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Sketch a Falling Star (A Portrait of Crime Mystery #3)
by
Sharon Pape
When the Way Off Broadway Players get swept up in a flash flood while sightseeing in Arizona, Rory McCain's aunt Helene and her fellow amateur thespians survive - with the exception of Preston Wright. The victim was actually quite an actor - he was a womanizing scam artist who duped nearly everyone in the troupe, as well as an ex-con who operated under various aliases.
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Mass Market Paperback, 293 pages
Published
March 6th 2012
by Berkley
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The story this time revolves around a suspicious death, could it be murder?, of a member of a community theater group that our Private Investigator's, Rory McCain's aunt belongs too.
There is a flash flood near Page, AZ. Rory receives a panicked telephone call from her aunt, Helene. Auntie is fine, but not so fortunate is thespian Preston Wright. When Rory arrives, from her own investigation in Tucson, she finds out that, for one thing, Preston is an alias...what else may be an illusion? Is it de...more
There is a flash flood near Page, AZ. Rory receives a panicked telephone call from her aunt, Helene. Auntie is fine, but not so fortunate is thespian Preston Wright. When Rory arrives, from her own investigation in Tucson, she finds out that, for one thing, Preston is an alias...what else may be an illusion? Is it de...more
Preston Wright, one of the actors in the Way Off Broadway Players dies in a freak accident in Arizona. The whole group is caught in a flash flood. The others all escape with a couple of broken bones, cuts and bruises. Preston’s death is ruled as an accident, but his mother believes there may have been some foul play. She hires Rory McCain to do a little investigating.
Rory is also getting close to solving a very, very old cold case, the murder of her ghost partner Zeke. Rory is hunting down villa...more
Rory is also getting close to solving a very, very old cold case, the murder of her ghost partner Zeke. Rory is hunting down villa...more
Sketch A Falling Star is the third book in the A Portrait of Crime Mystery series.
Rory is off to Arizona for a vacation with her aunt the Way Off Broadway Players. The Players are off to visit Gray Wolf Canyon and Rory is looking forward to learning more about the murder of her resident ghost, Zeke. Rory, just as she is getting a good start on her research, get a call form her aunt to say the group has been caught by a flash flood in the canyon. Most of them only have bumps and bruises, but one...more
Rory is off to Arizona for a vacation with her aunt the Way Off Broadway Players. The Players are off to visit Gray Wolf Canyon and Rory is looking forward to learning more about the murder of her resident ghost, Zeke. Rory, just as she is getting a good start on her research, get a call form her aunt to say the group has been caught by a flash flood in the canyon. Most of them only have bumps and bruises, but one...more
The third book in the series just seems to be going downhill, rather than improving as the characters become more developed. I think it's probably because the characters *aren't* developing: Rory is still too stupid to call the police when she receives threats, and Zeke the ghost is still just annoying and intrusive. At least I don't expect character development from a dead guy, but it's been nearly a year since the events of the first story and there's no real progression in any of the living c...more
3rd in the series about former sketch artist/detective turned PI and her ghostly sidekick. I enjoyed this one more than #2.
The Good Points:
The history element - much of Zeke's past is explained.
The mystery was pretty well done with a surprise ending.
The theater group was an interesting cast of characters and it made sense that they would interact as much as they do.
Likable characters and it makes sense that Rory is running around asking questions.
The Bad Points:
Rory seriously needs to get an...more
The Good Points:
The history element - much of Zeke's past is explained.
The mystery was pretty well done with a surprise ending.
The theater group was an interesting cast of characters and it made sense that they would interact as much as they do.
Likable characters and it makes sense that Rory is running around asking questions.
The Bad Points:
Rory seriously needs to get an...more
This is the third book I have read in The Portrait of Crime series and I think it may be my favorite. I feel like I really know these characters and the relationship between Zeke and Rory is fascinating. I love the paranormal elements of this series and learning more about Zeke's life before he became a ghost. I also love that this story does not have the graphicness of true crime books or the over technology based resolutions of so many modern whodunits. Without giving anything away and ruining...more
A gentle mystery involving Rory, the former police sketch artist, and her housemate, Zeke, the ghost of a murdered marshall. This time around the action surrounds a thespian group, with a few forays out West as Rory also tries to solve the concurrent mystery of who killed Zeke all those years ago. I have hopes that future books will explore a budding sense of romance on the part of Rory (as I think Zeke already has feelings for Rory). So far, she's fairly impatient with him all the time and ofte...more
I love the premise and the plot is good - even a bit better than average because the premise was just a little bit different from the norm. If this was a stand alone book, I'd probably have rated it higher, but because it's the third in the series I'm a tiny bit disappointed in the characters. Rory seems to be missing any spark, imo. She's terribly earnest, but there seems to be no humour, or life, to her character. The ghost, Zeke, has more life and humour.
Although I enjoyed the book well enou...more
Although I enjoyed the book well enou...more
The story opens with Rory on a trip to Arizona to investigate Federal Marshal Ezekiel Drummond's murder in 1878. Rory plans on a few days of investigation, then joining her aunt Helene and the "Way off Broadway Players" for their group vacation. Rory has barely started her research into the Marshall's death, part of a deal with Zeke's ghost, when death strikes the "Players" during their visit to Gray Wolf Canyon via a flash flood. Preston Wright is the youngest in the acting troupe, yet he is t...more
This is my introduction to the Portrait of Crime Mystery series. Even though it's the 3rd book in the series, I had no problems whatsoever following along, and I very much enjoyed the interaction between Rory and Zeke. (Hobo the pooch was lots of fun as well!) If you're a fan of paranormal cozies, I think this would be right up your alley.
I read #2 and only gave it two stars, too, so I think that's it for this series. This book just seemed to be piling on plotlines and the people were annoying. Yes, there was a lot about Tucson my old stomping grounds, but it wasn't enough to offset the boredom.
I'm all caught up with this series so now I'm stuck just like every other series I read. Waiting for the next one to find out what happens next. This one didn't have as much suspense as the last one and truthfully I liked the stuff about Zeke the best.
Just as good as the first, concludes the mystery of who killed Zeke and loved new character Eloise.
I love this series, however I thought the ending was a little anticlimatic on the present day story and on Zeke's story.
Love this series.
loved this book.
This was the third book in the series, and it was an enjoyable read. There were two murders that Rory was working on, one in the present and one in the past, and a new character is introduced. There were many different suspects in the present day mystery, and I didn't figure it out before the end. I did think the ending was a bit rushed, and I would have liked to have seen a bit more closure on Zeke's mystery, but overall this was an entertaining addition to the series and I look forward to more...more
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