This is another in the Meg Langslow mysteries. Meg is a southern woman who works as a blacksmith in a small Virginia town. In this book she and her husband have twin toddlers, she continues to deal with her ragtag family, and their home is still a stopping off place for all sorts of characters and incidents. The reason I love these mysteries is that they are funny. This particular one may have fewer funny places than the best of them, but it is still very amusing.
In Some Like it Hawk the town of Caerphilly has been taken over by the "Evil Lender," a bank who is trying to foreclose on the town's buildings. The previous mayor absconded with the town's funds, making them unable to pay their mortgage payments. A county clerk has barricaded himself in the basement of the city hall to protest and to protect the archives. The bank has brought in a security service to try to discover how the town has been resupplying him for the year. A corporate member of the bank is shot and killed outside the barricade, and it looks like the clerk is responsible. Meg of course solves the murder and saves the day.
These books are always 100% clean and appropriate for all readers.
This is sheer entertainment, so don't expect to be intellectually challenged. It is an easy read and is definitely worth the time.
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