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Death Makes the Cut (Jocelyn Shore #2)

by Janice Hamrick (Goodreads Author)

3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 · rating details · 120 ratings · 46 reviews

The first bell of the new school year hasn’t even rung, and Texas high school teacher Jocelyn Shore is already at the scene of a murder. Friend and fellow teacherFred Argus has been found dead on campus, and it isn’t long before the annoying, albeit attractive, Austin police detective Colin Gallagher uncovers evidence that Fred might have been selling drugs to students. Sh...more

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Published July 17th 2012 by Minotaur Books

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Aug 10, 2012 Martin rated it 5 of 5 stars

The second Jocelyn Shore mystery is just as much fun as the first, just as lyrical and comic, just as well written. You have to do without the magic of Egypt, but Janice Hamrick can create her own magic in her native Austin, Texas. Building A of Bonham High is as gloomy and foreboding as any ancient temple complex. But there is a big difference in the books: in Death on Tour there is so much fun to be had, you can think of the whodunnit format as an extra bonus, while in Death Makes the Cut you...more
The second Jocelyn Shore mystery is just as much fun as the first, just as lyrical and comic, just as well written. You have to do without the magic of Egypt, but Janice Hamrick can create her own magic in her native Austin, Texas. Building A of Bonham High is as gloomy and foreboding as any ancient temple complex. But there is a big difference in the books: in Death on Tour there is so much fun to be had, you can think of the whodunnit format as an extra bonus, while in Death Makes the Cut you are drawn into the mystery on page 1, and become almost as desperate as Jocelyn for the answer. The reader is remorselessly sucked down into a vortex of terror ...

... well, that's putting it too strongly. Let's say it's comedy-horror. Perhaps not unlike Teenage Fangst, the movie in which, by an extraordinary chain of circumstances, Jocelyn makes a startling and involuntary cameo appearance, itself a quite perfect combination of rich comedy and shrieking horror.

Jocelyn grows on us with every page. This is despite her severe limitations as a detective, which I'm sure she'd be the first to admit. Sherlock Holmes would have thought her even denser than Watson. (And the massive workload dumped on her in the oversized, under-resourced school where she works is sufficient excuse for the slow pace of her sleuthing.) But her natural courage, sense of justice, and feline curiosity amply compensate for reduced deductive powers and occasional lapses of plain common sense.

Jocelyn's cousin Kyla also grows on us. For me, the Jocelyn-Kyla interaction is the best thing in these books. A perfect example of those woman-woman relationships that an extreme left-brained male like myself can study and observe, but never really understand, like an unimaginative zoologist investigating the mating behaviour of exotic animals.

There is a very entertaining youtube video by Janice Hamrick on reviews by the common reader, of which this one by me is yet another dreary example. Do check it out:

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Aug 04, 2012 Lyn rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-thriller

On the first day of school after summer bread, Texas high school teacher Jocelyn Shore discovers a body in the tennis shed. The body was her friend and mentor Fred Argus, a history teacher and the tennis coach. He’s the best teacher she knows and so well liked, it’s impossible for her to believe he was murdered.

The principal assigns the tennis coaching position to Jocelyn. It’s not a job she wants, but she takes it on a temporary basis and later learns there is another teacher who is wild to hav...more

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Jul 23, 2012 ExLibris_Kate rated it 4 of 5 stars

The first thing I do when I read a mystery is to try to figure out "who done it" as early as possible. Well, that didn't workout so well for this book because I think all three of my initial theories were wrong. Death Makes The Cut was full of witty dialogue, strong characters and lots of turns that will keep you guessing. I really liked the school setting because it gave you a multitude of motives and suspects without any of them being too obvious. Throw in just a touch of romance and you have...more

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Jul 16, 2012 Elizabeth rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mysteries, texas

