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Triple Witch (Home Repair is Homicide Mystery #2)
by
Sarah Graves
Jacobia Tiptree saved her sanity—and her son, Sam—the day she abandoned Wall Street for the seacoast village of Eastport, Maine. In her new home, a charmingly dialpidated fixer-upper, she looks forward to repairing old radiators and restoring antique shutter for years to come. But Jake's hopes of serenity are dashed when tiny Eastport erupts in a crime wave.
Hometown bad ...more
Hometown bad ...more
Mass Market Paperback, 304 pages
Published
September 16th 2009
by Bantam
(first published June 1st 1999)
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Triple Witch, second book of the Home Repair is Homicide series, finds Jacobia "Jake" Tiptree struggling to restore low-cost authentic wood shutters to her house in time for the "authenticity check" that will earn the town badly needed grant money (sub-plot 1). Her ex-husband Victor arrives, stays at her house and makes selfish demands, then begins acting erratically (sub-plot 2). She and her son Sam are trying to find the right time to tell Victor that Sam won't be following...more
I enjoy this series. It's nothing really serious, but kind of the light side and a quick read. I usually describe it as Miss Marple meets This Old House. The main character is rehabbing her "new" old house in Eastport, Maine. She was formerly a financial wizard from Wall Street who apparently sometimes worked with mobsters and the SEC.
So you can pick up tips on both investing and rehabbing in these books. But I don't know if any of them are true or not. For instance, she in...more
So you can pick up tips on both investing and rehabbing in these books. But I don't know if any of them are true or not. For instance, she in...more
This book is #2 in this series. It was just okay to me. The only other one that I have read in this series is #4 Repair to Her Grave and it was a whole lot better. It's set in Maine which is where I would love to live and retire to.There is a woman named Jake (Jacobia) and her son Sam that moved to Maine from the city. She bought an old house and is doing her own home repairs as well as solving murders with her best friend Ellie. The first book had a lot of funny parts in it. This one didn't. I'...more
Love the quirky town and characters in this series. Jacobia Triptree, the central character seems the most level-headed and normal, but she does have her faults and eccentricities as well. More tightly written and thought provoking than most mysteries I've read lately. There is a lot going on in these books - subplots - character relationships; but I enjoy this.
I have been all over the map in this series, I think I'm going to start with first one (again), next, skip this and try t...more
I have been all over the map in this series, I think I'm going to start with first one (again), next, skip this and try t...more
If you care at all for Maine and fixing up old houses, this series is great fun.
The book "Dead Cat Bounce" starts it all in motion. The set up is explained in each book, to varying degrees, so you can start anywhere. The early books are best, as usual for most series. The amazing local friend is a little too perfect, perhaps, but for pure romp, they're a hoot.
For a person who no longer can drive to Maine for summer vacations and to visit family, Graves fills a gap... down...more
The book "Dead Cat Bounce" starts it all in motion. The set up is explained in each book, to varying degrees, so you can start anywhere. The early books are best, as usual for most series. The amazing local friend is a little too perfect, perhaps, but for pure romp, they're a hoot.
For a person who no longer can drive to Maine for summer vacations and to visit family, Graves fills a gap... down...more
I am very much enjoying this series. Certainly not rocket science, which for a heading into summer run of books is exactly what I'm enjoying about it! Solid storytelling, interesting and funny characters, just the right amount of sarcasm, wit and emotion. Now all I need is a beach and foo-foo beverage with an umbrella in it...will be listening to the next one on my ipod.
This was okay; appherently the second book in this "A Home Repair is Homocide" series, it was my first read of this author. While I found the characters charming, and the dialogue was full of humor, I had a hard time with Ms.Graves placement of her 'he said/she said' sentence structure:
"I will", I said, "proofread. And make corrections, if any." (pg. 22)
"Ken", George objected, "wasn't spending any money." (pg. 32)
"Wh...more
"I will", I said, "proofread. And make corrections, if any." (pg. 22)
"Ken", George objected, "wasn't spending any money." (pg. 32)
"Wh...more
Not sure about this series, but since I got this second one out of the library, I'll give it another try to see if I want to continue with it. Finished and not one of my favorite series. May be a back up in case I can't find anything else to read at any given moment.
These mystery series are a quick easy read. Interesting because of the setting. Simple characters and a little predictable but if you like mysteries in a series they are worth the read.
I love reading mysteries for relaxation and entertainment. This one is only okay at best. I think the author is trying to do too much in this series. I'll try one more.
Sarah Graves writes really well. I love the descripions and her charictors are very belivable. This is the second of the siris.
This book didn't really hold my interest until about halfway through. Then I couldn't put it down. Overall a good read with a slow start.
Murder mystery on the lines of Murder She Wrote. Entertaining with out being compelling. A good light read.
better than first
ok. some good parts. some slow parts. some cute parts. ;-)
Average. It was a good, standard predictable mystery.
Avery strong second effort in this series, which I have completely fallen in love with. This book has at least one subplot which is as intruiging as the main plot, and the main crime has a couple of threads which are all weaving together in a coherent and interesting tapestry.
I especially like the interactions between the characters in these books. They're all compelling, and people you wish you knew in real life.
I especially like the interactions between the characters in these books. They're all compelling, and people you wish you knew in real life.
Elaine
marked it as to-read
2nd in the Home Repair is Homicide Mysteries
I started this, but then ... I set it down for some reason, and it's been a few weeks ... just not in the mood for a triple murder in Maine, I guess.
Yes, I find a good thing and I stick with it! I love this series and I'm going to keep reading them whenever they come out!
Perfect for light, summer reading. And you might learn something about fixing up old houses, while you're at it.
it was okay, i guess. it was the first book i read, so i couldn't understand all of it, but it was pretty cool.
Erin Wharton
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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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