Rev Request: Asbury High and the Parcels of Poison by Kelly Brady Channick

There are a few keys to success for writing a good novel. Atmosphere, plot, pacing – etc. If an author really nails one of them, then it can make up a lot of lost ground. Here, Kelly Channick’s characters in Asbury High and the Parcels of Poison (damn that’s a mouthful) are excellent. Superb even. And even if the rest of the book failed – spoiler, it does not – this aspect is strong enough to pull the rest of the cart along.

This book is a continuation, following the spiritual descendants of the hardy boys headlong into another investigation. Patrons are falling ill. Rumors of food poisoning abound. And, well, this isn’t a cafeteria mishap.

All in all the story is fun. The setting, and atmosphere, effective. As mentioned the characters are charming, and really help to cement the story into the setting .The pacing is perhaps the only knock, but that is a hard thing to tack. A good – albeit bit more subtle than I anticipated – light read.

 

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