I found this book at Seagull books for $5.99 and thought it was worth a try. And boy was I right. This is a very fast read. I was reading it during my lunch breaks but I kept wanting to know what was happening next or I got to a good part and had to stop. So I started reading at home to finish it off.She ended things a bit too fast for me, but a good book. I would recommend this for anyone who is 12 or older. A 10 year old might not get everything. There are no sex scenes [although the main character does a lot of kissing], there are no groping scenes, no violent scenes although there is a fist fight and a separate gun fight. They aren't violent. They help with the story line.I wish we could give half stars. 3 1/2 is really what is it since she ended the story abruptly, but the 4 stars are appropriate. It is not a 5 star book though, although it could have been. There is a first book I didn't know about, and it is worth reading because I really enjoyed this one.I'm a picky reader so please don't let me review keep you from reading this book. This is a murder mystery and a slight love story. It is written in the first person and done very well. If I had turned the TV off at night I could have read it in two sittings before finally having to go to bed to sleep. I'm sure it could be read in one Saturday or whatever day you might find yourself free.Please read and enjoy this book. You might want to read the first one first though which is "Murder by the Book." I'm looking for a cheap copy now. She also has other books that I'll have to check into.I guess my biggest complaint is her main character calls her mother 'Mother.' Which would be fine, but it's set in Georgia. I graduated high school in Georgia and I don't know anyone who calls their mother "MOTHER", it's always Momma or Mommy. Other than that the characters are great.Enjoy the read. I didn't enjoy this second installment of the Kennedy Killingsworth novels as much as I did the first book, although it was a good mystery and had some nice twists in it.However, I guess I'm not into the Southern hospitality thing where you have to do absurd things for people just because they are your neighbor or just because they knew your grandmother, or just because it's tradition or your mother would be mad if you said you didn't want to do it.I also found a lot of typos, which bothered me. And some things just didn't make sense--like why the cops had to all dress in black and wear ski masks to have a shoot out with some college kids who probably wouldn't be charged with anything.But, overall, it was a fun read.
