By Hook Or By Book by D.R. Meredith


Saturday, January 11, 2014


By Hook Or By Book by D.R. Meredith

Murder By The Yard Book Store is giving a convention. Although Agnes is the owner of the book store, Megan will head the convention about string figures. She has invited Dr. Brownleigh. He owns the famous, authentic manuscript of Caroline Furness Jayne. Ms. Jayne was an expert about string figures from different cultures. However, all of Megan's plans will go awry when murder or murders enter the door of Murder By The Yard Book Store.

I did not know until this mystery how important string figures are in different cultures. I had no idea there was a book written on the subject. I enjoyed learning the names of different string figure arrangements. For those who have time there are instructions at the beginning of each chapter in the book on how to make a particular stick figure.

I have read the first book in this series. So I was already familiar with the relationship between Megan and Ryan. He is her childhood friend's father. Therefore, he is much older than Megan. This does not keep him from being very attracted to Megan. However, Megan is so busy playing detective she does not have time to see Ryan's gleam in the eye or to think about her feelings about him. I wonder if this relationship will grow in the next book. When she's not playing detective, Megan is a Paleopathologist.

I did have trouble with Megan interviewing the string figure enthusiasts at the book store. Jerry Carr the in house detective seems never to find out about Megan's plan to catch the murderer or murderers. How could he so mysteriously go out of pocket at the perfect time?? It's odd because Megan's plan is so intricate. I mean she has guests and the store book owner hiding behind a bush, in closets, behind a chair, etc. This part seemed really far out even for a cozy. I expected for Mr. Carr to go walk in on this play at a murder solution and scream bloody murder. He doesn't show.

I still love this series and enjoyed By Hook Or By Book by D. R. MERDITH. Will read the other books and hope the series continues for a long, long time. amazon.com/D.-R.-Meredith


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