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Three Bedrooms, One Corpse (Aurora Teagarden Mysteries #3)

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Third in the Aurora Teagarden series, one great new look. Deciding if she wants to go into real estate becomes a life-or-death choice for Aurora "Roe" Teagarden. A naked corpse is discovered at her first house showing. And when a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large in Lawrenceton, one who knows a grea...more

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Published March 4th 2008 by Berkley (first published 1994)

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Jan 14, 2013 Marianne rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse is the third novel in the Aurora Teagarden series by American author, Charlaine Harris. Ex-librarian Roe Teagarden decides to try being a realtor with her mother Aida’s agency. Her career is short, unofficial but definitely not uneventful. Showing a three-bedroom mansion to Martin Bartell and his sister on behalf of Aida, Roe makes the horrifying discovery of the corpse of another realtor, Tonia Lee Greenhouse, in the master bedroom. Circumstances point to one of Lawre...more

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Dec 04, 2012 Silvia Liotta rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

La vita di Roe senza l'impegno part time della biblioteca sembra alquanto
noiosa e priva di emozioni: ecco perchè la nostra protagonista ha deciso di
sperimentare il lavoro di agente immobiliare insieme alla madre. Durante una visita
con alcuni clienti interessati ad una bella casa Roe scoprirà che le avventure
e le novità per lei non sono finite. Chi sarà questa volta l'assassino che
sta spaventando la piccola cittadina di Lawrenceton? Un terzo libro davvero
scoppiettante e di sicuro più avvicente ri...more

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Sep 28, 2012 Jeff Cothern rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Third in the Aurora Teagarden series, one great new look.

Deciding if she wants to go into real estate becomes a life-or-death choice for Aurora "Roe" Teagarden. A naked corpse is discovered at her first house showing. And when a second body is found in another house for sale, it becomes obvious that there is a very cool killer at large in Lawrenceton, one who knows a great deal about real estate-and maybe too much about Roe.

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At loose ends after her adventures in A Bone

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Third in the Aurora Teagarden series, one great new look.

From Publishers Weekly

At loose ends after her adventures in A Bone to Pick , former librarian Aurora Teagarden pitches in to help her mother Aida, a busy real estate agent in Lawrenceton, Ga. On her first unofficial showing of a house, Aurora discovers the naked corpse of a rival realtor in the master bedroom. Somewhat daunted, Aurora and her no-nonsense mom determine that the culprit must be another real estate agent--someone who could have gotten the key from Aida's office without raising suspicion. Then the body of another broker is discovered in another house for sale. Adding to Aurora's distress is her growing attraction to mysterious Martin Bartell, whose company has transferred him to Lawrenceton to reorganize its plant. Plucky, charming Aurora must choose between the dependable, uncomplicated Episcopalian minister whom she has been chastely dating and Martin, whose responsibility for laying off workers makes him dangerous to know. Meanwhile she and her mother question Aida's staff, other brokers and friends to determine who killed the realtors. With the disbanding of the Real Murders Club (which informally rehashed true crime cases), Aurora has time to sleuth to her heart's content in this high-spirited Southern cozy. Mystery Guild alternate.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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This author's delightful addition to the "Aurora Teagarden" series enmeshes the ex-librarian in numerous murders that occur in empty houses for sale. Since the receipt of an inheritance, Aurora has considered joining her mother's real estate firm; instead, she discovers corpses and begins investigating almost without realizing it. Her love life, meanwhile, explodes when she meets an older man new to the area. Clearly focused plot, animated description of character and real estate, and sparkling prose commend this breath of fresh air to all collections
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Sep 12, 2011 Stephanie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

You know, I was all into this book... But the whole time, I am wondering, what the HELL happened to Robin?? In the last book in the series, Roe contemplated writing him a letter while he was in another country, telling him she was interested in seeing him again. But we never know if she did or not, cause the writer never said!! And she was dating the preacher at the time.
Then, she meets a woman who will be perfect for the preacher, and just GIVES UP? And then assumes he's going to know, without...more

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Jul 11, 2011 Syrdarya rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jan 13, 2011 Yolanda Sfetsos rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

As you (probably now) know, I've been having a great time getting stuck into this series. I really enjoyed the first and second books, and have become very fond of Roe. As well as her town of Lawrenceton, and the strange mix of people who seem to have so many secrets.

