I thought I should vary my reading from my usual romance, so I picked up a few Mary Daheim mysteries when I was last at the library. It was fine from a technical way, but it didn't engage me at all.I suppose it would be called a 'cozy mystery' since the mystery solvers aren't professionals. All the characters were quite modern though, which I never associate with cozies. The setting was cozy too but didn't appeal to me. A small remote town with a population that is solidly white and middle class. A little diversity seems more realistic to me.Since I didn't really like the main characters, the mystery itself seemed tomove very slowly to me. After the first 75 pages, approximately, I skipped to the end and read the last 20 pages. I like to know the solution even if I'm going to finish the book. This one, I didn't. At that point, I closed it up to return to the library. I'll also be taking back the other three books in the series that I check out at the same time.
