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Deadly Row to Hoe (Home Crafting Mystery #6)
by
Cricket McRae (Goodreads Author)
Harvest time in Cadyville, Washington, finds Sophie Mae Ambrose volunteering at the local organic farm--and trying to make a little sprout of her own with Barr, her police detective husband. But a dead body discovered in the farm's compost heap is enough to cast dark clouds over Sophie Mae's sunny mood. When Barr's boss lets her know they need help identifying the body, a...more
Paperback, 254 pages
Published
November 2012
by Midnight Ink
(first published April 10th 2012)
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Firstly with a name like Cricket McRae, you have to be a cozy mystery writer, it just fits so wonderfully!!
I am totally into Cozy Mysteries lately. They keep my attention but aren't so deep that all life around me ceases to exist while I devour the book. As a mama of six, that is probably good I like the cozy mysteries!
This is a Home Crafting Mystery, like right up my alley!! I will definitely have to get my hands on the other ones in the series.
This book includes gardening and soap making. LOV...more
I am totally into Cozy Mysteries lately. They keep my attention but aren't so deep that all life around me ceases to exist while I devour the book. As a mama of six, that is probably good I like the cozy mysteries!
This is a Home Crafting Mystery, like right up my alley!! I will definitely have to get my hands on the other ones in the series.
This book includes gardening and soap making. LOV...more
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It's no secret I have a huge love of cozies. They're so fun and silly and make the perfect afternoon read. They're also fairly easy to follow which makes jumping in at any book in a series totally doable. So despite never having read the first five Home Crafting Mystery books, I leaped at the chance to review this newest addition.
The best thing about cozies is that they're so unique. My favorite series, for example, is about a psychic detective. There's a...more
It's no secret I have a huge love of cozies. They're so fun and silly and make the perfect afternoon read. They're also fairly easy to follow which makes jumping in at any book in a series totally doable. So despite never having read the first five Home Crafting Mystery books, I leaped at the chance to review this newest addition.
The best thing about cozies is that they're so unique. My favorite series, for example, is about a psychic detective. There's a...more
Sophie Mae, husband Barr and housemates Meghan and Erin are now working with a Community Supported Agriculture farm. When Meghan finds a woman buried in the compost pile Sophie is soon on the case to find out who she is and why someone wanted her dead.
Sophie & Barr, Meghan and Erin are fun characters and it seems like each book in this series makes them more fun. Now that Sophie and Barr are married and Erin is hitting the teenage years the complications of their homemade family are growing....more
Sophie & Barr, Meghan and Erin are fun characters and it seems like each book in this series makes them more fun. Now that Sophie and Barr are married and Erin is hitting the teenage years the complications of their homemade family are growing....more
Cozy mysteries consist of a mystery (that’s not too explicit or bloody) paired with an unlikely investigator, some sort of crafting, a good dose of humor, and a punny title. In other words, they were basically made for me. (Some even come with recipes!) So when this one popped up on NetGalley, I snatched it up, and I’m so glad I did! McRae successfully pulls together everything that makes a cozy great.
The plot is excellent. The murder mystery isn’t too gory, but is also realistic. The body is fo...more
The plot is excellent. The murder mystery isn’t too gory, but is also realistic. The body is fo...more
This is a very good series if you like crafts and gardening. Sophie Mae does everything from running a handmade soap, lotion, etc. business to growing and preserving food and making cheese! Each book focuses on a particular area (this one is about co-op gardening) but there is a lot of interesting how-to information mixed in with a good mystery. There are usually a couple of recipes, too. It is also nice that her policeman husband doesn't constantly argue with her about her sleuthing abilities a...more
Excellent read. I found myself starting and finishing it in one sitting; revisiting old "friends" and enjoying the evolution of family dynamics in this series.
It's refreshing to read an established series where the characters evolve together, instead of constantly banging their heads against the same brick walls in every book. Ms. McRae could have followed the very established pattern set forth in many other cozy series, where the protagonist and her romantic interest constantly bicker and argue...more
It's refreshing to read an established series where the characters evolve together, instead of constantly banging their heads against the same brick walls in every book. Ms. McRae could have followed the very established pattern set forth in many other cozy series, where the protagonist and her romantic interest constantly bicker and argue...more
Reading this books makes me want to go back and read all the others again. The bottom line for me is, "do I like the characters"? I have tossed books back on the heap if the characters, esp. the main one annoys me before I get to page 50. As in most cozies, there is the female sleuth with the cop boyfriend/husband and the side kick girlfriend. What is nice about this one is that there are few total whack jobs and those there are don't rule her life. Good plot, lovely setting. Go for it.