On the last day of summer vacation history teacher Jocelyn Shore is busy getting her classroom in order awaiting the onslaught of the more than 2000 Austin, Texas teenagers who will be saying goodbye to a hot steamy summer and beginning a new school year. Jocelyn hears the loud voices of what appears to be an abusive confrontation between Fred Argus, fellow teacher as well as the tennis coach and a typical unrealistic parent who thinks his freshman son should be team captain (Really?) and she ru...more On the last day of summer vacation history teacher Jocelyn Shore is busy getting her classroom in order awaiting the onslaught of the more than 2000 Austin, Texas teenagers who will be saying goodbye to a hot steamy summer and beginning a new school year. Jocelyn hears the loud voices of what appears to be an abusive confrontation between Fred Argus, fellow teacher as well as the tennis coach and a typical unrealistic parent who thinks his freshman son should be team captain (Really?) and she rushes in where others fear to tread confronting this angry blustering man as if he were an errant school boy himself. This approach is effective and the situation is resolved but aptly named Fred Argus is not behaving in his usual manner and he leaves for home.

The next time Jocelyn saw Fred was on the floor of the tennis shed, lying with his milky white eyes blankly open surrounded by some tennis balls. Fred was on older man in his sixties who was a teacher as a second career. Despite being a coach he was known for his spindly white legs and his two pack a day smoking habit. Jocelyn knew him to be an excellent teacher and she credited him with teaching her more than she learned in all her formal years of education with regard to how to impart knowledge to the teenage mind.

Despite the fact that the police are called it is natural to assume that this death was a natural one and although Jocelyn is deeply saddened the pressing issues of the first day of school is upon then them. Aside from here own classes she is expected to help her look alike cousin Kyla teach a course to girls about technology as part of a community service program. It doesn’t take long for it to become clear that this death is really a murder. Before the day is out she finds that she is also the new interim tennis coach.

But Jocelyn is not too busy to realize that that Fred had been on the trail of some wrong doings and as she begins to investigate she puts herself in danger. The clues are there for the reader to join in the hunt for the murderer. He will murder again before he is through.

This is a lively fast paced story with an excellent cast of characters. The setting is a bit unlike high school as I knew it, but hey, the times they do change. It may help that I read it at this time of year but I felt the sweltering Texas ambience like I was there. The characters have developing nice backgrounds which were introduced in the first of the series DEATH ON TOUR
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Jul 11, 2012 Roxanne Kade rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was a quick, easy read, with an exciting murder mystery which kept me on my toes. Jocelyn Shore’s life turns upside-down the minute Fred Argus is found dead in the school tennis shed. After a rumor starts that Fred’s murder was the result of a drug deal gone wrong, Jocelyn makes it her mission to clear his name. This only leads to more trouble as she is thrown into a twisted web of lies, blackmail and embezzlement.

The story could have very easily become predictable but it didn’t. I wa...more This book was a quick, easy read, with an exciting murder mystery which kept me on my toes. Jocelyn Shore’s life turns upside-down the minute Fred Argus is found dead in the school tennis shed. After a rumor starts that Fred’s murder was the result of a drug deal gone wrong, Jocelyn makes it her mission to clear his name. This only leads to more trouble as she is thrown into a twisted web of lies, blackmail and embezzlement.

The story could have very easily become predictable but it didn’t. I was kept guessing every second of the way and I could never quite pinpoint who the perpetrator was. Each suspect was creepy in their own way, and they all seemed to have the means and motives for wanting Fred dead. When Jocelyn falls victim to a brutal crime, she wonders if it’s just coincidence or is it related in any way to Fred’s death, and if so, why has the killer’s attention turned to her? Could it have something to do with the note Fred left for her, or is her snooping causing more trouble than she expected?

I really enjoyed playing private investigator alongside Jocelyn. She is such a fun character. She’s witty and smart, and doesn’t hate herself in any particular way, which seems to be a trait of most characters these days. The only time she every really puts herself down is when comparing herself to Kyla, her cousin and BFF. Speaking of Kyla, she is just as fun a character as Jocelyn. The banter between the two was so real and I could almost imagine sitting right next to them as they spoke about men, guns and alcohol. Although Kyla can be a bit self-centered and rude at times, especially when she and Jocelyn are likened to each other, I still thought she was a wonderful friend in times of need.

