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Unhinged (Home Repair is Homicide Mystery #6)
by
Sarah Graves
Once a Wall Street hotshot, Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree chucked it all for a charmingly dilapidated fixer-upper in the tiny town of Eastport, Maine. She was certain she’d left the dangers of city life behind—until she discovered that no place, no matter how idyllic and peaceful it may appear, is safe from murder.
It began with the mysterious disappearance of Harriet Hollingswort...more
It began with the mysterious disappearance of Harriet Hollingswort...more
Mass Market Paperback, 368 pages
Published
March 2nd 2004
by Bantam
(first published January 1st 2003)
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I'm continuing to work my way through this series. And by continuing, I mean that I've read them all since the first book. And by work, I mean pleasurable quick reads. And by series I mean, dear heavens woman! How much longer do you think you can keep this up? I want to know, so I'll continue reading.
The fun of this one was that the danger to Jake was actually a little scary. Lots of stormy nights, flickering lights, being alone with the wrong person at the wrong time. Here, s...more
The fun of this one was that the danger to Jake was actually a little scary. Lots of stormy nights, flickering lights, being alone with the wrong person at the wrong time. Here, s...more
I enjoy these stories about Jacobia Tiptree and her friend Ellie White. At the beginning she falls off a ladder and goes with a slight concussion and a bunch of bruises, changing as the days go by. When she is finally dragged into her ex-husband’s clinic, of course she doesn’t tell him all of her symptoms. Then, a bunch of accidents keep happening, to her husband, to her son, a woman gets electrocuted, a missing woman is located in the walls of a house. She does from many suspects to almost none...more
I am enjoying reacquainting myself with this Sarah Graves series. I read a few of them before and enjoyed them, but lost touch somewhere along the way. I decided to read them (and reread them in some cases) in order now, though you really don’t have to read them in order to enjoy the books.
I’ve come to realize Jake and Ellie are a bit meddlesome and are busybodies to some degree. For some reason, though, they don’t annoy me as many cozy heroines do. Maybe it’s the fact that there’...more
I’ve come to realize Jake and Ellie are a bit meddlesome and are busybodies to some degree. For some reason, though, they don’t annoy me as many cozy heroines do. Maybe it’s the fact that there’...more
A home repair nut that I can relate to, jacobia is a seasoned character playing at small-town sleuth. The harbor-town setting and iconic characters keep this hard- broiled mystery afloat. I enjoy the pace but find some of the plot hard to follow.
This series gets better and better. Elements of Jacobia's past are revealed and figure predominantly in the plot. I missed some of the murderer's clues but picked up immediately on another important plot twist.
I really enjoyed this Sarah Graves series but the later (more recent) ones have taken a strange turn and I'm not enjoying them as much. Still in all, a good read with characters I know and like.
This series just continues to get better. All of the characters continue to flesh out and bring more intersting interaction as the series continues.
Another treat of a book from Sarah Graves. This one was much more in line with her earlier books.
Great easy read about local small town goings on! I could see my neighborhood in this book.
Great book. I've read a couple in this series, all have been good. Lots of twists and turns, you don't know until the end whodunnit. There's always several suspects that are plausible. And Sarah Graves does a good job a character development.
Consistently quality storytelling, whodunits that still have me guessing wrong, and continued solid character development are what keep me coming back to this fun series of books! That and a great narrator on the audio version!
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Unhinged: A Home Repair is Homicide Mystery by Sarah Graves (2003)
Enjoyable characters and story.
red herrings and mad bombers
I've read a couple of this author's books before. Always entertaining.
Good. Readable series.
I love these quirky Maine slueths
One of the weaker Jake Tiptree novels, but it gives a real flavor of Maine, clearly written by someone who loves Eastport. The characters are fun, and the plot, although weak, was enjoyable. I can empathize as Jake fixes one repair only to find another problem!
i love these books. they may not make sense sometimes, but the house-fixing tips that jake gives at the beginning of the chapter is extreamly helpful.
I am really enjoying this (Home Repair is Homicide) series. Sarah Graves really knows her way around a cozy mystery plot. Can't wait to read #7!
Pretty good, I really like this series. The characters are very smart and funny and Sarah writes in very good twists.
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Another comfort read.........a Downeast Mystery which I just love. I'm reading all of her books.
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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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