Jo Robertson

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Disappointing after her recent novellas
I really enjoyed and recommend Jo Robertson's novellas, "The Perfect Gift" and "The Hitman's Holiday".  This book started as a good late 19th century detective/murder mystery and showed the same character skills I liked from the novellas. IMHO it went downhill when the detective stuff got sidetracked and became mixed up with a steamy relationship between the town marshal (great name Tucker), and Meaghan, a very independent female for the time, who carries out her own  investigations into the murder.

Jo Robertson: The Hitman's Holiday

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A very novel Novella
Jo Robertson has written an entertaining and clever Novella with a very novel plot - what does a contract hitman do at Christmas during his off season.

He starts by being bored with no action and gets into the Christmas spirit by purchasing a Christmas tree and starting to decorate it with items for the twelve days of Christmas. When he gets to the "5 gold rings" he is offered a contract that is different from any he has had before.

You need to read the book to find out how the strange contract evolves. Surprisingly, like some other reviewers, I started to like the cold-hearted killer when he was faced with  some difficult human choices.

Jo Roberston: The Perfect Gift

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A charming Novella about family challenges
This was a charming short novella about the true meaning and importance of family, especially after tragedy. I needed to read something light but meaningful as a sorbet between my normal taste for heavy thrillers - and this hit the spot.

I think this quotation sums up what this book was all about - "Families are strange configurations.....They're like socks. They come in all different sizes and colors they hardly ever match up like you want them to."

You should read this book to find out how this family faced up to its future.
This was a charming short novella about the true meaning and importance of family, especially after tragedy. I needed to read something light but meaningful as a sorbet between my normal taste for heavy thrillers - and this hit the spot.

I think this quotation sums up what this book was all about - "Families are strange configurations.....They're like socks. They come in all different sizes and colors they hardly ever match up like you want them to."

You should read this book to find out how this family faced up to its future.