Strange Brew by Kathy Hogan TrocheckMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
A curious mystery based in the place I now call home - Atlanta. Familiar terrain I was able to navigate, which was fun. Likable, well developed characters but some loose ends: probably because this is the 6th in the Callahan Garrity mysteries, but my first. Still, I think I caught on. Am planning to read 1-5, and then the remaining 2 (I heard there are only going to be 8). So, regarding Strange Brew: a revitalization of a community draws the attention of a newly formed independent brewery. *note* you will learn about the brewing process in depth, but that's not a bad thing. I wasn't always following the main character's thought process, but like all good mysteries (think Jessica Fletcher style), Trocheck/Andrews explains it all in the end. Quite intriguing, tho, is this backstory mystery that Callahan stumbles on & decides to look into. Without giving it away, this guy ends up dead and when Callahan realizes there is a long-lost history connecting him to her client, she can't let it go. But, it turns out, his death is unrelated to their history, so what's the point other than adding a little interest? I gotta tell ya, tho: this part of the tale is by far the best part of the book. It is utterly FASCINATING - scandalous, stunning, thought provoking... it truly could have been a stand alone story. Yep, it's true, it's true: a story within a story that's better than the main story. Give me more of that, please.
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