Book Review: Dashing Through the Snow

Book: Dashing Through the Snow by Mary and Carol Higgins Clark

Edition: Hardcover

Description:

From beloved mother-daughter duo Mary Higgins Clark, America's Queen of Suspense, and Carol Higgins Clark, author of the hugely popular Regan Reilly mystery series, comes "Dashing Through the Snow," a holiday treat you won't want to miss. In the picturesque village of Branscombe, New Hampshire, the townsfolk are all pitching in to prepare for the first (and many hope annual) Festival of Joy. The night before the festival begins, a group of employees at the local market learn that they have won $160 million in the lottery. One of their co-workers, Duncan, decided at the last minute, on the advice of a pair of crooks masquerading as financial advisers, not to play. Then he goes missing. A second winning lottery ticket was purchased in the next town, but the winner hasn't come forward. Could Duncan have secretly bought it?

The Clarks' endearing heroes -- Alvirah Meehan, the amateur sleuth, and private investigator Regan Reilly -- have arrived in Branscombe for the festival. They are just the people to find out what is amiss. As they dig beneath the surface, they find that life in Branscombe is not as tranquil as it appears. So much for an old-fashioned weekend in the country. This fast-paced holiday caper will keep you dashing through the pages.



Rating: 2 stars (It was good but could have been better)

My Review:

I was a little disappointed because I was expecting a feel good holiday mystery book but instead this felt very convoluted.

This was a quick read with only 226 pages and it was fast paced but the story kind of fell flat. I liked the idea of the story but it was very simple and perhaps a little too easy to figure out. It centered around a group of employees from a local store who've always play the lottery. Unfortunately for one member of the group, Duncan, who listening to his financial advisors decided not to play the lottery. Just his luck the group wins but there was also a second wining ticket as well. When Duncan goes missing, the town residents start to believe that he has the other wining ticket and has skipped town.

 I wish the story could have been more interesting but it felt like there was a lot going on in the story - almost too much - and there also were a lot of characters to keep track of as well. When it came time to start solving the mystery, I felt like it took a while for the actual mystery solving to get started and when it did, it just felt like too much was happening at one time. The mystery wasn't really that engaging for me and the ending wrapped up too quickly for me as well.

This was okay but I don't think this book was really for me.