For one, “Juneau Black” is the pen name of not one but two authors, Jocelyn Cole and Sharon Nagel, who collaborated on this series.
Juneau Black gives us a well crafted, fully drawn world that will stick with me.Ī couple of interesting bits of background on this book. It’s an entertaining diversion, and I really liked it. I’m not going to lie - this is a lightweight book that’s not going to change your life. Throw in the almost fantasy element of a town populated by animals (sorry, creatures) and this book was speaking to me. I supposed that I’d moved on from that type of book, but lately I’ve become intrigued with cozy mysteries. With the occasional Tony Hillerman thrown into the mix. I favored the old time stuff - Arthur Conan Doyle, Raymond Chandler, Agatha Christie, Erle Stanley Gardner, Dashiell Hammett, Dorothy L. Once upon a time I was a huge fan of mysteries. Still with me? I know this isn’t the type of book I usually go for, but when I read the blurb I had to read it. A murderer is loose in Shady Hollow, and now Vera is hot on the trail. When his body is pulled ashore it becomes clear that he’s been stabbed. Vera Vixen, the foxy ace reporter, finds him floating face down in the millpond. The quiet life of this little village is disturbed one day by the discovery of the body of the town curmudgeon, an old toad of a creature. Of course a family of beavers run the local sawmill, the economic engine of Shady Hollow. A raven runs the bookstore, a moose owns the cafe. The ace reporter at the local newspaper is a fox, who works for a skunk of an editor. The police chief and his deputy are bears. Now imagine that quaint small town is populated by animals, or creatures as Juneau Black calls them in this first book of a series of cozy mysteries. That’s the village of Shady Hollow, tucked away in the north woods far from all the hustle and bustle of big city life. A multistory bookstore (because we all love books right?), and a laid back, mostly absent police force because there isn’t much for the police to do. A friendly cafe where the locals hang out to share the gossip of the day. Quiet streets, most folks walking rather than driving. Imagine the quaintest small country village that you can. Shady Hollow: A Murder Mystery by Juneau Black
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