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Paper-Thin Alibi (A Craft Corner Mystery #3)
by
Mary Ellen Hughes (Goodreads Author)
With her craft shop business going well, owner Jo McAllister takes off for the weekend, having snagged a spot at the prestigious Michicomi Craft Festival to show her wares. Jo’s excitement dims, however, when she learns her booth is directly across from an old nemesis, the conniving Linda Weeks.
Linda aggravates Jo continually during the festival, eventually goading her int...more
Linda aggravates Jo continually during the festival, eventually goading her int...more
ebook, 242 pages
Published
March 1st 2013
by Mary Ellen Hughes
(first published 2008)
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I'm not a craftsy person but this cozy mystery series doesn't need you to be. I love the cast of characters and the mysteries are well-done!
Feb 19, 2009
Marci
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Angela Boone, anyone who likes cozy mysteries
Shelves:
mystery
Third in a mystery series set in a craft shop. Great character and relationship development.
A nice edition to the series that I'm sorry is also the last. Jo and her friends are fun to hang out with and I will miss the gang.
What I enjoyed:
* The characters seem like real people and they have real problems.
* Jo and Russ got closer.
* I want an Ina Mae of my own.
What could have been better:
* Some things were a bit obvious.
* I was surprised how helpful Gabe was to Jo when he just met her and was willing to give her the dirt on people he'd known for years. (view spoiler)...more
What I enjoyed:
* The characters seem like real people and they have real problems.
* Jo and Russ got closer.
* I want an Ina Mae of my own.
What could have been better:
* Some things were a bit obvious.
* I was surprised how helpful Gabe was to Jo when he just met her and was willing to give her the dirt on people he'd known for years. (view spoiler)...more
Can't wait for her next book.
I've been a fan of this series and am sorry to see it end. Paper-thin Alibi leaves the characters in a good place, though, and while I'd like to read further adventures with them I also don't feel left hanging.
The author, Mary Ellen Hughes, has created three-dimensional characters who have very interesting lives. The mystery in Paper-thin Alibi was intriguing, but the side stories were just as absorbing. I finished this book feeling very satisfied. I look forward to future books by Hughes.
The author, Mary Ellen Hughes, has created three-dimensional characters who have very interesting lives. The mystery in Paper-thin Alibi was intriguing, but the side stories were just as absorbing. I finished this book feeling very satisfied. I look forward to future books by Hughes.
These cozy mysteries make a nice escape from reality for me, and they are light reading. After being an English major and having so many classic novels and things that I had to read, it's nice to just shake it up and read silly things.
This book was really well written, with nice characters, and a decent plotline. I enjoyed it a great deal and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery and light read.
This book was really well written, with nice characters, and a decent plotline. I enjoyed it a great deal and recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery and light read.
This author just isn't very good. She has a way with words that irritates me and doesn't understand much about how to craft a story. (Sorry, couldn't resist the pun since these are "Craft Corner Mysteries".) Actually, the craft patterns included sound rather tacky, too. Still, it kept me distracted during my recovery. The fact that it wasn't intellectually demanding was good for my drug-fogged brain.
Craft store owner Jo meets Linda, an old foe at a prestigious show. When Linda dies, Jo becomes a suspect, which is bad for business, to say the least. Jo plans to ask her significant other Russ, a policeman, for help, but he is injured in an unrelated event, so it's Jo and her crafters to the fore.
Standard mystery... would probably be more interesting and entertaining to a teenager. Easy read.
I did a quick read, I just couldn't get into this story.
Oct 15, 2011
Angie
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Well rounded characters in a female sleuth hobbyist themed book.
Fun new series (although I started with the most recent one first). Really enjoyable~great for cozy mystery readers!!
A wonderful little cozy series, and this volume did not disappoint. Jo's Craft Corner and her patrons are involved in yet another mysterious murder and Jo is trying to prove that she's not the killer. Will the people of Abbotsville ever believe Jo?
One star because I couldn't even be arsed to finish it.
love this author. :)
I think I prefer the cozies that stick to one type of craft. They make you want to look more into that specialization. I figured out whodunit ling before they revealed the culprit but it was more of a gut feeling than anything specific.
A cute read.
Jun 18, 2013
Connie Steckel
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