For all that they're immensely popular, the Peabody series is just eccentric enough to be something of an acquired taste. There's also a case to be made that the various Peters series rely a little too much on their heroines' innate invincibility. I'm very fond of the Peabody books, but they definitely are not everyone's cup of tea.
Fortunately, there are a good many stand-alone Peters titles that stand up quite well as good light mystery/romances with strong female leads. And in her Michaels persona, the author noticeably shifts tone; where the Peters books often have a very genre-aware sense of humor, the Michaels books mostly trade this for a strong genre-aware sense of atmosphere.
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Date: 2011-07-20 08:06 pm (UTC)Fortunately, there are a good many stand-alone Peters titles that stand up quite well as good light mystery/romances with strong female leads. And in her Michaels persona, the author noticeably shifts tone; where the Peters books often have a very genre-aware sense of humor, the Michaels books mostly trade this for a strong genre-aware sense of atmosphere.