On top of everything else Jocelyn has to deal with, she is forced to battle the feelings she develops for the gorgeous, "knight in shining armor" detective Colin Gallagher while still trying to figure out her long distance relationship with Alan Stratton. All I can say it that I’m Team Colin all the way.

This book is filled with many light-hearted moments which lifted the somber mood of something as serious as death, and I often found myself snickering. All in all this was an excellent read, very different from what I’m used to but a wonderful change.
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Jul 09, 2012 Beatnik Mary rated it 3 of 5 stars

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High school history teacher Jocelyn Shore finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation when her coworker, the beloved Coach Fred, coach of the school's tennis team (that's apparently a thing), is found dead in his equipment shed. Just the day before Jocelyn had overheard the coach arguing with a parent who was irate that his son didn't make captain (captain of the high school tennis team is also a thing, apparently). Could that be related to Coach...more http://www.cozylittlebookjournal.com/...

High school history teacher Jocelyn Shore finds herself in the midst of a murder investigation when her coworker, the beloved Coach Fred, coach of the school's tennis team (that's apparently a thing), is found dead in his equipment shed. Just the day before Jocelyn had overheard the coach arguing with a parent who was irate that his son didn't make captain (captain of the high school tennis team is also a thing, apparently). Could that be related to Coach Fred's untimely death?

Our plucky though sometimes impossibly naive heroine can't help but to try to solve the mystery, while balancing a charming yet arrogant homicide detective, a long distance romance with her hunky boyfriend (for more information on these, see every cozy mystery with a female amateur sleuth ever written), overbearing coworkers, and her role as the new tennis coach which has her promising to take the team to State (What? Your high school tennis team didn't go to State? You probably had the wrong captain).

I enjoyed this book, albeit ironically at times. It reminded me of a parody of cozy mystery romance novels, but a cute parody. At one point the heroine is talking to her hunky boyfriend on the phone and she remarks to herself: "My stomach sank down to my toes, bounced up against my esophagus, and then settled down to a wicked churn somewhere in the middle." Strictly speaking, I'm not supposed to quote the book in this review since I read an uncorrected proof and it may have been changed before final publication, but that's some funny @#*! right there. I'm not sure the author meant it to be funny, but if she was trying to make fun of the kind of silliness one often finds in female amateur sleuth novels, she certainly nailed it.

And then there are the things that flat out don't make sense. First of all, it takes place in August. School apparently starts in August in Austin, Texas. Also, even though Coach Fred dies on the last day of summer vacation, he's already gotten into an argument with a parent over who is the captain of the tennis team, and with a fellow teacher over whether or not one of his players can continue playing tennis and star in the school musical. So auditions for the school musical and tryouts for captain of the tennis team take place over the summer? Plus, our heroine, Jocelyn, makes a point to mention that school lets out at 4:30pm and all after school activities begin at 4:40pm. That might be the hardest working high school in North America.

Even if the humour is unintentional, Death Makes the Cut is an enjoyable, campy summer read. In many ways, the silliness of it just added to how much I liked it.

Disclaimer: I received a digital galley of this book free from the publisher from NetGalley.com. I was not obliged to write a favourable review, or even any review at all. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.
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Oct 27, 2012 Jeannie and Louis Rigod rated it 5 of 5 stars

History teacher, Jocelyn Shores is concerned with the first day of school and fixing up her classroom etc. Jocelyn is also mulling over her long-distance relationship with Alan, whom she met on a tour gone murder in Egypt six months earlier (Death on Tour.) Suddenly, Jocelyn hears loud angry voices in the empty silent hallways of he high school. Rushing out to see what is happening, she finds her Mentor and fellow History teacher, Fred Argus in a confrontation with a parent of one of his Tennis...more

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Apr 09, 2013 ❂ Jennifer rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cozy-mystery

I wasn't sure I'd read this one, after reading Death on Tour, the first in the series. It was good, but it didn't really grab me and I found it hard to get excited about the characters. I especially had an issue with Jocelyn's cousin Kyla. So Death Makes the Cut sat on my TBR pile for quite some time before I made myself pick it up today. I'm awfully glad I did - a great improvement in my opinion! Kyla still has moments of shallowness, but she's *much* more likeable and it's now more evident why...more

