Rose Hill
by Pamela Grandstaff
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Reviewed by Shawn Remfrey
It all begins in the small town of Rose Hill. This is your average small town, where everybody knows everybody else, as well as everybody else’s business. When the town’s rich bully is murdered, however, everyone’s dirty little secrets are revealed. In a town where everyone is not what they seem, Rose Hill’s chief of police Scott Gordon must wade through all the gossip to get to the truth and solve the murder.
Huge praise for Pamela Grandstaff! This book reminded me so much of Jan Karon’s Mitford series. We have this small town, where all the characters are so realistic and the town is so alive, that you feel like you actually live there and know these people. The major difference between Rose Hill and Mitford is that here we have a murder mystery to solve. It’s so much fun getting to meet everybody and then getting to read all about the skeletons in their closets! The women are mouthy and the men are well-trained. Bravo!
In the background we have a budding romance between Maggie, the town bookstore owner, and Scott, the chief of police. Too bad Scott’s a mama’s boy and Maggie has commitment issues. In the midst of this great mystery and all the wonderful small-town closeness, we get to feel this wonderfully tense energy coming from these two characters.
Every once in awhile I read a book that I just have to share with everyone I know. This is that book! I love the descriptions, the town, the characters, the intrigue, the romance, and the tension! The only problem I have is that I don’t want to way until 2009 for Morning Glory Circle , the second book in the Rose Hill mystery series, to come out. Pamela is currently working on the third book, Iris Avenue.
Pamela Grandstaff’s book is available on her web site and Amazon. Also if you go to the Rose Hill mystery website, she has valuable information about self-publishing.
Armchair Interviews says: What a good deal–being compared to Jan Karon’s Mitford series.
Author’s Web site: http://RoseHillMysteries.com