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Title: Just a bit too cute
Review: I like cigars, and I like mysteries. But this novel is far too cozy for my tastes.Still, there are some interesting moments. The students' tradition of stealing the cigar store indian was a nice touch and made the protagonist's relationship to the community all nice and warm and fuzzy. Really. A good touch.But the plot is predictable and so much attention is paid to what kind of cigar goes with what meal or drink, that it;s hard to take MURDER seriously.Give me some tough hardboiled guys with broken bottles and brass knuckles over this kind of timid crime novel any day.
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