Homemade Sin: A Callahan Garrity Mystery

If you love racist stereotypes, this book is for you! Andrews throws in plenty of racist generalities in this book, complete with offensive dialect and even some n-words! There is also some bonus homophobic content as well if that’s your thing. Altogether, pretty good storyline but incredibly offensive book. 0 stars.

Homemade Sin is anything but homemade. This mystery is definitely penned by a professional. Trocheck knows people--all classes of people. Her characters come alive, relationships ring true, and the dialogue works. And that gal Callahan is something else. I'd advise you not to mess with her.

The thing I enjoyed most about this book was the pace of the story. It didn't drag on and on with pages of boring details. Even though it was a fairly quick read, there was enough information about people's surroundings, the family connections, etc., to make it interesting and hold the reader's attention. As for the whodunnit, that was fairly easy to figure out, but it didn't take away from the book. I will definitely take the time to read more books by this author.

These may be considered cozies, but they have a distinct edge. The characters are fun, but also well developed, and the plots are decent. The characters and their personalities are complex. The books improve as they go along. I was panting for the last one, "Irish Eyes." I even bought the hardback. Am waiting for the next one. Begin at the beginning if you can, but not necessary.

I don't usually go for such light-hearted mysteries, I prefer more gore and murder. But I picked this up after a friend recommended it to me, and I was not disappointed. Having grown up in and around Atlanta my whole life, it was fun to read the fictional events and actually picture where they were taking place. I could just see where the murder occured, where Callihan lived and ate, where her relatives lived. I guess that was the most appealing thing about this book. You may have to live in Atlanta to truly like it.That said, the story was quick and interesting. You know almost from the beginning 'whodunnit', but keep reading to see him get caught. I don't think this book was as close to the Tokars case as some may think, but there were some similarites. I picked this book up on Saturday morning and was done by the next day. I may read more of her books, if just to enjoy the local setting a bit more.

I really enjoyed this story. Fast paced, plenty of suspects. Totally realistic. Charactors that seem like family.