Family has got to stick together.

Mingus, population about 400. In charge of the policing, Deputy Shepherd Malone, now nearly at retirement, and rooky Pegasus Quincy, recently suspended for killing someone and resentful at now having to take orders from someone else. A murder:, Calhoun Nettle, reported missing by his estranged son, Howard. An illegal whiskey still and the perceived importance of family and blood.Sent

Written in the first person as seen through the eyes of Pegassus, know as Peg, this is more the story of small town interpersonal relationships and rivalries than a police procedural, and traces the growth of understanding of Peg herself. The story has a reality about it, despite the somewhat unorthodox scenario, and is an enjoyzble, immersive read. There is humour too, with occasional delicious little comedy vignettes such as Peg's attempts to give medicine to a tiny cat named Fluffy. Narration by Amy Otteson is good: her reading well paced and modulated and she makes an excellent Peg. Surviving of the other female characters is also individually distinct but she lacks the timbre to full voice the male protagonists, unfortunately. Still, a good performance overa!l.

My thanks to the rights holder of Blood in Tavasci Mash, who, at my fequest, freely gifted me with a complimentary copy, via Audiobook Boom. This was not exactly the book I had been expecting but was, nevertheless, very enjoyable. Recommended to readers who enjoy small town quirky characters with a little light policing and personal angst also added to the background murder mystery.

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