Frappe Today Dead Tomorrow is the definition of a ‘cozy mystery’. It has a crime, in this case an assault that puts a young woman in a coma, the hero who isn’t an investigator but is thrown into the role, and a villain with shady plans, and little on screen violence. I will say this had a nice twist to it, in that Star, the girl in the coma, joins the investigation in a supernatural way by being able to communicate with Emma, the main character, and minimally affect the world around her. It is sort of like a ghost side kick, with the exception that the person isn’t actually dead. There is a lot of supernatural/metaphysical stuff in this book that I did not expect when I first started reading it. Not that it’s a bad thing. The subject is generally well handled and while a bit to new-age… Read more »
