The reader reviews at amazon.com complain that the books are
dark and depressing (the owner dies of a cocaine overdose)
and not at all fun. I'd guess hard-boiled, and I ordered the
first one.
Thanks for the tip. I'd normally pass
on anything involving pet stores as too cute, plus there's
something too mercenary about buying a housemate, sort of
like mail-order brides.
Joy
Jan Long <
janlong821@earthlink.net> asked:
>
> Has anyone here read Barbara Block's Robin Light
series? If so, how would
you
> classify these? This series was originally
recommended to me by someone
who
> knows I like animals, since the protagonist owns a
pet store, but these
are
> definitely not cozies. (In fact, even the pet store
isn't cozy. Instead
of
> cute little kitties or doggies, the place seems to
deal basically with
things
> reptilian.)
>
> Also, the acknowledgments in the fourth book read,
in part, that she'd
like to
> thank "...my son, Larry Block, for taking the time
to read my manuscript
and
> offer suggestions." Does anyone know if this is
"THE" Larry Block?
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