{"id":10264,"date":"2023-11-16T17:50:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T23:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/?p=10264"},"modified":"2023-11-16T17:50:06","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T23:50:06","slug":"lyn-reviews-richard-houstons-a-view-to-die-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksbylyncote.com\/SWBS\/book-review\/lyn-reviews-richard-houstons-a-view-to-die-for","title":{"rendered":"Lyn Reviews Richard Houston&#8217;s A View to Die For"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"float: left; padding-right: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17252969-a-view-to-die-for\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.gr-assets.com\/images\/S\/compressed.photo.goodreads.com\/books\/1358296629l\/17252969._SX98_.jpg\" alt=\"A View to Die For (To Die For #1)\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/17252969-a-view-to-die-for\">A View to Die For<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/6564443.Richard_Houston\">Richard Houston<\/a><br \/>\nMy rating: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/show\/5877143170\">4 of 5 stars<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hadn&#8217;t realized that I had read two other books in the &#8220;to die for&#8221; series. The cover is dominated by a large, shaggy dog, not like the Disney classic, just a big furry canine. Anyway, that&#8217;s Fred who does not have a point of view and it&#8217;s just a big, lovable pet. The cast of characters are definitely not the kind of people I usually hang around with, and I had sympathy for the hero, amateur detective, since he WAS able to think logically. I understood why he moved away from his family! Anyway, very twisty Turny plot with plenty of red herrings, and a fun dog!<\/p>\n<p>To buy your own copy, click Shop Now below.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/689372-lyn\">View all my reviews<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=lyco-20&amp;language=en_US&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B009NNL8EC&amp;asins=B009NNL8EC&amp;linkId=87586228c58af0e7340bcf058e15259a&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-popups allow-scripts allow-modals allow-forms allow-same-origin\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A View to Die For by Richard Houston My rating: 4 of 5 stars I hadn&#8217;t realized that I had read two other books in the &#8220;to die for&#8221; series. 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