Cue The Easter Bunny

Book Details

Library

Author

Liz Evans

Category

Mystery/Humour

Editor

Reference #

Contributor

Location

Translator

Status

Publisher

Orion Publishing Group Ltd

Owner

Country

Great Britain

Personal

Language

Read it

Yes

Year Published

2005

Date Read

09/02/2006

ISBN

0752872729

Personal Rating

 10/10

LCCN

Purchase

Edition

Purchase Date

Printing

Acquired from 

Marlborough Library

Binding

Bookclub Edition

Price

$0.00

Pages

266

Value

$0.00

Overview

Spring is in the air in the seaside town of Seatoun. Easter is approaching and the weather is surprisingly mild, leading to a mini boom in the tourist industry. Vetch's Investigations is buzzing with clients and even Jan, the receptionist from hell, is busy - all of which is making Grace Smith feel particularly depressed because she's the only one without a client in sight. The situation has become so desperate that Grace has taken a job with the town Tourist Board. Dressed as the Easter Bunny, she's supposed to be promoting the town's 'child friendly' image. Unfortunately a series of encounters with those who can't resist tormenting dumb creatures (albeit six feet tall ones with fluffy pink ears) results in Grace being the first bunny to be nicked for GBH in Seatoun.

So when a woman named Della comes calling, and informs Grace that her son is receiving threatening letters and she wants someone to trace the sender, Grace accepts with alacrity. And lives to regret it most bitterly...

Comment

This is the best book I've read in the long time! I was caught trying to read it at work, just to finish it. It's a mystery, stop-start romance and another mystery, all rolled into one hilarious package...

Okay, enough gushing. The writing was the kind of light reading that I like, with a distinctly British feel. The hero, Grace, is likable by way of her sense of humour, wry observations and blunt manner ("If you ask if it's that time of the month, I'll bite you"). The two mysteries start to overlap, and things get complicated with everyone.

With an odd assortment of support characters, Grace gets to the bottom of everything, earning herself a few scratches and black eyes in the process. I thought the ending was a bit sappy, but this is the first book in the series that I've come across - it might be different if it'd been building over several books.

At any rate, this is one author that I'll be adding to the 'must buy' list.