Fiction / A Matthew Hope Mystery
315 pages / 1221 KB
4 Stars
If you're a hard core mystery buff, this may not be your
book, but if you're like me, and pick one up now and again, and are looking
more for a novel of escape and, well, brain candy, Three Blind Mice is a lot of fun. As fun
as murder and wrongly accused suspects can be ;-)
Ed McBain is probably better known for his 87th Precinct
novels than his Matthew Hope series. Matthew Hope is a partner in a law firm in
Calusa, FL, located on the "other west coast" – the west coast of
Florida, not far from where I used to live. And maybe that's one reason I
really enjoyed the book; it was a bit like going home and visiting old friends,
though I never knew any of those folks.
We have our requisite murders, the wrong person arrested,
the district attorney who wants a fast settlement of the trial for political
reasons, and a dogged attorney who wants the right person arrested and justice
found. Yes, this is McBain, perhaps not
at his best, but still writing page-turners. Romance, murder, tangled webs—a great
bed-time mystery that is fun, but will not give you nightmares when you turn
out the light. I'm looking forward to reading other Matthew Hope books.
