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(1) Crisp prose and a plot laced with animal tomfoolery will keep readers amused and eager for a sequel. (Oct.) US Publishers Weekly, 8/11/2008 (2) Watching Lexy and Kinky stumble over themselves to work for food while running into an interesting assortment of local characters is wonderful fun...this is a delightful romp with an admirable pair of protagonists, a human with a mysterious past and a chihuahua with an attitude who, happily, remains doggish throughout the book. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. I Love A Mystery Newsletter, 02/11/2008 (3) Book of the Week - what a delightful read! There are twists and turns, capers–many threads woven into a completely captivating tale. This one would have easily made my top 2008 list had I not already turned it in. Guess it’ll just have to push over into 2009. Bear Mountain Books 22/12/2008 (4) Into the prevailing noir of contemporary crime fiction Kaye C Hill brings a welcome splash of colour and humour. Simon Brett (5) I just love Lexy - and Kinky. I hope I'm going to meet (them) again. Jean Currie, The New Writer (6) ...what matters in this kind of semi-comic writing are the quality of the prose, in terms of humour, and of course the characterisation. In respect of both Hill makes a very good start. The writing is clear and has good comic similes. The characters are enjoyable and manage to walk just the right side of the stereotypical, which is always the greatest challenge with this kind of writing. Best of all Hill manages to write very well and amusingly, and without whimsy, about various animals who play a large part in the narrative from Kinky downwards. They add enormously to the book's charm without ever becoming twee or chintzy. Nick Hay, Reviewing the Evidence QUOTES (I had to include this, as I never thought I'd see the day when I'd be quoted alongside Cicero. On a home decoration website...) "A room without books is like a body without a soul." Marcus Tullius Cicero www.greenlightwrite.com/homedecorbooks.htm |
