j_kent_holloway's review
5.0
Once again, Jeffrey Cohen's wonderful mysteries surrounding the Comedy Tonight Theater and crew did not fail to entertain. From start to finish, the story had me chuckling, while my brain worked in overtime to try to figure out what was going on. Like the first book, this one had two separate mysteries as well...one major and one minor. The minor mystery had me puzzled all the way to the reveal. I have to admit, I was embarrassed I didn't see it coming...but it totally made sense.
The major mystery was a different story. I did catch on to what was going on pretty quick, but I was thrilled to discover I was right at the star-studded culprit reveal. Look, let's face it. Writing mysteries is hard. You've got to come up with clever twists while sprinkling in clues and red herrings here and there. You can't make the clues too obvious, but you also have to be sure the essentials are there. It's a tricky thing. So I don't fault Mr. Cohen at all for me figuring it out earlier. Like I said, I was just as thrilled to discover I had been right all along.
And let's face it, Elliot Freed and gang are just plain fun to hang out with. Jeffrey Cohen has created a wonderful, laugh-filled world in which we can spend some time each day. Light-hearted and breezy escapism at its purist. I'm becoming a huge fan of both the author and this series. Now onto book three!
The major mystery was a different story. I did catch on to what was going on pretty quick, but I was thrilled to discover I was right at the star-studded culprit reveal. Look, let's face it. Writing mysteries is hard. You've got to come up with clever twists while sprinkling in clues and red herrings here and there. You can't make the clues too obvious, but you also have to be sure the essentials are there. It's a tricky thing. So I don't fault Mr. Cohen at all for me figuring it out earlier. Like I said, I was just as thrilled to discover I had been right all along.
And let's face it, Elliot Freed and gang are just plain fun to hang out with. Jeffrey Cohen has created a wonderful, laugh-filled world in which we can spend some time each day. Light-hearted and breezy escapism at its purist. I'm becoming a huge fan of both the author and this series. Now onto book three!
carolsnotebook's review
4.0
Good mystery, great characters, and it made me laugh. Just an overall enjoyable read.
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