Edna Curry

An entertaining read, with enough twists and turns to keep you going until the end.

I didn't guess who the culprit was, but felt that the ending was a little rushed and not entirely convincing.

But a pleasant way to spend an afternoon. With a scary little insight into how much of our lives can be tracked just sitting at home on the computer, if you know where to look.

The initial meeting between Mel and Jane is a bit too coincidental for my liking. The story is spread over a time span of a few weeks, and they do take a little time to get to know each other. But when one of you is an amnesiac how well can that be. The story has the feeling of being under-developed. As at the end it was all wrapped up really quickly.

Also I didn't really feel I knew the characters, Jane was supposed to be around 25 years old, but came across about 10 years older and Mel was show more hardly developed at all.

Overall I think it was an enjoyable read, without many surprises. I finished it in a couple hours. show less

I liked the identical twin reasoning behind the story. The characters were quite good. There were some aspects that didn't ring true but that didn't stop me from enjoying this book.

Eccentric Lady is quite an enjoyable, gentle mystery novel.
Lacey Summers is a private investigator tasked with the job of finding out what really happened to the eccentric old lady Agnes Simms, who was found dead in her car at the bottom of a lake. It is book 4 in a series but it can be read as a stand alone. I haven't read any of the previous books and I had no problem following the story nor the back story of recurring characters. The characters are well developed and there are plenty of show more suspects from the outset to keep you guessing. I was clueless right up until the last moment as to who the murderer was but the only quibble I had was that Lacey was also clueless! She didn't figure anything out by herself and it came to a head somewhat abruptly when it was all explained matter of factly by the perpetrator who just confessed all to Lacey during a kidnapping. So in that regards the novel fell a bit flat for me.
It is a very fast read so it is perfect for a cosy day in front of the fire or a quick holiday read. show less