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Reviewed by Karen Pirnot for Readers' Favorite
In "Murder in Black and White," the authors Loretta Jackson and Vickie Britton introduce us to Sheriff Jeff McQuede of Coral County. When a class photo goes missing in the newly remodeled museum, it sets off the curiosity button in the sheriff's brain. He wonders why there is a message scrawled across the bottom of the picture and he wonders whatever happened to the boy under whom the message "never graduated" was written. The investigation starts out slowly but builds momentum when a murder occurs. What is more, the murder victim appears prominent in the apparent disappearance of the boy in the picture. When the old local school is demolished, a full-scale investigation ensues and the skeleton of the missing boy is discovered.
Jackson and Britton do a credible job of developing the mystery, although it may be a bit too slow-paced for some mystery buffs. I found the characterizations delightful and I fully engaged with the character of the sheriff as I read the story. The two female leads were school rivals and I'd like to have had a bit more background about them. Yet, they came across true to their characterizations and it proved just enough for my own curiosity. If you are looking for a short read, this may be the book for you. If you want to play the sleuth yourself, you might find the mystery just a tad too easy to solve. By any measure, the book is enjoyable and the characters thoroughly loveable.
