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A review by katiya
The Farmer's Slaughter by Liliana Hart, Scott Silverii
3.0
Agatha Harley has a writer's block of the most unusual kind - she is unable to finish her book because she doesn't know the killer. This is a problem because Agatha writes true crime and needs to solve a murder in order to lay the plot to rest. Enter Hank Davidson. Agatha immediately notes two things about him: he's a cop and he's retired. He'd be the perfect partner in crime - if only she can convince him.
As the introduction to a new series, this little book had a lot of work to do. We meet Agatha and Hank for the first time and see the formation of their relationship as well as Agatha's connection to the community. Then we add in a murder to solve and things get tricky! Kudos to the authors for getting all of this to succeed. But while this did all bloom nicely, I just didn't enjoy the dynamic of the two. Hank, being retired and in his 50s, behaved rather immaturely when Agatha went to meet with him for the first time. And Agatha, herself, didn't act age-appropriate when her friend Heather was smitten upon first sight. Do not get me started on Heather. I'll circle back to this series in due course and see how things progress when the newness of a series plus the shortness of the story are not at odds with the storytelling.
As the introduction to a new series, this little book had a lot of work to do. We meet Agatha and Hank for the first time and see the formation of their relationship as well as Agatha's connection to the community. Then we add in a murder to solve and things get tricky! Kudos to the authors for getting all of this to succeed. But while this did all bloom nicely, I just didn't enjoy the dynamic of the two. Hank, being retired and in his 50s, behaved rather immaturely when Agatha went to meet with him for the first time. And Agatha, herself, didn't act age-appropriate when her friend Heather was smitten upon first sight. Do not get me started on Heather. I'll circle back to this series in due course and see how things progress when the newness of a series plus the shortness of the story are not at odds with the storytelling.