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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2440 KP) rated Wedding Bride and Doom in Books

Nov 27, 2024 (Updated Nov 27, 2024)  
Wedding Bride and Doom
Wedding Bride and Doom
Mary Karnes | 2023 | Mystery
5
5.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Fatal Flowers
When Kate Ludlow's marriage ended, she packed up her teenage daughter and moved from Southern California back to her hometown in Connecticut. She also went about turning her part time gig as a wedding planner into a full business, hustling to prove herself to her new customer base. The florist she works with the most is Lori-Sue, which can be awkward since the two have a history dating back to high school. So when Kate finds Lori-Sue's body one day, she also finds herself the prime suspect. Naturally nosey, Kate gets involved. Can she clear her name?

This debut sounded fun, so I was looking forward to it. It starts out well, with Kate finding the body quickly. However, the further I went into the book, the more I struggled with it. The plot seemed disjointed at times, but connections are made at the end. Meanwhile, we learn things late in the book about Kate that would have been nice to learn earlier. Finally, the climax only works because Kate is stupid. On the other hand, I really did like the characters, and the cliffhanger is intriguing. Still, I think I will probably pass on the sequel, unfortunately.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2440 KP) rated Kilt Dead (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
KD
Kilt Dead (Liss MacCrimmon Mysteries, #1)
Kaitlyn Dunnett | 2007
6
7.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Liss MacCrimmon has returned to her hometown in Maine to help her aunt run the Scottish Emporium she owns. But when the local busy body winds up dead in the stock room, Liss must clear herself of murder. I liked the characters well enough, but there wasn't enough plot to sustain a 300 pages novel. It would have worked better at 200 pages.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-kilt-dead-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2440 KP) rated A Tisket, A Tasket, A Fancy Stolen Casket (A Callie Parrish Mystery #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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A Tisket, A Tasket, A Fancy Stolen Casket (A Callie Parrish Mystery #1)
Fran Rizer | 2007
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Mortuary cosmetologist Callie Parrish is preparing the body of car salesman Bobby Saxon when she finds a needle stuck in his neck. Since his death was ruled an accident, that sure doesn't seem to belong. What's really going on? The mystery was decent, although I did guess the killer early. But I really didn't care for the amoral characters, especially Callie's best friend.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/04/book-review-ticket-tasket-fancy-stolen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2440 KP) rated Deadly Shoals (Wiki Coffin Mysteries #4) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
DS
Deadly Shoals (Wiki Coffin Mysteries #4)
Joan Druett | 2007
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Wiki Coffin and the American Exploration Expedition have reached the southern tip of South America, where they get involved in a case where a man was sold a ship, but then it was stolen from him. Then a dead body turns up. This book seemed to be slow moving, but many of the random events played a part in the climax.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/07/book-review-deadly-shoals-by-joan.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.