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Open and Shut, concluded

This was a completely solid book.  Perfect length for a mystery.  The ending (the four boys in the picture--including Andy's father, were involved in a crime as 22 year olds) was not surprising, but that was okay.  The connection to present day events--daughter of crime victim digging into the past, so she needs to be dealt with--was also not in the least bit shocking.  But I much prefer that to mysteries where the solution comes from deep left field.

Book made me laugh out loud a number of times.  Main character was well-developed. Smart, smart-alecky, a little irritating.  Women (wife, mistress) were both believable.  Dog didn't play much of a role, and that was also okay. Willie, the falsely accused murderer, was a sympathetic, believable character, as were the various lawyers and cops.  A great summer read, and definitely an author I'd read again.

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