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Title: Just not my cup of tea!
Review: This "cozy" mystery was just not my cup of tea! The author began the book by throwing in a large number of characters and the most children I have ever seen in a mystery. It was very hard to get a handle on who they all were (even with the family tree in the frontispiece - which is actually a line from the book). Because there were so many people, I felt they were presented in a very shallow way. I like for characters to have some depth so that I know whether I like or dislike them. This just had a large group of people all wanting money. Greed, greed, and more greed. The intended murder victim was EXTREMELY obvious by page 21 and the murderer before I was halfway through the book.I think this author is just not for me. If you like true depth of characters, intricately woven plots, and atmosphere which makes you feel you are looking over the shoulder of the sleuth, my recommendation would be to choose another book.
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