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Aug 15, 2012 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars

The wait is finally over. Death Makes the Cut is the sequel to Janice Hamrick's Death on Tour. It continues the story of Jocelyn Smith as she returns to her job in Austin Texas as a teacher and again stubbles upon another mystery. She discovers the death of fellow teacher and tennis coach Fred Argus. Several of the charaters from the first book return. Jocelyn's look alike cousin Kyla, and Jocelyn's Dallas based boyfriend Alan continue to add humor, romance, and tension to the story. New charact...more

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Jul 29, 2012 Mary (BookHounds) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, arc, from-publisher-author

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MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT
Jocelyn is back in Austin, ready to start the uneventful school year as she has planned, teaching French and History. Well, it doesn't do according to her lesson plan when she finds her mentor and fellow History teacher, Fred, dead in the school's tennis office. Enlisted to take over as tennis coach, she thinks the police aren't doing enough to catch the killer, especially when the police suspect him of selling drugs. Jocelyn...more http://maryinhb.blogspot.com/2012/07/...

MY THOUGHTS
ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT
Jocelyn is back in Austin, ready to start the uneventful school year as she has planned, teaching French and History. Well, it doesn't do according to her lesson plan when she finds her mentor and fellow History teacher, Fred, dead in the school's tennis office. Enlisted to take over as tennis coach, she thinks the police aren't doing enough to catch the killer, especially when the police suspect him of selling drugs. Jocelyn thinks those drugs were planted by the killer and wants to clear his name. The detective, Colin, assigned to the case, questions her and some of those questions become personal. As Kyla, Jocelyn's cousin notes, Colin is hunky and hot -- my words not hers, but you get the point. Since Jocelyn is now in a long distance relationship with Alan, Kyla thinks that Jocelyn needs to date someone local and Colin couldn't agree more.
Also, a famous director, Michael Dupre, is using the high school as a film site and rings in Jocelyn's tennis team as extra which absolutely fries the drama teacher, Roland, since he would love nothing more than audition for the director to get his big break. While the kids are filming, Jocelyn is attacked and ends up in the hospital and when she is finally released, she finds her home burglarized and trashed. Colin comes to the rescue and puts her on surveillance. As Jocelyn collects more clues to Fred's murder, her best friend and fellow teacher, Laura, finds a few suspicious things about the drama department and the school's finances. Jocelyn warns Laura not to get too nosy because of what happened to her and things don't go well for Laura as she uncovers more dirt about the school accountant, Pat.
My favorite line is the story is when Laura, described as tiny, tries to drag Jocelyn to see something in the school's theatre: "She tugged at me, trying to pull me after her. It was a little like a dachshund trying to move a fully loaded Yukon sled." I bet you can guess why this is my favorite! This is a fast paced and easy to read story, just perfect for the hot days of summer. I love that Jocelyn is not perfect and just like a dachshund, she tends to stay on scent, even though her logic knows she should just give up on the hunt for the killer. Everything is believable and right down to the interactions with her cousin Kyla, students and other teachers just rings true. I did have an ARGHHH moment at the end of the story where things are left up in the air with her love life. I really hope there are more books planned for this series since I just adored everything about it.
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May 27, 2012 Kathy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Janice Hamrick is a new to me mystery author so I was very excited to read this book. You do not have to have read the first in the series, Death on Tour, to enjoy Death Makes the Cut.

This novel is set around the activities at the high school in Austin, Texas where Jocelyn works. Jocelyn Shores, a teacher who loves her job, is plunged into a mystery at the beginning of the school year when a fellow teacher is murdered. Complications occur in Jocelyn's personal life when she meets handsome detect...more

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Jun 27, 2012 Melissa Sargent rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was fun to read! The writing flowed seemlessly. I enjoyed this writer's story very much. I didn't read the first book in the series so it worked as a stand-alone book. Although you knew there was another one, the charactors wern't difficult to understand. I am looking forward to more by this author!

