Fun with books

I visited my city's library the evening of June 30, 2015, and found, on the NEW BOOKS shelves, the following two books.  I thought it would be fun to compare these two [note:  I've never written a formal book review before].  I will post updates/reviews as I read them.

Full book review here

Title:  Murder with a Twist
Author:  Tracy Kiely
Agent thanked in Acknowledgements:  Barbara Poelle
Publisher:  Midnight Ink
Cover finish:  Glossy
Date acquired by my library:  June 25, 2015
Paperback
Chapters:  47
Ending page number: 249 
Includes photo of author:  No
Author's first book, according to author bio page:  No, but first in this series
Cover price:  $14.99 US, $17.50 CAN
Price on Amazon:  $12.21 paperback, $9.59 Kindle
Fun line on back cover:  Includes cocktail recipes!

The all-important first line:
I was leaning against the bar in a hotel on 57th Street waiting for Nigel to finish his Christmas shopping, when a woman got up from a table and came over.

Review so far:  Cover is smooth, has that "new book" scent which is understandable since my library acquired it five days ago and I must be the first patron to check it out.  First line is kind of meh.  I randomly opened the book to chapter 20, and discovered a much more intriguing first line -- "By midnight I was ready to take up smoking, and the waiter and I were on a first-name basis."  Appears to be written in first person POV.

 

Full book review here

Title:  Death & The Redheaded Woman
Author:  Loretta Ross
Agent thanked in Acknowledgements:  Janet Reid
Publisher:  Midnight Ink
Cover finish:  Matte
Date acquired by my library:  March 3, 2015
Paperback
Chapters: 22 plus Epilogue
Ending page number: 249
Includes photo of author: Yes, on last page
Author's first book, according to author bio page:  Yes
Cover price:  $14.99 US, $17.50 CAN
Price on Amazon:  $12.33 paperback, $9.59 Kindle
Fun line on back cover:  Next Up for Auction:  Murder

The all-important first line:
He was gorgeous and he was naked but, unfortunately, he was dead.

Review so far:  Cover is matte, kind of a "sticky" feeling which is mildly annoying, has less of a "new book" scent but this copy is almost four months older than the book above.  First line is awesome.  I randomly opened the book to chapter 10, and found this first line -- "Holding her breath, Wren reached into the secret compartment and was mildly disappointed when her hand only encountered a stack of brittle paper."  Appears to be written in third person POV.