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Stay At Home Dead (Stay At Home Dad Mysteries #1)
When Deuce Winters, a stay-at-home dad in sleepy Rose Petal, Texas, discovers a dead body in his mini-van, it quickly throws his quiet life into disarray. It doesn't help that the victim ruined Deuce's high school football career and married his ex-girlfriend. As the number one suspect in the court of public opinion, Deuce is determined to clear his name, with a little hel...more
Paperback, 283 pages
Published
January 1st 2012
by Kensington
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Deuce Winters is house husband extraordinaire. He runs the errands, does the laundry, cooks the meals, and cleans the house. He does all this and still takes most careful care of three year Carly while lawyer mom brings home the bacon. While Deuce had been a coach and teacher, he and his wife realistically concluded that she would earn more money that he ever could, and that Carly would be far better off with dad rather than with a paid care giver. So he enriches Carly’s life 24/7 and mom is the...more
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A normal shopping trip ends in murder, when "Deuce" Winters exits Cooper's Market with his daughter, Carly, and finds a dead body in the back of the minivan.
Many of the town's population in Rose Pedal, Texas had trouble accepting Deuce as a house dad and spouse to Julianne, a powerful attorney and partner with a distinguished law firm. However, murder would just make a host of tongues wag even faster because of the de...more
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A normal shopping trip ends in murder, when "Deuce" Winters exits Cooper's Market with his daughter, Carly, and finds a dead body in the back of the minivan.
Many of the town's population in Rose Pedal, Texas had trouble accepting Deuce as a house dad and spouse to Julianne, a powerful attorney and partner with a distinguished law firm. However, murder would just make a host of tongues wag even faster because of the de...more
This was fun: snappy prose, wisemouthed narrator, day-to-day absurdities mixed with routine stuff, plus a murder mystery. That fourth star is totally for the amusement value.
Deuce Winters is a stay-at-home dad in a Texas suburb - and also an ex-football-player married to a high-powered attorney (which is why the stay-at-home dad thing: his teaching and coaching salary was peanuts compared to hers). He's found that he enjoys full-time parenting (and three-year-old Carly is well-written too), but...more
Deuce Winters is a stay-at-home dad in a Texas suburb - and also an ex-football-player married to a high-powered attorney (which is why the stay-at-home dad thing: his teaching and coaching salary was peanuts compared to hers). He's found that he enjoys full-time parenting (and three-year-old Carly is well-written too), but...more
This debut novel started off with a laugh and a dead body. What more could a reader of cozy murders want?
Mr. Allen has a firm handle on how children speak and think. I found I liked the characters, sleuth-stay-at-home Daddy, Deuce Winters, his wife, attorney, Julianne, and charming daughter, Carly.
Mr. Allen has accepted the very hard job of being a househusband, even to the point of being the classroom Dad. He is holding his own but finds himself at a loss when he and Carly find a dead man sitti...more
Mr. Allen has a firm handle on how children speak and think. I found I liked the characters, sleuth-stay-at-home Daddy, Deuce Winters, his wife, attorney, Julianne, and charming daughter, Carly.
Mr. Allen has accepted the very hard job of being a househusband, even to the point of being the classroom Dad. He is holding his own but finds himself at a loss when he and Carly find a dead man sitti...more
This was my first "cozy" mystery with a male main character and/or written by a man (not using a woman's name.) so I started reading it with curiosity. And I'm glad I read it because it was enjoyable. The main character used to be a high school coach but retired when he became a father. He had no trouble with his successful lawyer wife being the bread-winner in his family while he took on the difficult duties of stay at home dad/husband. Although the other people in their home town seem to think...more
Deuce Winters is that rare individual, a stay-at-home dad. Living in the small town of Rose Petal, Texas with his beautiful, intelligent, funny and successful lawyer wife Julianne and their three-yr-old daughter Carly, Deuce spends his days doing laundry, cleaning, cooking and caring for Carly. For three years the town of Rose Petal thinks Deuce can’t find a job, but Deuce is happy being a stay-at-home dad while his wife is the breadwinner. His days are busy, happy and normal. That is, until the...more
Sep 10, 2012
Lisa Cox
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Recommended to Lisa by:
my sister
This was a fast, fun mystery. My sister loaned it to me, I started reading it about suppertime, and I couldn't go to bed until I'd finished it. I liked the short chapters and the fast pace. I liked the characters, although there were several times I found myself thinking, "Men are surely not that dumb." I enjoyed it, and it was humorous enough that I recommended it to my husband. (He rarely gets more than 50 pages into anything I recommend, but he wound up finishing the book in 3 days.) I did ta...more
This is another cozy mystery that's due at the library. So, I had to read it. A lot of times this doesn't work well; I feel resentful while reading in this situation. I also had some major doubts about this book- the cozy field is pretty much dominated by women. In essence, I went into this book expecting to hate it. To my surprise, I finished this book in less than 24 hours.
For the most part, I liked the main character who is a stay at home dad. I'm putting down his experiences with people loo...more
For the most part, I liked the main character who is a stay at home dad. I'm putting down his experiences with people loo...more
Imagine my surprise when I picked up this book for a quick little look and found that I could not put it down. Recently, I have had horrible luck with cozies – thinking that this was just another in a long list of less than entertaining fluff, I kept by expectations low.
