Sweet and Deadly (Paperback)

from Kegsoccer

Left me unsatisfied: Charlaine Harris is my favorite author, so when I found out they were rereleasing the hard to find "Sweet and Deadly" I ordered it immediately. Having been spoiled by fantastic characters such as Lily Bard, Aurora Teagarden, and Sookie Stackhouse, it was hard to really like C...

from stephanie_M

You could tell that this novel was Harris' first one published. It was ok. A fast read, little to think about. 3 stars.

from amf0001

Before Sookie Stackhouse and even the Shakespeare series, Charlaine Harris was writing mysteries. This is a very early book (first published 1981) and it feels that way - there is promise here, that is later realized but not the hand of an experienced writer. Catherine Linton, of the Lintons of L...

from klarsenmd

Simple and unimaginative in comparison to Harris's current work.

from cherrybob_omb

An average murder mystery in which the murderer is obvious for most of the book, with a really weak motive. The setting is not a particularly interesting one, and neither are the characters.I also found it really odd that Harris kept pointing out if a character was black, for no apparent reason- ...