Dead Old

So...I picked up Dead Old by Maureen Carter for one reason and one reason only--Megan, the sponsor of the Semi-Charmed Reading Challenge, worked a "read a book with a main character who shares your first name" requirement into the challenge rules. There aren't exactly tons of Bevs/Beverlys out there......more

My Review [URL not allowed] Back in May 2015 I reviewed the wonderfully entertaining "Working Girls", the first book in Maureen Carters D.S. Bev Morriss series. Dead Old is the second, I enjoyed the first book so much that I was a bit hesitant to start listening, I feared I'd be disapp......more

Bev Morriss once more in action and against all odds in this second book. Definitely not a team worker, especially with a new boss that takes an instant dislike to her, so she goes out on a limb to hunt down the culprits of vicious assaults on the elderly. This case brings her and her family close t......more

DNF - did not enjoy. Writing style strong and fast paced but the protagonist’s continuous self-pity, irritation and bitterness at being passed over for the Acting DI’s position is constant on nearly ever page and manages to take away from the thriller aspect of the story.......more