Jeffrey Allen (another pen name for Jeff Shelby) surprised me. The humor is over the top funny, the main characters are engaging, and the storyline, though a bit simplistic is very entertaining. In this book, you get to meet the...more
Jeffrey Allen (another pen name for Jeff Shelby) surprised me. The humor is over the top funny, the main characters are engaging, and the storyline, though a bit simplistic is very entertaining. In this book, you get to meet the...more
This was a very quick and easy to read cozy mystery. I really like the premise, and was excited to get a perspective that I've never before encountered in this genre. The story is written by a man from the point of view of a stay at home dad who gets caught up in a small town mystery involving him. Every other cozy mystery I've ever read has been written by a woman about a woman sleuth. The story was interesting because of that, and it was well written. It had enough humor to make me laugh sever...more
I liked the concept of this series. Its not often you find a male author with a character of a stay at home dad. It was refreshing. While the plot was good, the characters all seemed to have tempers. The dad needs to go to anger managment class, and I felt the wife was verbally abusing to the husband. And Duece's dad even seemed to put his son down a lot. I know that it was supposed to come off as humor, but I didnt feel it that way. Because of that, I'm not sure if I will read the rest of the s...more
The killer was obvious from the start, and the Mary Sue protagonist is a little too impressed with himself as the modern stay-at-home dad in a town of Texas conservatives who find it just far too weird. Not to mention what a jerk he is to the PI he encounters (and based on the preview for the next book the author has some size shaming issues to work out). A mediocre addition to the seemingly endless entries in the "everyday person stumbles upon a murder, becomes crime solver" genre.
This was the first in a new series; a mystery set in a small Texas town. The 'hero' is Deuce Winters, a stay at home dad taking care of his 3 yr old daughter, Carly.
Allen's way with words is beyond funny. The mystery itself was well done and the characters (presented from Deuce's point of view) made me laugh. He handled the descriptions in a clever tongue. I laughed out loud when Deuce rode shotgun in his wife's car.
I highly recommend this cozy!
Allen's way with words is beyond funny. The mystery itself was well done and the characters (presented from Deuce's point of view) made me laugh. He handled the descriptions in a clever tongue. I laughed out loud when Deuce rode shotgun in his wife's car.
I highly recommend this cozy!
There are no house-husbands in Dallas suburb Rose Petal, except for home-town boy Deuce Winters, who takes the kidding in a good-natured way. But things turn ugly when he finds a body in his mini-van, especially when he realizes that the body is the man who married Deuce's high school girlfriend. Midway through the book a quirky private investigator shows up and the plot takes off.
Very cute. Very light read. It's a murder mystery but it's very much more about the characters that inhabit the book and the town they live in. The murder mystery is almost second hand. I enjoyed it and will probably pick up the next one when I want something entertaining and light. It's original in some aspects and very formula in others. It's very quirky.
What a great mid-week read! This type of novel is lighter than the things I usually read (John Sandford, Lisa Gardner, Kathy Reichs, Michael Connelly, etc) but everyone needs one of these every once in awhile. I thought this book was hilarious with an interesting plot and main character. I will be looking forward to reading #2 in this series!
Making death enjoyable in this cute cozy with a stay at home dad. This is a light read, easy to finish page turner. Starts fast and keeps going. Deuce is a likeable character as are the others. Finding a body in the minivan on page one, it has to be good!
Silly and fast mystery in a small-town Dallas exurb. The narrator's an Aggie. Sometimes it shows a bit too much, especially in his dealings with the PI. But it's sufficiently cute and fun, and I'd revisit the series.
Nice easy read, and I found the main character, Deuce, pleasant if not more than a little dumb. He seems to make some really stupid choices while trying to figure out why someone put a dead body in his minivan. It was a fun read that kept me engaged, but I would have liked to give it a 3.5 rating.
This one started out a slow, once the pace picked up I couldn't get enough. Filled with tons if laugh out moments, and a interning assortment of characters; I'm looking forward to the next in the series Popped Off.
First cozy that I have read in a while that had a male protagonist. A male protagonist that is a stay-at-home dad. It was fun with quirky characters. There were a few parts that were not completely developed. But, it was fun and quick.
This is what I call a good "bathtub mystery". :) it's an easy read perfect for reading in the bathtub or at the beach. I look forward to reading more when they come out.
I loved this book! The characters are so much fun. The story itsself is nicely structured. The verbal sparring between Deuce & Victor will keep you entertained. Fun book!
If you enjoy your cozy mysteries with a some laughs, you might enjoy this one. Several times I had to stop myself from laughing out loud because I was in public. Looking forward to reading the next one in the series.
I thought this book was good. It wasn't something I'd read over and over again but it kept me entertained and made me want to read more books from this author.
Cute, easy to read cozy featuring a stay at home Dad, his daughter Carly and successful wife..a nice change from the usual formula, both with the male protaganist,relationships and general concept of the series.
This was a flat out FUN read! Great characters....how can you not love a dwarf P.I. with a serious attitude? Wasn't sure about a stay at home dad, but Deuce is great! I'll be anxiously awaiting the next one! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
For a first book in a series, this was great! I really enjoyed the characters and the plot as well. I'll definitely be looking for more books in this series.
You gotta love a guy named Deuce who is a stay-at-home dad in Texas with a high powered attorney wife
An entertaining cozy, first of a new series with an unlikely pair of investigators, a stay-at- home dad and a dwarf.
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Jeffrey Allen is the alter-ego of national best selling mystery writer Jeff Shelby. He is a recovering stay at home dad who now teaches high school English and coaches basketball. A graduate of the University of California, Irvine, he currently lives with his daughter in the suburbs of Dallas, TX.
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Jan 19, 2012 07:07pm