5/26/14

A Wicked Slice by Charlotte Elkins, Aaron Elkins



 ★★★½

GENRE: Cozy Mystery
SUBJECT: professional golfers, managers
Setting: Spyglass course, CA
CHARACTERS: Lee Ofsted, Kate O'Brian, Lt Graham Sheldon, Peg Fiske, Milton Sawyer, Wilma Snell, Farley Stratton
DATE READ: May 22 - May 23
NO. OF PAGES: 181
Challenges: 75, Category, TIOLI , 
SOURCE: MCL

PLOT:....................................................................4.00
CHARACTERIZATION:.......................................3.50
TOPICS: ...............................................................3.00
STYLE:..................................................................3.50
ORIGINALITY:.......................................................3.50
ADDICTIVENESS:..............................................3.00
OWNERSHIP:......................................................3.50
Threshold Quality.................................................4.00
Average..............................................................................................3.50

Lee Ofsted is a young female golfer trying to make her way on the pro Tour but unfortunately she is having a problem with her 4 wood seemingly always slicing, but only with that club. Trying to save a few dollars, Lee goes to recover her practice balls that landed near the lake on the practice range and discovers another golfer in the lake.

Trying to continue in the tournament as well as discover the murderer makes Lee's golf game a little off par.

I'm going to be looking for the next in this series.

My husband is an avid golfer, I frequently joke that in the ratings of what he counts as most important, golf is ahead of me.  I thought reading a book centered on the golf course would be helpful for me to understand his passion.  Didn't work that way, but it was a good mystery.

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