Title: Dead on Target
Author: M.C. Beaton with R.W. Green
This was my first time reading an Agatha Raisn cozy mystery. While it is part of a series, I do feel this can be read as a stand alone novel, as the author does a good job of giving enough background on the characters so the reader is not confused.
Agatha is a middle-aged woman running a detective agency. She does come off as a bit brash to a new reader, so that took some time getting used to. While I appreciate a strong woman, she both yelled at someone for calling her a "fiesty little filly", and then in the same chapter had to eat her saugage roll behind a tent so people wouldn't see her getting crumbs on herself. It sort of seems hard to imagine it being the same person.
That said, the mystery was great! Agatha finds the body of a man in the woods. When the police are brought in, she doesn't have the best relationship with the lead investigator. Now she needs to find the killer to clear her name. The book is a great cozy mystery!
Thank you to Netgally for the advanced copy!
