When Good Bras Go Bad
A Myrtle Crumb Mystery
Gayle Trent
Review: Gayle Trent's delightful second mystery in the Myrtle Crumb series, When Good Bras Go Bad, is a joy to read. It is, in a word, exceptional. Fully developed characters, a well thought out plot, and expressive and eloquent dialog, are all deftly composed in a book that runs less than 100 pages. Ironically, it may take longer to read When Good Bras Go Bad than a book three times as long, if only to savor every word.
As a mystery, Trent has included the appropriate suspense elements, but there are comedic moments as well: Myrtle musing about boob trenches is laugh out loud funny! At its core, however, When Good Bras Go Bad is a story about relationships.
Trent helpfully includes insightful reading group questions at the conclusion of the book that should serve as the basis for some interesting discussions.
When Good Bras Go Bad is a gem of a mystery for all readers, regardless of preferred genre. It is enthusiastically recommended.
Acknowledgment: Grace Abraham Publishing provided a copy of When Good Bras Go Bad for this review.
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When Good Bras Go Bad by Gayle Trent
Publisher: Grace Abraham Publishing
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN-10: 0-9741090-7-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-9741090-7-7
Publication Date: August 2006
List Price: $8.95
Synopsis (from the publisher): Myrtle Crumb, the sassy sixty-something sleuth, must go undercover in the middle school cafeteria to prove her granddaughter is not a thief. Still, Sunny knows more than she's telling: and it's starting to affect her relationship with her grandmother. Is Sunny's new friend Alicia the thief? If so, how far will Sunny go to protect her? Sunny might be fixing to learn a powerful lesson: that betrayal "is like when a good bra goes bad. First it lets you down, and then that underwire pokes you right in the heart."
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