Mary Alice has spared nothing for her only daughter's wedding -- from seventy-five yards of bridal train to gourmet food for over three hundred gue...
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Jun 03, 2008
Dawn
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Another good book from Anne George. I really do like this series of books. I will be sad when I read the last book.
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Jun 07, 2011
Barb
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I'm going to put up this same review for the entire series. Instead of reading this set of books, I listened to the audiobook versions of the entire series. The series is about a couple of sisters that bumble onto murders and wind up solving them. I don't know if it's the books, or the reader that I liked the most. By the time I had finished a couple of the books, I felt like the reader and the characters were old friends. The stories are light, easy to follow, and not terribly complex, but
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Feb 06, 2012
CreamOfLife
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Anne George hat mehrere Bücher über die beiden detektivisch veranlagten Schwestern aus Birmingham verfasst. Welcher Band "Mörderische Familienbande" ist, weiß ich nicht, aber er ist definitiv nicht der erste.
Wie so oft besteht bei den Fortsetzungen aus Buchreihen die Gefahr, dass man nicht in die Story hineinkommt, weil einem mehr oder weniger wichtige Hintergrundinfos fehlen oder man - wie in diesem Fall - mit den zahlreichen Namen und Familienzugehörigkeiten durcheinander kommt. More...
Wie so oft besteht bei den Fortsetzungen aus Buchreihen die Gefahr, dass man nicht in die Story hineinkommt, weil einem mehr oder weniger wichtige Hintergrundinfos fehlen oder man - wie in diesem Fall - mit den zahlreichen Namen und Familienzugehörigkeiten durcheinander kommt. More...
Apr 15, 2011
Anna
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I loved the relationship between the two sisters, Patricia Anne (Mouse) and Mary Alice. Their conversation and thoughts are hardly fiction. Anne George builds great characters who experience the "addictiveness" of genealogy in a fun mystery.
The relationsnhip of Mary Alice and Patricia Anne is true sisterhood as described on page 240. "An hour later, as I was going to my car, I heard Sister say, "Mouse?" I looked back to see her silhouettd in the door. 'You More...
The relationsnhip of Mary Alice and Patricia Anne is true sisterhood as described on page 240. "An hour later, as I was going to my car, I heard Sister say, "Mouse?" I looked back to see her silhouettd in the door. 'You More...
Apr 14, 2011
Wanderer
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Audio version. Definitely liking this one better than the first two. The mystery is stronger and the characters are really growing on me. Love the humor between the two sisters and also seeing the other family members progressing through each book. Fun series. Definitely 4 stars
Apr 22, 2009
Patti
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I really enjoy this series; it's great for rereading at bedtime. This entry I liked, but didn't love--I'm not sure why.
This series is well done, with good, interesting mysteries that are well-set in the South. Not to take anything away from that, Patricia Ann and Mary Alice do give me good giggles before I fall asleep :).
This series is well done, with good, interesting mysteries that are well-set in the South. Not to take anything away from that, Patricia Ann and Mary Alice do give me good giggles before I fall asleep :).
May 26, 2011
Donna
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I enjoyed this. It was my first anne george. The characters were a little superficial. I must admit, though, that I think I know several women who fit this description to a tee... and they all live in Bham. It was fun to read a book with this setting. It made me miss Bham.
Apr 04, 2009
Joanna
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Patricia Anne is a lovable old lady that gets caught up in murder without even trying. She is simply trying to be kind and help people out and somehow foils the murders plans. She takes the easy road to cooking like I would do. I love how she makes grammar corrections right when I am thinking them and criticizes her sister Mary Alice and she just doesn't get it. I want to go to Birmingham to see the statue of Vulcan and his naked backside.
May 27, 2011
Mary
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This is a light-hearted mystery with likeable main characters - southern sisters Patricia Ann & Mary Alice get involved in a geneologist murder. Good dialogue. Some humor. I have read other in this series & will read more.
May 25, 2009
Shelley
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I read this book when I was in a book club when we lived in Anniston, AL probably 6 years ago. It was a cute book. It was also quite funny. I read a few more of the books by Anne George thereafter.
Jun 27, 2011
BamaGal
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I have loved each and every one of these books. I also at one time lived 'in the shadow of Vulcan's butt' in Birmingham.
How I wish she'd lived to write more of this wonderful, hilarious series!!
How I wish she'd lived to write more of this wonderful, hilarious series!!
Jun 22, 2011
Connie
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This book was entertaining! The book had a murder, but included humor and one of my favorite hobbies, genealogy. This is the first of the Southern Sisters books I have read, but I will definitely look for more.
Jan 16, 2011
Jane
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Just love these two sisters. This about betrayal, infidelity, and revenge. The story centers around geneologists and their discoveries. Again the sisterly banter is laugh out loud funny.
Aug 25, 2010
Pooch
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Author, Anne George exaggerates Southern culture to bring two sisters to life in her cozy mystery series. Set in Birmingham, Alabama, Murder Runs in the Family refers to many local sites that particularly engages readers who live or have visited there. Of course there's a crime to solve amidst the rollicking adventures of Patricia Anne, Mary Alice and their friends. With characters as Bonnie Blue Butler, George and Gerorgianna Peach, and Shanklette Ferguson, you know there are some laugh-out-lou
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Feb 09, 2012
Linda
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I am from the South and my sisters and I talk just like Sister and Mouse. This series makes me smile. It's the perfect quick read.
Mar 25, 2009
Vera
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Light, fun and entertaining. Amy - you would like the "southern" flavor - its setting is Birmingham, Alabmama.
Nov 02, 2009
Laura
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Look forward to reading the others in the series. I like the light-hearted nature of the books -- hard to believe its a murder mystery!
May 24, 2009
Cathy
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Cute book! Read for book club and it was entertaining with a fun Southern flavor.
Jul 18, 2011
Luann
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I always enjoy visiting the world of the Southern Sisters! I particularly liked the genealogical aspect of this one. Such a fun idea as a motive for murder!
I've decided that I enjoy the later books in the series more than the earlier (this one is number three), but that doesn't mean that they aren't all worth reading. I have just one more to go and then I will have read them all. Sad! But I'm thinking it would be fun to revisit them again sometime - and this time read them in pub More...
I've decided that I enjoy the later books in the series more than the earlier (this one is number three), but that doesn't mean that they aren't all worth reading. I have just one more to go and then I will have read them all. Sad! But I'm thinking it would be fun to revisit them again sometime - and this time read them in pub More...
Jun 12, 2011
Odetta
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I actually didn't think I'd like it, but I did. It's not one I'd listen to again.
Dec 02, 2010
Jan
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Patricia Ann (Mouse) and Mary Alice (Sister) meet Meg, a geneologist, at the wedding of Mary Alice's daughter. Later they meet her for lunch which is interupted by another friend of Meg's. Meg steps away to investigate some geneological mystery and ends up taking a nose dive from the 10th floor of the Birmingham courthouse. Was is suicide or did Meg have a little help?
These Southern Sisters Mysteries are so much fun. The characters are really taking shape by this installment. The mys More...
These Southern Sisters Mysteries are so much fun. The characters are really taking shape by this installment. The mys More...
Oct 10, 2011
Kristie J.
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Pleasant, easy read. I did like the genealogy part of the story. I hadn't heard that in a murder mystery before.
