A review by mgs3
Every Crooked Nanny by Kathy Hogan Trocheck

3.0

This was an entertaining book. I liked Callahan as a protagonist and could imagine a whole series a la Stephanie Plum. I wasn’t initially aware this book was published in 1992 but that quickly became apparent. The very 90s references to beepers, car phones and the very inexpensive housekeeping rates made that very clear. The book was quirky and fun but that quirkiness quickly turned to cringiness. The way Mormons were portrayed, the N word, the stereotype of the Indian lawyer; these are all things that we would no longer tolerate in a book. I get it was a different time and hopefully the author has evolved with the times. I liked the specificity to Atlanta and all of the local references made it that much more enjoyable.