Holly Colshannon has led an unconventional life from her hectic childhood in Cornwall to her present job as a reporter for the Bristol Gazette. After writing about pet funerals, Holly gets a promotion, kind of, to crime reporter, the job no one wants. On the first day of her new assignment she's handed the opportunity of a lifetime when she's assigned to detective sergeant James Sabine. The only fly in the ointment is that James hates reporters, and his disdain for Holly is evident. But he ends up playing the straight man in Holly's comic world. James is very serious, and Holly is a disaster waiting to happen, constantly having pratfalls that make her a regular at the local emergency room. Despite James' being engaged and Holly's having a very desirable boyfriend, she seems to be falling for him, but how does our hero feel about Holly? This is a wonderfully entertaining English export that will have the reader rooting for Holly and rolling on the floor laughing.
This book is so funny and different from any traditional British literature I have read. Although sometimes the novel seems to drag on and on, it is quite entertaining. The connection between James and Holly makes you want to just laugh out loud. There are a number of funny scenes between the two that may make you laugh for minutes. However, the love connection can be seen from the beginning of the novel making it somewhat predictable. For some reason, the novel also reminds me of the ABC show "Castle". Instead of a journalist, a novelist falls in love with a police detective. If you watch the show, you can definitely see the resemblance. I recommend this novel for anyone who enjoys love comedies and crime novels.
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