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Mar 17, 2013 Lisa Kay rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: genre-mystery-cozy, authors-h, authors-j, setting-usa-texas, m-library-sj-dead-tree-version, sports-tennis, holiday-labor-day, challenge-bookcover, 2013-rlftci-group-challenge, challenge-nbrc-tower

★★★★½ Love this series. The writer is great. It kept me guessing till the end. I was fixated on the wrong suspect! Ugh. Doesn't happen often, but it all made sense in the end.

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Aug 27, 2012 Jan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: high-school, cozies, mystery, teachers-fiction, tennis-fiction, texas-setting, family

4 1/2 stars. Jocelyn is home in Austin preparing for the start of a new school year. One of her favorite history teachers is also the tennis coach and is known to everyone as Coach Fred. Fred has been teaching and coaching for years and is known to be loved by pretty much everyone. So when he turns up dead, everyone assumes that it is natural causes (Fred was a major smoker). But when evidence shows that Fred was murdered and that drugs might be involved, Jocelyn is determined to find the murder...more

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Apr 23, 2013 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-texas

High school teacher Jocelyn Shore is grieved when her friend and mentor Fred Argus is found dead. She takes over his labor-of-love tennis coaching role and starts to find that she has some new problems: she's mugged, her house is broken into, and a lot of people in the school are acting strangely. Her cousin Kendra and a handsome police detective both rally around, but after Jocelyn finds a second body she's really determined to find out who's been doing these things. After a very good debut, a...more

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Oct 07, 2012 Katrina (Kindred Dreamheart) rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: arc, e-reader, net-galley

Death Makes the Cut is book two of the Jocelyn Shore series. I first discovered this series last year when I came across a copy of Death on Tour on the “NEW” shelf at my local library. This is a mystery series that offers all the drama like the Sookie Stackhouse mysteries but without the paranormal. Jocelyn is a high school history teacher who can’t help but get mixed up in solving untimely & bazaar murders. In book one she ran into trouble while vacationing in Egypt. In Death Makes the Cut...more

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Sep 25, 2012 Shiela rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, cozy, female-protagonist

There is more meat to this mystery than her previous attempt and Jocelyn’s (and Kyla’s) sassy attitude keeps the momentum going in Hamrick’s second book Death on Tour. I loved the back to school setting which is so appropriate for this time of the year and it made me nostalgic for when I was teaching (minus the body count of course!) Suspects and suspense were aplenty, sarcasm and hunky men abound, this cozy quick read will have you wanting more of Jocelyn Shore.

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Sep 10, 2012 Katherine Decker rated it 5 of 5 stars

Jocelyn Shore is back at it again. She's back home and getting ready for the start of the school year. Her biggest concerns will be lesson plans and grading, or will they... Murder once again manages to creep into her life and quickly Jocelyn is coaching tennis and solving crime. Add in an attractive and persistent Detective Colin Gallagher and you have the makings of a great, and somewhat romantic murder mystery. Janice Hamrick has written a great follow up to Death on Tour and I can't wait for...more

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Apr 23, 2012 Shirley rated it 4 of 5 stars

I won a review copy of this book through Goodreads giveaway, and I really enjoyed this book. It has everything I like: a little mystery, a little romance and a little humor. The characters were very likeable, down to earth, and easy to relate to. The plot flowed nicely and kept a nice pace, which made it quick to read. I especially liked the ending, which left you hanging in air. I will definitely place this author on my list of future reads.

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Sep 27, 2012 Laura rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery

Good sophomore effort. I figured out one of the clues immediately but that didn't make the story less enjoyable. The setting is good & relatable because who doesn't have strong feelingsabout high school? I liked getting to know our heroine in her day to day life. The romantic triangle is supposed to create tension (I think) but just seemed like a tired device of series to drive book sales.

