Welcome to Litsy!

Pretty good. This cover, although attractive, really does not match the tone or content of this book (or the rest of the series). It is more gritty than you would expect from this cheerfully colored cover.

Bless that period where every cozy mystery had a skull on the cover... Except these really aren't cozies. There's humor, but Callahan isn't an amateur sleuth. I don't think the new covers are very representative of the series either. In this one, Callahan's cousin has been murdered, and she ruffles the family's feathers as she investigates. A diverse cast, and a solid mystery though it is a little date. One of my new favorite series.

My husband is out of town for the night, so here's what my evening looks like. Truth be told, it's not all that different from the night's he's home. The only difference is that he's not on the couch next to me playing some game on his phone.

These mysteries are good for listening because they don't require tons of concentration. Hilary Huber narrates them, and she does a fine job, except for her pronunciation of "kudzu," which drives me nuts. Given these books take place in Georgia, there's a lot of kudzu. They're also a bit older, so reading about car phones feels so odd now -- I'd forgotten about them.