Die for Love
by Elizabeth Peters
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Set in the midst of a conference for romance writers, this mystery features my favorite Peters character Jacqueline Kirby, a librarian from Coldwater College of undetermined age. Eager to escape the rain in Nebraska, Kirby sets off for NYC to attend the Historical Romance Writers of the World conference because she thinks she can write off the cost as business deduction on her tax return(!). Sandwiched in between the clues of the exciting mystery plot are magnificent tongue-in-cheek looks at bod...more
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Read in October, 2004
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I found it disappointing. I didn't really like any of the characters. Jacqueline is less appealing here than in the previous books in the series. None of the other characters are very well-drawn either. The part about the romance convention are very funny, but all the references to romance books are dated. Romances don't follow this old-fashioned plot any more. The identity of the killer wasn't much of a surprise either, and frankly, neither were any of the so-called "plot twists."
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Read in January, 2006
I picked this up only because Jacqueline Kirby was the only character I liked in Peters' The Murders of Richard III. She is back in this fluffy book full of more cardboard characters and predictable plot. Ms Kirby's character herself seemed a little bit splintered... my least favorite of her books.
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Very funny murder mystery. Takes place at a convention for Romance Novelists and their fans. The heroine of the book, Jacqueline Kirby, librarian, hates harlequinn books but was sent for work. Her thoughts of the entire proceedings are hysterical.
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Elizabeth Peters writes some of my favorite, lighthearted, sassy mysteries. Some know of my secret addiction to trashy romance novels...this books mocks the entire romance culture and illustrates why I enjoy reading them.
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Read in March, 2008
I'm a sucker for anything by Elizabeth Peters. She has a Ph.D in Egyptology AND writes first class mystery novels full of wit and trivia. Oh, and she's in her 80s or close to it and is still writing novels.
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It's amazing how Elizabeth Peters can write a book that both follows the rules of a genre and completely mocks it at the same time. This book was hilarious and fun to read
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Read in April, 2008
Hilarious send-up of conventions/conferences and the romance novel industry, with a murder mystery for added fun. A great, quick read.
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Read in March, 2006
#3 for Jacqueline Kirby. It takes place at a convention of Romance Writers. Naturally, murder and mayhem ensue.
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A light and humorous mystery but not my favorite Elizabeth Peters.
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