Book Review - The Julius House

The Julius House (Aurora Teagarden, #4)The Julius House by Charlaine Harris

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


Some things to like about this series: the characters actually progress in their lives (are you listening, Janet Evanovich?), the mysteries are entertaining and there's actually some mentions of sex to go with the violence.

This book finds Roe getting married and investigating the disappearance of an entire family 6 years prior. I had part of the mystery figured out but not all and I enjoyed the addition of the new characters.

I'm still not completely liking the amount of detail about every day life which I feel is at the expense of the mystery which gets resolved in a rush at the end.



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