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Jul 21, 2012 Susan rated it 4 of 5 stars

Fast-paced, fun read. Continues where the last book, Death on Tour, leaves off, but it's not necessary to have read the first book to enjoy this one. It's the last day of summer right before school starts, and Jocelyn Shore gets caught up in a murder, in clearing a friend's name, and even getting involved in a film shoot at her school. The characters are sharply defined without being stereotypes. This mystery is more complicated and layered than the first one -- even if you figure out many of th...more

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Aug 23, 2012 Jay rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: library, hard-copy

I like these books because they're not particularly mystery-ish. I don't try to figure out whodunit before the book ends and I like that Jocelyn doesn't usually end up figuring it all out by herself. She's definitely not an amateur sleuth and she doesn't purport herself to be. So even when she goes around asking questions, I never got that "obviously, you're walking into danger, dummy" feeling while reading. I also like that Kayla's bitchy-ness got toned down in this book. I know that in the las...more

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May 05, 2013 Alannah rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I loved the second entry in the Jocelyn Shore mystery series! In fact, enjoyed it even more than the first. The character of Jocelyn really seems to find her groove, and cousin Kyla is more likable. A lot of laugh-out-loud moments and a delectable array of interesting characters. Can't wait to read the next in the series!

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Mar 09, 2013 Eleanor Jones rated it 5 of 5 stars

I had three seconds to grab a book off the "new" shelf at the library on the way out of town. Boy, was I glad I picked this one up. I found the characters extremely likeable, the plot enjoyable, and I can't wait to read more by this author. Kudos!

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Jul 24, 2012 Johanna rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: first-reads, reviewed

"Death Makes The Cut" is by far one of the best modern mystery novels I have read. I absolutely loved this book- it was smart, funny, and downright entertaining. The main character, Jocelyn Shore, is a strong and independant woman, yet is not without her flaws and insecurities that make her refreshingly human. This is a wonderful mystery novel filled with suspense, humor, friendship, and even romance, everything a good book needs, as far as I am concerned. If you love a good mystery, you have go...more

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Aug 21, 2012 Stephanie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: summer-2012

Jocelyn Shore is beginning a new school year as a history teacher. Her boss, the head of the department and the tennis coach, turns up dead in the tennis shed on the first day of school. It's hard to keep the rumors about how he did from swirling around campus. That's not to mention the introduction of a new character, the detective in charge of the investigation. He will only complicate matters for Jocelyn in regards to the possible murder and her personal life. This was another witty novel by...more

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Jun 14, 2012 Kayleigh rated it 5 of 5 stars

What a great find that I won through a Goodreads giveaway. This novel had everything from romance, mystery, and humor. This was a perfect summer read; I look forward to more from Janice Hamrick.

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Jan 22, 2013 Joan rated it 5 of 5 stars

I am not usually a mystery reader but this book is an exception. I received this as a prize from Criminal Elements "Death Makes the Cut Sweepstakes". Even though this is the second book for these characters, the author included just enough review to bring you right up to speed with the character dynamics. Both the characters and the events kept me guessing right to the end. The romance adds just the right spice in a most down to earth manner. Excuse me while I go to see if I can get Joyce Hamric...more

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Sep 26, 2012 Deena marked it as started-will-finish

Shelves: bosler, mystery

I started this, got to the end of chapter 1, and put it aside for some titles that seemed more "fun." I'd like to go back and try again some time, as I think the problem is with the reader not the book, but for now it's going back to the library.

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Aug 28, 2012 Julia rated it 4 of 5 stars

Janice's Hamrick's second Jocelyn Shore mystery is as good as the first, although very different in place and tone. This time, Jocelyn has returned home to Austin, TX after her world tour of Egypt, ready to begin a new school year. As everyone readies for the beginning of school, fellow teacher and tennis coach Fred Argus is found dead right on the school campus. Jocelyn is determined to find out what happened to her co-worker. Her cousin Kyla remains a great side-kick for Jocelyn and some new c...more

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Janice Hamrick is the award-winning author of DEATH MAKES THE CUT (2012) and DEATH ON TOUR (2011), which won the Mystery Writers of America/Minotaur Books First Crime Novel competition and was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award. Janice lives in Austin, Texas, with three dogs and cat, and when she is not writing, she spends her time traveling, planning to travel, or plotting murders (usuall...more

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