Susan Kandel

I originally read this book when it came out and gave it 4 stars. Having reread it, I'm ammending the review to 5 stars and adding a review.

I've been a CeCe Caruso fan since the beginning, ([b:I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason|16776|I Dreamed I Married Perry Mason (A Cece Caruso Mystery #1)|Susan Kandel|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327902496s/16776.jpg|250620]), my favorite of the series being [b:Not a Girl Detective|307686|Not a Girl Detective (Cece Caruso, #2)|Susan Kandel|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1173598771s/307686.jpg|298651]. Since discovering the series, I've become a huge fan of Hitchcock movies, and I've moved to Los Angeles. Both of these facts impacted my review!

I read this in under 24 hours. It's a fast read that includes the expected-of-the-mystery-genre twists and turns. It also includes plenty of references to Hitchcock movies. Having watched most of the director's movies more than once (and the accompanying documentaries too), I enjoyed reliving famous scenes through CeCe Caruso's eyes. Full disclosure: I'm also a fan of fashion, both current and vintage, and the descriptions of the clothes were great (and envy-triggering).

So, if you don't like mysteries, clothes, or Hitchcock, you might not like this. Living in LA added a bonus since that's the series' setting, but I don't think it would make or break the reading experience.… (mehr)

They write books about women like me, who cancel weddings and then go on the honeymoons by themselves. Yeah, cracked the little voice in my head. Freudian case studies. Fat ones, with footnotes. Thanks a lot, I said to the little voice. I'm not crazy . Besides, cruising around the Caribbean by yourself isn't so bad. Sea air is famously restorative. You can have room service at four in the morning. And no end of me time. Plus we'd prepaid. No refunds. I vowed to have a terrible time. In penance for ruining the best relationship of my life for reasons bafflingly vague to everyone but myself, I left my trousseau behind.… (mehr)