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Title: Don't Drink the Water: An E.J. Pugh Mystery (G K Hall Large Print Paperback Series) by Susan Rogers Cooper ISBN: 0-7838-9521-6 Publisher: Thorndike Press Pub. Date: 01 August, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: We're EJ fans, but she seemed a little off here
Comment: We've read all of Susan Rogers Cooper's delightful stories, including the six Sheriff Milt Kovak books, the (very difficult to find) two Kimmey Kruse stand-up comedian stories, and the previous six EJ Pugh mysteries. Obviously we like Cooper's great writing ability; one would swear she can turn a soccer practice carpooling chore into an event of note with her descriptive and insightful commentary on everyday life. All of her characters tend to be a little low profile, humble practitioners with an overdose of curiosity that leads to solving crimes, sometimes almost unwittingly. Unlike her sheriff, who of course was paid to catch killers, Kimmey and EJ are strictly amateurs who depend on cajoling friends and policemen into helping move along reasonably good plots.
In this story, EJ is far from her home (Texas), and is re-united with her three sisters (with spouses/partners along) in a contrived vacation in St. Johns cooked up by her mother who wants to see the girls "get along". Much of the story revolves around their childhood goings-on and/or their perceptions of each other's adult lives and situations in society. Hence, the plot is almost a little secondary to the mental and verbal meanderings in the Virgin Islands setting. There is a murder or two to solve, and even if a bit improbable in total, we're hooked enough by a few real clues mixed in with several red herrings along the way to feel some suspense. Indeed, we thought the ending fairly surprising, and hardly anticipated the ultimate culprit at all.
While we'd readily give almost all Cooper's books 4 stars, we don't think this one was one of her best -- maybe the unusual setting (although entertaining in itself in some ways) put our author off her usual game plan; and with none of the regular supporting characters to help out, we didn't know anybody here either. Still, the faithful will want to read this; and while many of her others seemed better to me, all 15 books are fun, worthwhile "reads" without demanding too much from us the reader but "enjoy". Why not ?!!
Rating: 4
Summary: light hearted mystery
Comment: This is my first E.J. Pugh mystery. It was a very fast read, the mystery kept me guessing, and I liked the characters of the four sisters. The memories of E.J. and her sisters while they were growing up greatly helped in understanding the dynamics of their dysfunctional family. The mystery itself was good, clues were there, but not obvious. I will read the other books in this series with enjoyment. If you are looking for an easy fast read, this is it.
Rating: 3
Summary: It Could Have Gotten A Higher Rating But...
Comment: This was the first book that I've ever read by Ms. Cooper. I picked it up intially because I had been to St. John, U.S.V.I. a few times in the past, and wanted to see which sites were mentioned.
I liked this book, but I found the writing style to be a bit spare. I have no real mental image of what the protagonist and her husband look like, or whether or not I would like them if I met them. The story itself was interesting, and the sibling problems added a nice twist to the story. Actually, I probably would have liked the book better if the family relationships were the sole focus of the book (Ms. Cooper seemed to handle that well). The mystery seemed to be a secondary issue here, and the whole treatment of the crimes that were occuring seemed too lackadaisical.
Although I liked the book, I don't yet know if I care enough about the characters to read the other stories. I'll have to think about that for a while...
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Title: May the Best Man Die by Deborah Donnelly ISBN: 0440241294 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 30 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Death in a Beach Chair by Valerie Wolzien ISBN: 0449007197 Publisher: Fawcett Books Pub. Date: 01 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Murder of a Barbie and Ken by Denise Swanson ISBN: 0451210727 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Chocolate Frog Frame-Up (Chocoholic Mysteries) by Joanna Carl ISBN: 0451209850 Publisher: Signet Book Pub. Date: 02 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Bell, Book, and Scandal: A Jane Jeffry Mystery by Jill Churchill ISBN: 0060097973 Publisher: William Morrow & Company Pub. Date: 04 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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