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Homicide in Hardcover (Bibliophile Mystery #1)
Homicide in Hardcover (Bibliophile Mystery #1)
Kate Carlisle | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry, Mystery
8
7.0 (2 Ratings)
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When Brooklyn Wainwright is found kneeling over the dead body of her former mentor, she immediately becomes a suspect. But Brooklyn thinks it may have to do with the cursed Faust he was restoring. Can she prove her innocence? The plot had lots of events but didn't move forward quickly. I loved the characters, however.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-homicide-in-hardcover-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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10
10.0 (1 Ratings)
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The large garage sale Meg and Michael are throwing to clean up their new home is drawing huge crowds. Sorry, the body in that trunk isn't included. The humor had me laughing the entire way through, and I thought this was the best mystery of the series. Very well done.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/03/book-review-owls-well-that-ends-well-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Deuce Winters finds himself a suspect in the death of his high school rival after the man's body is found in his minivan. I enjoyed the characters, especially Deuce and his wife. But I felt the mystery was pretty thin and was annoyed by the author's willful ignoring any sense of time.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/06/book-review-stay-at-home-dead-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Aaron is surprised when he is asked to find a missing housewife. He gets frustrated when everyone seems to block his attempts to get answers. But when he stumbles on a dead body, things really get interesting.

I loved this book. Great characters and funny humor kept me turning pages until the end.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-for-whom-minivan-rolls-by.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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Cora Felton has found herself involved in another murder when a Sudoku shows up on the body of a man poisoned at a boarding house in town. It's the usual verbal sparring and puzzles fans of the series will love. I was just bothered by one action Cora took part way through the book.

<a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-arsenic-and-old-puzzles-by.html">My full review at Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
Odelia travels to Massachusetts to find the mother who abandoned her 34 years before. When she finds her mom, the older woman is kneeling over a dead body in a corn maze. This book juggles the mystery with the story about Odelia's family quite well. I couldn't put it down.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-corpse-on-cob-by-sue-ann.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
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A quick kayak trip down the river behind his shop leads to Harrison finding the body of his ex-girlfriend. With the sheriff determined it was suicide, Harrison sets out to prove it was murder. As much as I love Harrison, the sub-plots took over the story and slowed the book down overall.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/02/book-review-flicker-of-doubt-by-tim.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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My Best Friend's Stepfather
Opal Carew | 2016
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
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If you want to read this for Dare the Dom then I'm sorry your going to be disappointed, there isn't a dominating bone in his body. Saying that if you like M/M or M/F/M then this is maybe for you. I enjoyed the love triangle aspect and it appears you can have your cake and eat it. But what let this book down big time was Helen the stepdaughter. No, just No!