Title: As parlor jokes go this one has its moments.
Review: There are precious few really good scenes in this first entry of the Murphy mystery series. These scenes are enjoyable in their own right. But, in themselves, they don't make this book worth reading, let alone buying. And this book certainly doesn't inspire me to go out and read any of Rita's other, non Murphy mystery, books.Given the fact that being a sheriff here in the Commonwealth of Virginia means running for office every four years, one has to wonder how Rick Shaw got into office in the first place, let alone staying in office for twelve years. And what, pray tell, is he doing issuing Harry a gun on page 219? At no point in this book are we told she knows how to use one, let alone having a permit to carry one.
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