(Seriously, I can’t be the only person who cringes every time I hear what’s supposed to be a “southern” accent on a show like True Blood or The Closer.) The result can be as grating to the reader as listening to an actor using a generic “southern accent” composed of equal parts Dukes of Hazzard and Jimmy Carter. Too many writers attempting regional flavor in their fiction lay it on as thick as a Cajun cook seasoning a pot of jambalaya. I mean she understands deep down how Southern people talk and can replicate the cadence and music of that speech on the page as delicately as a master chef adding a last pinch of sea salt to a batch of Hollandaise sauce. Boyer is the second cozy mystery about private investigator Liz Talbot set on a small-town island in South Carolina (available September 3, 2013).Īnd by “it,” I mean “the southern voice.”Īnd by that I do not mean she throws “Y’all” into every other line of her dialogue. 🙂įiled Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: book recommendations, book review, Lowcountry Boil, Lowcountry Bordello, Susan M.Lowcountry Bombshell by Susan M. LOL I think you could probably read this as a stand-alone, but why do that when you can start with Book #1 ( Lowcountry Boil)? A fun mystery series that will have you laughing out loud and wondering who did it. I read it in one sitting, if that tells you anything. I absolute LOVE this series! Book #4, Lowcountry Bordello, did not disappoint. With her wedding back home on Stella Maris less than a week away, Liz must juggle one elderly madam, two ex and future in-laws, three ghosts in the bordello, four giddy bridesmaids, five lovely courtesans, six suspicious patrons…and a partridge in a pear tree as she tries to keep her bridesmaid out of jail and live to walk down the aisle. When Private Investigator Liz Talbot’s dear friend Olivia swears she saw a dead body in the parlor of this bordello, one Olivia accidentally co-owns, Liz promptly comes to her aid. The high class bordello in a stately historic home is certainly no exception. The Charleston streets are dressed for the holidays in sophisticated Southern style: topiaries adorned with red ribbons, garland entwined with white lights, and poinsettias potted in gold planters. I received a copy of Lowcountry Bordello from the publisher, in exchange for an honest review.
Lowcountry Bordello (Liz Talbot Mystery #4) by Susan M.
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