Framing the Dialogue

It isn’t hard to imagine what the drama in Rosemary Harris’ second thriller featuring Paula Holliday is going to be.  The Big Dirt Nap takes Holliday on a short trip to meet up with a friend and write an article about a rare titan arum (Corpse Flower) on display at a resort.  Her friend is late, she meets an unsavory character, the hotel seems bursting with secrets and Holliday is thrust into the middle of another police investigation. 

I think one of the descriptions on the back of the book best describes this book; it is a “cozy.”  There is suspense, but it won’t have you uncomfortably on the edge of your seat; there is passion, but the kids could read this; there is violence, but not graphic; and there is a plot and if you are a detective you’ll enjoy trying to unearth the cuprit(s). 

I like the term cozy and The Big Dirt Nap is a great way to relax with a good book.  I look forward to the next Dirty Business Mystery.  And yes there is a Corpse Flower…

The Corpse Flower can reach 10 feet tall.