Slow, Simple Fiction
Review by Kim Cantrell
Every now and then I like to slow down the pace with a work of fiction that doesn’t require a lot of “thinking” on my part. Something that’s easy, simplistic, but still interesting.
A Decadent Way to Die by G.A. McKevett seemed to be just what I was looking for.
In this sixteenth book featuring plus-sized, home-grown Georgian turned private detective Savannah Reid, the focus is centered on octogenerian Helene Strauss. Quick witted and fiesty though she may be, it seems that lately someone is getting the upperhand on her by causing a motorcycle accident and dousing her nightly hot chocolate with sleeping medications.
But that’s all I’m going to tell you, because to say more would risk ruining a good book.
I will tell you this, however, that A Decadent Way to Die is filled with lighthearted yet sometimes twisted humor, a dynamic plot that keeps you reading for hours, and an ending that’ll knock your socks off.
On the downside (for me, anyway) is the Southern jargon heavily sprinkled through the book. I’m from the South, live in the South, and maybe I just don’t realize it, but I’m pretty sure none of us that many epithets.
Eh, maybe I’m just picky….or just unwilling to face reality. 
So, when you’re needing a little light fiction during the upcoming lazy days of summer, I’ll recommend A Decadent Way to Die by G. A. McKevett. Simple, homey, but oh so suspenseful!
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