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Wicked Fix (Home Repair is Homicide Mystery #3)
by
Sarah Graves
Do-it-yourself killer fixes small-town thug...
For ex-Wall Streeter Jacobia Tiptree and her teenaged son, Sam, September promises tranquil days winter-proofing their rambling handyman's special of a home in Eastport, Maine. But there's nothing idyllic about this Down East autumn. For starters, the return of truly vicious native son Reuben Tate stirs up the town. And when...more
For ex-Wall Streeter Jacobia Tiptree and her teenaged son, Sam, September promises tranquil days winter-proofing their rambling handyman's special of a home in Eastport, Maine. But there's nothing idyllic about this Down East autumn. For starters, the return of truly vicious native son Reuben Tate stirs up the town. And when...more
Mass Market Paperback, 304 pages
Published
September 9th 2009
by Bantam
(first published April 4th 2000)
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Love this series. Well thought-out, well crafted and well-written mysteries.
Yes, Jake (Jacobia Tiptree), and her best friend and partner in crime, Ellie White, do stick their nose into the murders that occur in the small town in Maine where they reside. (Remind you of Murder She Wrote for this particular detail? – Trust me; this series is better.) Jake is a recent transplant to the town, with her teen-age son, Sam, while Ellie is a native and her family has a long history in the tow...more
Yes, Jake (Jacobia Tiptree), and her best friend and partner in crime, Ellie White, do stick their nose into the murders that occur in the small town in Maine where they reside. (Remind you of Murder She Wrote for this particular detail? – Trust me; this series is better.) Jake is a recent transplant to the town, with her teen-age son, Sam, while Ellie is a native and her family has a long history in the tow...more
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Wicked Fix is the third book of the Home Repair is Homicide mystery series by Sarah Graves, set in modern time on the easternmost point of the US: Eastport Maine.
Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree used to be a financial wizard on Wall Street, married to brain surgeon Victor. After they divorced, she happened to stop in Eastport while on a business trip, and fell in love with the small town environment, so different from Manhattan. She purchased an historic old house complete with ghos...more
Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree used to be a financial wizard on Wall Street, married to brain surgeon Victor. After they divorced, she happened to stop in Eastport while on a business trip, and fell in love with the small town environment, so different from Manhattan. She purchased an historic old house complete with ghos...more
Single mom Jacobia Triptree has her hands full, raising a teenage son, dealing with an ex-husband, and performing some much needed home repair on her very old house. But soon life becomes even more complex as town thug Reuben is murdered and Jacobia’s ex husband is arrested. While Jacobia has no love lost for her ex, he is the father of her child and she intuitively knows that despite the evidence, her ex is not a murderer.
Through the locals, Jacobia starts learning the vile and ven...more
Through the locals, Jacobia starts learning the vile and ven...more
I enjoy this series. It's kind "This Old House" meets "Miss Marple" except she's not as old as Miss Marple. Jake had a successful career as a money manage in New York City and has brought her son Sam to live the good life in Maine where she is rehabbing a house that may or may not be haunted. Unfortunately, her ex has followed her to Maine but it looks like she may be helping him set up a much-needed trauma center.
In this one, the bad boy has returned to town and ...more
In this one, the bad boy has returned to town and ...more
Jacobia lives in "down east" Maine (across from Campobello Island, NB) in a small fishing/tourist town. Her ex-husband has settled there as well and they are trying to live harmoniously while she fixes up her historic home.
However, Victor (her ex) has been charged with the murder of the town's local bully and Jacobia and friends try to solve the case and prove Victor's innocence.
I liked the descriptions of the town and the surrounding area. It made rural Main...more
However, Victor (her ex) has been charged with the murder of the town's local bully and Jacobia and friends try to solve the case and prove Victor's innocence.
I liked the descriptions of the town and the surrounding area. It made rural Main...more
Being limited to audiobooks has it's share of negatives, the copy I heard had heavy damage to the disks so I couldn't enjoy it as thoroughly as I had hoped to. I like the heavy "down-east" Maine accents the reader uses, the local color really adds to the story. Jacobia Tiptree is inspiring by her patience, tolerance and considerate way of dealing with people. I admire her social skills and her growth in mechanical skills as she continues to effect substantial repair work on her very ol...more
Ex-New Yorker and financial advisor Jacobia Tiptree has relocated to Eastport, Maine. While trying to help establish her ex-husband's new trauma clinic, she, her son Sam and friend Ellie become caught up in the murder of a local ne'er-do-well.
Not a bad book but I had a hard time getting "involved" with the characters enough to really like the story.
Not a bad book but I had a hard time getting "involved" with the characters enough to really like the story.
This series is possibly going over to the "don't read anymore" list. Jacobia is an amateur sleuth, but by this title, only the 3rd in the series, she is someone the local police and other people in town turn to to solve murders. Why? I may try one more down the road, but I just don't care that much.
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I enjoyed this book. I guess after reading 3 of hers, they are growing on me. This was a great mystery where you never really could pin down any certain suspect because there were so many great ones. Suspense till the end.
This is the third book in the Home Repair Is Homicide Mysteries. The second book was not available at my local library. This one, too, is a quick, fun read.
red herring abound, I was off by one sister
Listening to this on the Nano. So far, great narrator.
UPDATE: Ok, finished and very enjoyable listen. Will continue with this series :)
UPDATE: Ok, finished and very enjoyable listen. Will continue with this series :)
Listened to audio book.
Good. solid series.
This was a good listen in the car. Jacobia and her friend Ellie make a good team.
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I loved the book, but I figured out the bad guy fot the first time. Hopefully, I wont be disappointed with the next book in the series.
I love this series of books about an ex-big-time-new-york-money-manager who has moved to small town Maine. She and her true blue friends work together to solve the town's murder mysteries while fixing up her historic house. Easy, pleasant, and relaxing reads. Great for anyone who loves Maine or has ever renovated a house!
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Thought I would enjoy this, having enjoyed "Dead cat bounce", the first book in this series, but it wasn't nearly engaging. The third book in the series went back to the library without me bothering to crack open the cover.
Annoyingly obvious and formulaic in the beginning it did get better but there are too many better authors to waste time on this one.
This develops the teen-aged son more, and is a great follow to previous stories. I'm still liking this series!
yeah, i liked this one. i'm not telling you what it's about though,. it'll spoil it!
Just a lot of fun. I love reading about Maine.
This is the best yet of the Sarah Graves.
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Sarah Graves lives with her husband John, a musician and luthier, and their black Labrador Retriever in a house very much like the one Jacobia Tiptree is remodeling in Eastport, Maine. When she's not writing Jake's adventures, Sarah works with her husband on the house and she plays the 5-string banjo.
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