Michael's Reviews > Peg and Rose Solve a Murder

A mixed bag for me. I really liked Berenson’s writing style. It’s very straightforward and almost old fashioned, but worked so well for this book. Initially, I was sucked in with all the talk of dogs and dog shows combined with wondering when the murder would happen…..sadly a third of the way through and there’s still no murder. There are a whole lot of other things going on though, we’ve got a bridge club,a home for abused women, former nuns, pushy real estate agents, toms of backstory and lots more.

My biggest problem and what kept me from falling in love were Peg and Rose themselves. I guess I was expecting some Odd Couple banter with a touch of humor, but their constant bickering really bummed me out. Peg was just mean instead of being a charming curmudgeon and knowing why her and Rose fell out originally and how Rose didn’t rectify her cruelty was too much.

I’d love to see these two find more charm and an injection of humor, and I’d be head over heels for an entire book set only in Peg’s dog show world.