibe so much and still know what she's doing. Nice connections to the community, the colonial heritage and the tourist trade. Very nice connections to the island "royalty" of elderly Miss Lucinda, once the love of the Prince of Wales, or David. And so nice to know the remaining Danish citizen, Miss Maude, the retired island school teacher, the revered link to the coming visit of the Queen and King of the Danes. I do recommend this little escape and if you can find it at a bargain, so much the better, eh, Mama?
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Summary: The Queen is coming to St. Chris
Review: Miss Maude's old friend, the Queen of Denmark is coming to St. Chris for a visit and the island is in a tizzy. It hasn't been so Danish since their independence in the early part of the 20th century. Miss Maude has planned a special dinner for her Queen and invites her friends for a taste testing party. Everyone ends up ill, much to the horror of Miss Maude. Then her old friend Miss Lucinda dies suddenly, as does the doctor who does her autopsy. Who is behind this, and is the security for the royal visit in jeopardy? This was a quick and enjoyable read, full of decriptions of life on a tropical island. The mystery was very easy to solve, but the story worth reading.
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Summary: The Queen is coming to St. Chris
Review: Miss Maude's old friend, the Queen of Denmark is coming to St. Chris for a visit and the island is in a tizzy. It hasn't been so Danish since their independence in the early part of the 20th century. Miss Maude has planned a special dinner for her Queen and invites her friends for a taste testing party. Everyone ends up ill, much to the horror of Miss Maude. Then her old friend Miss Lucinda dies suddenly, as does the doctor who does her autopsy. Who is behind this, and is the security for the royal visit in jeopardy? This was a quick and enjoyable read, full of decriptions of life on a tropical island. The mystery was very easy to solve, but the story worth reading.
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