Wild Goose Chase (A Quilting Mystery)

This book has a deeper story that is hidden behind the "fluffy quilt lady" preconceived notion. The main character, Dewey, has a lot going on and a lot to deal with. Not all of the issues are clear or straightforward at the beginning. As the story progresses, it is obvious that she is suffering from a tragic event in her recent past that her family is not discussing as well a her layoff from her high tech Silicon Valley job. I think that the underlying story of Dewey and her life are the real interesting part of the book, though the murders bring on an interesting twist. Murder is not, usually, associated with quilts, quilt shows and quilt ladies and this book shows that quilts are an industry and industries are not wholly comprised of show more nice people who just want to help each other. show less

Murder, which looked like an accidental death, at a quilt show. Interesting story and character interaction from the start. A who-done-it where you can easily figure out who did it, but still fun to read.

What I learned from this book: Where to make out in SJ if you are dating a police officer?

Fun quick read. This was a free download

3 and 1/2 Stars - You can read my review here: http://abshepherdsreinventedreader.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/wild-goose-chase-quil...

There were quite a few things that I didn't like about this book. It drove me crazy - and I almost threw the book away - the way the main character allowed people to bully her around. Her sister-in-law mostly. I prefer my heroines to have a spine, thanks. I also found the true antagonism of the Sergeant towards Dewey to be not only over-the-top, but unjustifiable and completely unbelievable. Also, less angst in my cozies please.

The things I did like: I liked the quilting background, the secondary characters not acting like melodramatic asses were likeable, individual and added to the overall feel of the story. I liked the dynamic between Dewey and Buster quite a bit - it was, in fact, the only time I really liked the heroine. Dewey has show more potential to be a likeable main character if she grows a spine and allows the snark she shares with Buster to wash over her other relationships as well (imo).

I guessed the murderer rather early - to me there really wasn't anyone else in the running.

I'm not sure if I'll read the next in the series - I have a feeling now that we're over most of the mom-just-died family dysfunction, a lot of the things that grated on my enjoyment might not be constant themes, but I'll just have to put some time between myself and this book before deciding on whether to give the next one a go. show less