Every one of Cricket McRae's "Home Crafting Mystery" novels is fantastic. "Deadly Row to Hoe" is no exception. As usual, Sophie Mae had me laughing out loud. This installment in the series features the main characters involved in an organic farm with a membership share. A body is found in the compost file, and things go from bad to worse after that. Sophie Mae, Barr, and the usual cast of characters, along with some new friends and suspects, make McRae's latest cozy mystery a delight. As usual,...more
I just like this series. That being said, it is harvest time for the community garden and we find Sophie Mae Ambrose busily helping. That is until the body is found mouldering in the compost heap.
Sounds dramatic, well it is and the solution is not easily visible to the readers. When another farm hand is injured, a connection is formed and it is up to our sleuths to figure it out before it is too late and there is no harvest.
Sounds dramatic, well it is and the solution is not easily visible to the readers. When another farm hand is injured, a connection is formed and it is up to our sleuths to figure it out before it is too late and there is no harvest.
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This was the first book I have read from this author & in this series. What a delight it was to read! It was a very warm & cozy mystery. It also seemed perfect for a November chilly day. I loved how the author really set the tone with the characters and their little community. I really enjoyed the mystery in the story and getting to know the people in the community. I can't wait to read more in this warm series. It is a gem!
I also love...more
This was the first book I have read from this author & in this series. What a delight it was to read! It was a very warm & cozy mystery. It also seemed perfect for a November chilly day. I loved how the author really set the tone with the characters and their little community. I really enjoyed the mystery in the story and getting to know the people in the community. I can't wait to read more in this warm series. It is a gem!
I also love...more
Newly married soap-maker Sophie Mae and her friends are working on a Community Sustainable Agriculture project when her housemate Meghan finds a body in the compost heap. No one admits to knowing the dead woman, but Sophie Mae has an idea that leads to the identification, and the knowledge that some people have been lying to the police. This is a cute series but I didn't enjoy this one as much.
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This is a great read where the unexpected happens and Sophie Mae is helping the police in their efforts to nab a killer. The author did a good job in this page turning mystery that was hard to put down. As always, I adore this lovable cast of characters and I look forward to more adventures in Cadyville, Washington in this pleasantly appealing series.
It wasn't quite as good as her other ones. I liked when the author spent time in the book describing a craft like spinning, winemaking, cheesemaking, etc. She really didn't do that in this book. There was just gardening. The criminal made me sad.
Thoroughly enjoyed it, just like the rest of the series1
fast read, great book, good series......love this author
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I came across this book at the library and I'm glad I did. This is a great cozy mystery that I plan on reading the entire series. I wish I would have picked up the first book instead though, but that always seems to happen that way!
really enjoyed
I loved this book, I really had a hard time putting it down. Poor Sophie Mae and the bicycle incident made my backside hurt. Then with the recipe for Ruth's Pickled Dilly Beans......my mouth is still watering. Thanks Cricket for another great book.
This series is a favorite of mine because they're always well written, the stories are always great and the characters change & grow! Don't hesitate to try this series......you won't be disappointed! I promise! RECOMMEND!
This book was very entertaining, however it was my least favorite in the series so far. The previous books included much discussion about various crafts and I missed that in this book.
I read this book. This book is a well written mystery novel. It has an interesting story. This book had an ok ending. This book gets kind of boring after a few chapters.
cant wait for the next one!!
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Gretchen
marked it as to-read
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Peggy
marked it as to-read
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Heather
marked it as to-read
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Rose
marked it as to-read
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Jenn M
marked it as mystery-cozy-contemporary
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Cricket McRae enjoys home crafts like food preservation, cheese making, candle making, and fiber arts. She writes the Sophie Mae Reynolds Homecrafting Mystery Series. As Bailey Cates, she also writes the Magical Bakery Mysteries.
For two years Cricket managed her own soap making business, including all product design, manufacturing and marketing. The recipes included in her first book, Lye in Wait,...more
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For two years Cricket managed her own soap making business, including all product design, manufacturing and marketing. The recipes included in her first book, Lye in Wait,...more
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