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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2631 KP) rated Live, Local, and Dead in Books

Oct 15, 2022  
Live, Local, and Dead
Live, Local, and Dead
Nikki Knight | 2022 | Mystery
1
1.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Politics Makes for a Bad Cozy Mystery
Jaye Jordan is making a go of it at the local Vermont radio station she has bought. However, some of the changes she has made haven’t been hits with all her neighbors. When she finally has enough with two of them protesting outside her station, she takes their gun and fires it into a snowman. Unfortunately, the snowman was hiding the dead body of Edwin Anger, a conservative talk show host whose syndicated show Jaye had just taken off her station. How did he get there?

A body in a snowman is an intriguing premise, so I went into this book with high hopes. Sadly, it was obvious fairly early on the book wasn’t going to deliver on them. The problem starts with the characters. While Jaye and the rest of the obvious series regulars are fun characters, the cast is filled with conservative stereotypes that are the worst examples of liberal views of conservatives. Meanwhile the main characters said some things that made me roll my eyes. The plot was a series of events with hardly any investigation at all. More specific complaints would get into spoiler territory. There was quite a bit of (mostly mild) foul language as well. While the book does have some genuinely funny moments, they felt at odds with some of the things that were going on in the story. I kept reading, hoping the author had something up her sleeve that would redeem the book, but it never happened. I recommend you avoid this book.
  
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Andy K (10827 KP) created a post

Jan 1, 2018  
Here is my annual movies make you feel old list.

These movies are now 10 years old:

The Dark Knight
Iron Man
Quantum of Solace
Twilight
Tropic Thunder

These movies are 20 years old:

Saving Private Ryan
Armageddon
There's Something About Mary
A Bug's Life

These movies are now 25 years old:

Jurassic Park
The Fugitive
Schindler's List
Groundhog Day
Mrs. Doubtfire

These movies are now 30 years old:

Rain Man
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Die Hard
Beetlejuice
Scrooged

These movies are now 40 years old:

Superman
Halloween
Grease
The Deer Hunter
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
      
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2631 KP) rated The Mournful Teddy (A Bear Collector's Mystery #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Mournful Teddy (A Bear Collector's Mystery #1)
John J. Lamb | 2006
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Brad and his wife Ashleigh are enjoying his retirement by indulging their hobby of teddy bear collecting and creating. But then Brad finds a body on their property and a local show featuring a rare bear is robbed. Will this ex-cop be able to figure out what is happening? I loved this debut. The characters were great, there was some good humor, and the mystery was well plotted. The only issue was that the first chapter was a data dump.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-mournful-teddy-by-john-j.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2631 KP) rated Death Runs Adrift (Gray Whale Inn Mystery #6) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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Death Runs Adrift (Gray Whale Inn Mystery #6)
Karen MacInerney | 2014
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Natalie is out picking wild blueberries when she finds a body floating in a boat. Since the boat belongs to her niece's boyfriend, he is naturally a suspect. Can Natalie clear him?

I love the characters in this series, and it's always wonderful to spend more time with them. The plot started out a bit slowly, but it soon gained speed and kept me intrigued until the end.

NOTE: I received an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2014/05/book-review-death-runs-adrift-by-karen.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2631 KP) rated A Clue for the Puzzle Lady (Puzzle Lady #1) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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A Clue for the Puzzle Lady (Puzzle Lady #1)
Parnell Hall | 2000
10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
A dead body has been found in the cemetery, but there's a weird note attached to it. Is it a crossword puzzle clue? If so, what does it mean? And can Cora, who doesn't actually write the crossword puzzle column that bears her name, figure it out? I enjoyed this series debut despite Cora's drinking, a vice she gives up a few books down the road. The word play more than made up for it to me.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-clue-for-puzzle-lady-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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