Greetings! I had the best surprise this weekend. A neighbor that I have not met before saw me outside and asked if I owned a calico cat. Miss Penny, our long haired calico, disappeared almost a year ago from our yard (an escapee), and I was never able to find her (despite my walking and driving around calling her name). She has been two houses down this entire time! Miss Penny lucked out finding such kind people to take care of her. My mother and I are thrilled to have her home.
Familiar Trouble by Carolyn Haines is the first book in Familiar Legacy series. Tammy Lynn owns the Book Basket in Wetumpka,
Alabama where she lives with her cat, Trouble.
Tammy is at Rook’s Vantage stargazing when she hears a noise. She walks over, investigates and is attacked
by a person in black. Tammy ends up
unconscious. When she awakes, she finds that all four tires of her vehicle have
been slashed. Deputy Aiden Waters
transferred to Wetumpka six months prior.
He is on the trail of the Silk Stalking Killer (SSK) who killed his
wife. Debby Caldwell, a local bank
worker, has disappeared and Trouble has found a vital clue near where Tammy was
attacked. Did Tammy interrupt SSK the
night before? Aiden has begun to care
for Tammy and now her life is threatened. He does not want to lose another woman he
cares about to this serial killer. Trouble puts his detective skills to work to
help Aiden and Tammy catch the elusive SSK.
Familiar Trouble is a spin-off of
the Familiar series by Carolyn Haines.
In this series, we are introduced to Trouble, Familiar’s son who is a
fan of Sherlock Holmes. I thought
Familiar Trouble was an easy to read cozy mystery. I enjoyed the sections written in Trouble’s
point-of-views. I found them entertaining and would have
enjoyed more. My rating for Familiar Trouble is 3 out of 5 stars. I felt, though, that the characters lacked depth. The author did not provide enough background
detail on Tammy Lynn (more detail is provided on Trouble than Tammy). The mystery idea was interesting, but I
identified the killer before the first body turned up. There
is a small suspect pool and one individual stood out. It would have been better if the author had
included more action and had upped the suspense factor. The romance factor is prominent and moves
quickly. I found many details repeated
several times throughout the story (like the author was padding the
story). If you are burnt out and looking
for a little light reading, then take a look at Familiar Trouble. The next book in the series is Trouble in Dixie by Rebecca Barrett. It turns out (I found this out after I read the book) that each book in the Familiar Legacy series is being written by a different author (and seem to have different main characters--Trouble is the one constant).
I appreciate you reading my latest review. I am currently reading The Dream Keeper's Daughter by Emily Colin (it is way too long). May each of you have a wonderful day. I will be reviewing A Name Unknown by Roseanna M. White next time. Take care and Happy Reading!
Kris
The Avid Reader
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