{"id":36717,"date":"2019-12-10T09:47:12","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T15:47:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=36717"},"modified":"2019-12-11T00:36:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T06:36:10","slug":"oh-oh-i-already-know-who","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/oh-oh-i-already-know-who\/","title":{"rendered":"Oh-oh! I Already Know Who…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"A couple of weeks ago I read a Cozy Mystery by a new-to-me author. I really enjoyed this author’s writing style. However I’m not sure if I’ll continue reading the rest of the Cozies in her series. I know this sounds a little like an oxymoron… I liked the book but don’t want to read more…<\/p>\n

The dilemma is this: I absolutely knew who the murderer was the minute he was introduced to the first-person sleuth narrator. The subtle<\/em>\u00a0clue was so absolutely obvious.<\/p>\n

I’m still on the fence about this author\/series.\u00a0 I mean, since you are absolutely 100% sure who the culprit is as soon as the character is introduced, do you still stick with the author? I mean, isn’t a big part of the Cozy Mystery reading enjoyment being able to watch as the sleuth finds clues? As I keep on thinking about whether or not to read the next book in the series, I’ll ask you all:<\/p>\n

If an author has a sleuth you like, writes in a style you enjoy, and has an otherwise good book, but you can figure out who the culprit is very early in the book,\u00a0without naming specific authors or book titles<\/em> – do you read more Cozies by this author?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Again, I will not put up posts that include specific authors and book titles. Please post a comment below. Thank you!<\/p>\n

PS: Wow, lots of comments on this one! I think there are a few main points of view – either “I would continue if I’m enjoying the book for other reasons” and “I mostly come to mystery books for the mystery, so I wouldn’t read more.” I can certainly understand both views – it just depends on what you’re coming to Cozies for!<\/p>\n

Other people have mentioned that it might be worth trying another entry, since it could be a starting author’s early work or just a bad example of their work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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