Customer Reviews

Exit the Milkman

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As a long time fan of Ms. MacCleod, I eagerly dug into two new finds. I believe I own every Shandy book she has written; "The Odd Job" and "Exit the Milkman" "Exit.." is very true to her form. Charming, whimsical characters, and a familiar cast of regulars, make it a great addition to her repetoire. However, the humor seemed bit less apparent than usual. I find I often laugh aloud during her stories. This outing was a little more subdued. The delightful dialog was there, but seemed just a tad less witty than usual. The story was more "plot" than "people" driven. In every other regard, I found it entertaining. The ending twist, was one I had totally missed! I could not have picked up her cues til then. Great Addition to a mystery reader's collection.

A great book. While maybe not the most textbook of mysteries, its a great read full of fun and humor. I loved it, I couldn't wait to finish it and find out who dun it!

As most writers grow older, their skills diminish. So with Enter the Milkman. A lot of the book is padding - each character repeating the same thing over and over again. MacLeod's books are humorous mysteries and the humor is there but the mystery is not that taxing. Her earlier books are masterpieces, so get this one to fill out the set.

all of charlotte macleod's plot twists, wacky characters and wonderful command of the english language mixed into a really good story, in the course of which one of her most amusing, but annoying, characters gets her richly deserved comeuppance and a long under-rated character is revealed in his true colors. i'm sorry there won't be any more, this is a series i could have happily gone on reading for many more years. as it is, i'll have to settle for re-reading my charlotte macleod collection.