The day after her lavish wedding anniversary bash, Rosie Meyers gets a big surprise: her nouveau riche husband, Richie, is leaving her for a sul... read full description
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May 13, 2010
Margaret
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After All These Years is one of my favorite Susan Isaacs books, a wonderfully witty and entertaining murder mystery. Rosie Meyers is in the middle of a messy divorce, which gets suddenly messier when she goes down to her kitchen for a midnight snack and finds her husband Richie dead on the floor with a knife in his chest. Unfortunately for Rosie, she's the prime suspect. Since she knows she didn't do it, she goes on the lam, investigating Richie's life and tracking down the real murderer.
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May 11, 2010
Julie
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I finished this book up this morning on my bus ride into work. It took me five days to finish this, which is a little long for me. That could be an indicator of how well I liked this book. This is a difficult review for me because I did like the story overall, just some parts were a little much.
The book was a fun read, just not a real page-turner. It wasn't calling to me to continue reading and forget about doing the laundry like some of the other books I have read in the past. More...
The book was a fun read, just not a real page-turner. It wasn't calling to me to continue reading and forget about doing the laundry like some of the other books I have read in the past. More...
Aug 11, 2011
Thelma
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This was the book that made me decide I would read anything by Susan Isaacs. She is very funny
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Jul 31, 2011
The cover reviews say "relentlessly funny" (which sounds like the humor has to hunt you down) and "laugh until you cry" or something along that line - I thought the writing was a little witty in spots and I was sometimes mildy amused. The main character Rosie seemed rather sex-obsessed for a 47 year old woman who described herself as menopausal. She is not trying to figure out who murdered her husband of 20+ years to bring about justice because she loved him - she's doing the
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Jul 24, 2010
Kandice
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This was a lite, cozy type of mystery with a lot of humor. The story was entertaining. The characters were interesting. I would read another of her books. However, I would hope this was an earlier book of hers and that her writing has become tighter. My biggest complaint was with the end of the book. The solution to the mystery was given in a monologue by the main character and continued for several chapters. There wasn't any action at the end - just a long description of how the murder t
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Jan 23, 2012
Kate
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I picked up this book some ten years ago and loved it. Probably a bit dated now (think it's set in the eighties), but highly recommended nonetheless. The central mystery is certainly suspenseful, but Isaac's pitch-perfect depiction of the rich housewives who inhabit Long Island make the book worth the read. I've picked up a few more from Isaacs, but this was by far the best. Funny, punchy, light.
Aug 08, 2010
April
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Super wealthy neighborhood. Everyone is having affairs with someone else. A woman is found standing over her dead husband...her prints the only ones to be found on the knife. As she sets out to prove she's not the murderer, she discovers *gasp* that her husband isn't who she thought he was. While there are humorous moments, as promised by the back cover, I wasn't overly excited about this book. Just meh.
Nov 02, 2009
Priscilla
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this was cute and enjoyable. not exactly first class literature, but a fun plane ride kind of book. basically this woman finds her ex-husband murdered and then she is framed for the murder and has to go on the lam and find the killer herself. i'm not really spoiling anything; that's basically all on the book jacket. murder, mystery, rich people, and a little sex - what more can i ask for?
May 13, 2011
Annette
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This is an old(er) mystery. I'm not a big mystery fan ( I always want to know who dun it, and often read the last chapter first)....but this one was clever and fun to read. The female ( who has been done wrong by her man), is funny. At least as funny as a murder suspect can be. It's a great summertime book, just perfect for relaxing with your sangria !
Sep 13, 2009
HeiLi
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It's a long time that I read this book, and I remember that I did not like it that much, but there's one sentence/quote from the book that stuck in my memory:
Said by one of the female characters: "I really wish God had created an interesting alternative to men."
Yeah, you bet....
Said by one of the female characters: "I really wish God had created an interesting alternative to men."
Yeah, you bet....
Jun 10, 2009
Teri
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I got a big kick out of this book. It read fast and kept moving, and the main character is an English teacher who regularly tosses in references and allusions to literature in her ordinary conversations and thinking. It's not great lit, but it's a fun read. (I liked it much better than the other Susan Isaacs book I read, which I found to be tedious through the second 1/4 of it.)
Dec 02, 2011
Melissa
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It started off well enough, quite funny. However, the funny was like a note held far too long, and I skipped rather vigorously to the end. There was not much of a surprise as to who the killer was, and that was disappointing as well.
Jun 15, 2011
Dana
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Well, death, blood, detective and humor...Surely an unusual combination by Susan Isaacs! I liked the book but I don't like the way the husbands are being stereotyped to be unfaithful and having affairs with other women. It is a good book except for the amount of adultery in it (even while running away and doing investigation!).
Apr 11, 2009
Eileen
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I read her first book several years ago and the book that picked up the same character later. I thought those books very good and funny. This book left me uninterested and I stopped trying after about 70 pages
Sep 20, 2009
Ccarter773
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I thought this was a bit empowering in a funny sort of way if that is possible.
I think everyone would benefit if they were able to overcome obstacles as Rosie did in this story. It was a quick read.
I think everyone would benefit if they were able to overcome obstacles as Rosie did in this story. It was a quick read.
Jul 30, 2011
Woman whose husband recently left her trips over his freshly-murdered body in her kitchen. She must prove her innocence by finding the real killer. Fun reading.
Jan 08, 2012
Mary ann
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Enjoyed this mystery of a husband's murder and his wife's attempt to solve it. Got a bit tedious as she repeatedly pursued leads.. and revisited suspects.
Oct 12, 2011
Ann
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Barb is right on... old story but fresh approach. I enjoyed reading this thriller, if it wasn't for the baseball playoffs it would be a two dayer.
Nov 15, 2010
2js2as
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I like books with strong smart women so I liked that part. Wasn't crazy about the language and sex. Overall entertaining story.
Jul 26, 2010
Kim
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I don't believe I've read a Susan Isaacs book before. It was surely fiction, but it was fun to read.
Oct 31, 2009
Paddy
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Isaacs should be a better writer. She comes close to being better but doesn't get over the doorstep.
Feb 07, 2010
While Sawyer recovers inside the Swan, this book is seen next to him. ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
Nov 14, 2010
Karen
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Lame. I didn't know it was a Who Dunnit and I knew who did it by the third page.
