Jacqueline Vick’s “Civility Rules” murder mystery was on my ‘must read’ list after I read her “Frankie Chandler Pet Psychic Detective” 6-book series. While I thoroughly enjoyed that series, I had a more difficult time getting back to Civility Rules each time I returned to continue the book. I think the reason is that I’m used to reading and writing MG and YA books and this book kind of overwhelmed me with characters and conversations between those many characters. All that being said, the story was indeed far from being predictable and because of that, it was good. If I had to compare it to a well known book, I’d say it’s in the realm of “The Thin Man” series with its quips and character descriptions. Also, I do enjoy Ms. Vick’s use of dialogue in her stories and I intend to read the next book in the series. I’d suggest you give it a try.
