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for The Pie & Mash Detective Agency
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Laura
Quirky Detectives
The Pie and Mash Detective Agency promises an oddball couple solving mysterious disappearances, but delivers a cluttered mess instead. Jane and Simon investigate multiple missing women named Nellie Thorne for their PI class, but the central mystery gets buried under scattered subplots: Jane's job search, Simon's mom and her friends' problems, an overeager librarian, a detective writing bad fiction. The investigation drags them across multiple locations with little momentum. Some of the dialogue lands, but the author seems more interested in quirky character beats than building a compelling mystery. The payoff doesn't justify the setup, and the whole thing reads unfocused. It's passable if you want a light cozy mystery, but don't expect the "delightful" story the blurb promises.
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Laura K. (GOLDEN, CO)
A Fun British Cozy Mystery
Wanna-be sleuths, Pie and Mash, are also a cute couple who are not fully in love with their respective careers. When they decide to take a course on becoming detectives, the fun ensues. The book started slow and it took a bit for this reader to become engaged with the quirky characters and the , at first, complicated plot. However, soon the plot began to come together and the characters became more developed and interesting. The plot was unique, with a dual time-line for added interest. I did not figure out this who-dun-it until the final reveal. This was a fun book for cozy mystery fans.
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Nancy L. (Dallas, TX)
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by J.D. Brinkworth
I was very disappointed in the book and had to force myself to finish it.
The number of characters was confusing and the plot was often senseless. It tried to be funny but it really wasn't. There was no character development at all and certainly no one to identify with.
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Laurie F. (Brookline, MA)
Needs More Editing
The Pie and Mash Detective Agency was disappointing. The dialogue often felt disjointed and sophomoric, and the narrative was cluttered with unnecessary, off-topic text. Overall, the tone seemed geared toward a younger audience, which didn't match my expectations for a detective novel.
