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A Sinister Sense (A Raven's Nest Mystery #2)
Visions of the future and turning into people's thoughts come naturally to Clara Quinn thanks to her inherited Quinn Sense. Unfortunately, it offers no insight into her love life--or lack thereof--especially where hardware store owner Rick Sanders is concerned. But even though she's still nursing a broken heart, Clara offers Rick a home for his troublesome dog, Tatters.
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Mass Market Paperback, 275 pages
Published
July 3rd 2012
by Berkley Prime Crime
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I'm beginning to think that there are certain in tropes in cozies that just don't work for me, namely the "I have to find the killer because the police never will." Why anyone who learned information obviously important and necessary to a murder case wouldn't report that information to the police is beyond me. That, in a nutshell, is my problem with this book. The heroine, Clara Quinn, wants to clear a friend's name in a murder investigation, but when she learns key information about the dead ma...more
Clara Quinn, a bookstore worker, has claim to the 'Quinn Sense.' This sense is a family inherited trait that allows her insight into a situation rather telepathically, using audiology and clairvoyance. She hears voices and sees crime scenes. Clara has spent great energy to suppress this ability since her best friend, and cousin Stephanie did not inherit the sense.
In this case, Clara does chose to use the advantage of her sense. Rick Sanders, a man that Clara is interested in, has a dead body sho...more
In this case, Clara does chose to use the advantage of her sense. Rick Sanders, a man that Clara is interested in, has a dead body sho...more
A Sinister Sense is the second book in the A Raven's Nest Bookstore Mystery series.
Clara Quinn is enjoying watching a large dog chase Roberta, who owns the store next door to Raven's Nest. Raven's Nest is the bookstore that her cousin owns and where she works. The dog, Tatters, is owned by Rick Sanders owner of the hardware store across the street. Rick is someone that Clara would like to know better, so she offers to help Rick train Tatters. Soon a body is found in the back of Rick's pick-up, b...more
Clara Quinn is enjoying watching a large dog chase Roberta, who owns the store next door to Raven's Nest. Raven's Nest is the bookstore that her cousin owns and where she works. The dog, Tatters, is owned by Rick Sanders owner of the hardware store across the street. Rick is someone that Clara would like to know better, so she offers to help Rick train Tatters. Soon a body is found in the back of Rick's pick-up, b...more
Another cozy mystery; this one was disappointing. It's a good premise with the main character being a psychic (who doesn't want to be a psychic) who works in a bookstore, but falls flat, especially in the areas of suspense and world-building. I particularly feel the lack of setting detail; telling not showing. This series is set in Maine and the author really tries with regional detail, but it just doesn't work. Being a midwestern girl born and bred, I ached for a description of, say, the actual...more
I was disappointed by the first book in this series, but I'm often left ambivalent about first books in a new series - sometimes an author just needs to find the groove for both themselves and their characters. Sadly, I did *not* find this book to be an improvement, merely more of the same.
The main character, Clara, spends the entire time throughout the book being a coward - she constantly anguishes over her psychic gift, calling it a curse, constantly talks about how she's never going to love a...more
The main character, Clara, spends the entire time throughout the book being a coward - she constantly anguishes over her psychic gift, calling it a curse, constantly talks about how she's never going to love a...more
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Cousins Clara and Stephanie Quinn from the Raven’s Nest Bookstore are back with another murder to solve in Allison Kingsley’s latest cozy mystery, A SINISTER SENSE. Things aren’t looking so good for Rick Sanders, the owner of Finn’s Harbor’s only hardware store. A dead body is discovered in the back of his truck, and the murder weapon was taken straight from his own store’s inventory. Even though most of the town thinks he’s guilty, Clara just knows he’s innocent. Rick is Clara’s good friend (an...more
Second in the series, and I'm going to try the first. I think I didn't like this as much as I wanted to because I thought the hook, the sixth sense of the central character, was overdone. Most of the clues given that way were easily found by any amateur sleuth, and often were also found another way, so it seemed unnecessary. Good atmosphere though, nice romantic interest in development, the quirky side characters contribute nicely.
Two devices make this cozy mystery more interesting - a dog named Tatters and a paranormal element, Clara's inherited Quinn Sense. The Quinn Sense gives Clara more insight and a keener perspective; voices whisper into her ear and help her with mystery solving. This is the third in the series, so Clara's been at it for a while and presumably getting better.
A cute and easy cozy to read on a lazy afternoon.
A cute and easy cozy to read on a lazy afternoon.
It was an ok book. It didn't pull me in as well as the past few books I have read. I wish there had been more of the bookstore and books in it. It is set in a beautiful town - learning more about it and the other shopkeepers would also be nice.
Again I enjoyed the second book in this series and The character evolved a bit more but I would have liked more of the "Quinn sense" and less of the self
Doubt. Also for goodness sake add some romance here all this flirting drives me nuts!!! Nothing ever comes of it.
I enjoyed this book. A cozy paranormal mystery.
Set in Finn's Harbor, Maine, Raven's Nest bookstore
with owner Stephanie Quinn and cousin Clara who has
Quinn Sense (read people and animal thoughts).
The author has added a new character, a large, furry dog named Tatters. It was a genius move. There is nothing better then a protagonist with a canine sidekick. I stayed up to late a couple of nights as I was enjoying the story.
Another cosy - characters have character!
Great cozy mystery series!
Charming book
Extra 1/2 star
love it
This was the second book in the series, and I thought that it was an OK read. I did find the characters kind of flat and felt that they could have done with a bit more development. The mystery itself was intriguing, but the two main characters do something really stupid at the end to "reveal" the killer. Overall, an all right read, but I'm not sure if I will continue with this series.
I enjoyed the first book better. Clara is such a sad sack, she has no idea what she wants at all
I'm a cozy fan, especially those with a hint of the paranormal (Quinn sense in this case) but I just could not get interested in this story. Second book in the series so I may give it another go for book 3 but really disappointed overall.
clean, intersting old seattle stuff.
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