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Wicked Craving (Savannah Reid Mysteries)

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There has been a dearth of clients at the Moonlight Magnolia Detective Agency, which leaves owner Savannah Reid bored. She thinks she will have a lot of time to spend with her Granny who has come from Georgia on a visit to San Carmelita. However, her good friend Detective Sergeant Dirk Coulter asks for her help on a case he is working; piquing Savannah's interest so she cannot refuse.

The corpse of Maria Wellman was found at the bottom of the steps leading from her home to the beach; both the cop and the private sleuth know instinctively she was murdered. Her husband, renowned diet guru Dr. Robert Wellman claims his wife's jewelry that she was wearing is missing when Savannah inquires about it. The doctor seems more concerned over the lost jewelry than his wife's demise, which enhances him as the prime suspect. However as Savannah and Dirk conduct a deeper investigation they unearth a horde of suspects especially when they learn the true names of the Wellman couple though the diet king remains the top choice.

Except for Savannah's friends and family, the rest of the support cast is a selfish lot with some having performed criminal activities; none are endearing as each is nasty leading the audience to believe they are real and capable of murder, and wanting each one to be the killer. That is the cleverness behind this strong whodunit as the reader will miss clues because of a desire to see the multitude locked away. G.A. McKevett provides another spectacular mystery as the victim is placed on the ultimate weight loss program: death.

I always look forward to another GA McKevett offering. The mysteries are great (and this latest offering is no exception) but the core characters are the true draw.

Tbey are kick-ass when need be, compassionate, warm, funny, gracious and graceless (looking at you, Dirk). But, mostly, they are very real.

Great job. The vigil for the next book begins...

I love opening up a Savannah book - it is like catching up with your good friend. I have read all of Savannah's adventures and this was another good one. I enjoyed the who-done-it, but what kept me turning pages until I was done was what Dirk was up to! As long as G.A. keeps writing about Savannah, I'll keep reading!!

I loved this book. I just hope she doesn't leave us hanging in the next book and continues were she left off in the next. You have to read the book to find out.

G.A McKevett is a talented author. Her Savannah Reid mystery series are intriguing & has a touch of humor in them as well. I've enjoyed everyone of her books out of this series & I always look forward to her next book.

I am so glad I found this author. Everyone of her books is worth reading. Once you get hooked on her characters, you feel like you actually know them.Start with the beginning and go through them all. Fun to read and true brain candy.

I always look forward to the newest Savannah Reid book so I was very excited when I got this book. I must admit that I was a bit disappointed.

While I like the dynamic between Savannah and Dirk, I didn't like the amount of emphasis placed on the relationship in this book. There was more effort put into their relationship than there was put into the solving the actual murder. It was off-putting and almost caused me to stop reading on more than one occassion. What is most disappointing is that there are plenty of interesting characters in the book who weren't fully explored. It was those charachters that got me through the book, not wondering whether Savannah and Dirk would get together.

I wouldn't recommend buying it in hardback. Wait until it comes out on paperback or borrow it from the library.

Another fun ride with Savannah, Dirk and the gang. Just the thing for a day at the beach read or when you need to lighten your mood.

I have been a big fan of the Savannah Reid series and was looking forward to this latest. About halfway throught the book, I realized that I was getting bored. The relationship between Reid and Coulter is always a major part of the story and it continues to go nowhere. It is time to move this relationship forward or end it.

This is the latest book in her series and I have read everyone! They are really fun and relaxing reading! Great series!