Daily Archives: October 23, 2015

While this is the fourth in the Rose Strickland series, “Diner Knock Out” is the first book I have read by Terri L. Austin. I have now purchased the three earlier books in the series and I plan to have fun reading them in the near future. You certainly did not have to read all of the books to enjoy this one. The author gave enough information to provide the reader a background without giving away the plots of the earlier works. I really appreciate that as a reader because now those books will be, for the most part, fresh and new for me.

In this story, Rose Strickland is a young woman who has turned her back on her well-to-do roots and is currently working two jobs: first and foremost, as a waitress in an older diner and her second job is assisting at a private investigator’s office. At first glance, you would think that these two jobs have nothing in common, but the author skillfully meshes the two together in this very funny book.

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