Since Roe quit her job at the library, she's got a bit of spare time on her hands, so she decides to hang around Select Realty, which happens to be her mother's business. She wants to see if she likes it, and maybe then she can purs...more As you (probably now) know, I've been having a great time getting stuck into this series. I really enjoyed the first and second books, and have become very fond of Roe. As well as her town of Lawrenceton, and the strange mix of people who seem to have so many secrets.

Since Roe quit her job at the library, she's got a bit of spare time on her hands, so she decides to hang around Select Realty, which happens to be her mother's business. She wants to see if she likes it, and maybe then she can pursue a career in the field. This makes her mother very happy.

Roe's love life seems to be stable. She's been dating the minister, Aubrey, for a while now and they've settled into some kind of a routine. One that lacks a little excitement and has her more frustrated than anything else.

When her mother asks her to show a house to a prospective buyer, two things happen that'll change the path of Roe's life: (1) she finds a corpse lying naked in the empty house, and (2) she meets Martin Bartell. After this, she decides that the realty business really isn't for her, and that she wants Martin in a way she's never wanted anyone before. Is it love at first sight? Or just a matter of lust at first sight because things aren't going as well with Aubrey as she likes to make herself believe?

Not only does she eventually work through the matters of the heart--in an unexpected way that I really didn't see coming--but when a second female Realtor is killed and dumped in a different empty house, she finds herself in the middle of yet another murder mystery. Who's killing these female realtors and then dumping them inside these houses, and why?

When Roe eventually puts all the clues together and actually figures out who did it, she puts her own life on the line... and once again comes out hurt at the end.

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse was as much fun as the other books in this very cool mystery series. Charlaine Harris sure knows how to write--not only a good and interesting mystery book--but also an intriguing series that has me totally hooked. I love how she puts poor Roe through so much. I also like that this former librarian seems to fall in and out of love, only to throw herself into another doomed romance.

Will Martin, the older and very mysteries man who gets her blood pumping, be the one to tame her heart? Or will things once again come to an abrupt end? And where's Robin Crusoe? I can't help wondering if he'll ever return to confuse her all over again...

I've now started the fourth (and final book in this omnibus) but I'm really glad that there's still a second omnibus coming out early next year. Can't wait!(less)

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Nov 13, 2010 Jeanette rated it 4 of 5 stars

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. In book three of the series, Aurora Teagarden (Roe) has quit her job as librarian and is living on the inheritance left to her by Jane, in book 2. She's still dating Pastor Aubrey, and she's looking for a new occupation. Roe decides to try working for her mom, Lauren Bacall look-a-like, Aida Brattle Teagarden Queensland, who happens to own one of the major real estate firms in town. Signing on as an apprentice, Roe agrees to show an expensive house to some out-of-town clients. The house has its...more

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Oct 06, 2009 Debbie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-suspense

Trying to help her mother, Aurora ‘Roe’ Teagarden met the Bartells (Martin and his sister Barbara) to show them the Anderton house. During the process of showing them the house, the body of another local realtor (Tonia Lee Greenhouse) was discovered. Having a fascination with true crimes, Roe started her own investigation into who would have and who could have killed this woman. While the realtors dealt with the lose of one of their own, Roe and Martin, became closer.

This book is short, quick, l...more

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Aug 10, 2009 Aaron rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

With her recent inheritance of a home and a fortune, Roe Teagarden has had an opportunity to change careers. With recent staffing cuts at the local library meant her hours being limited to just part-time. She wants something more and figured it would be natural to follow in her mother's footsteps in real estate and goes into a pseudo-apprenticeship.

With her mother running behind schedule Roe, meets up with a wealthy gentleman named Martin Bartell and his sister, both looking to move to the area....more With her recent inheritance of a home and a fortune, Roe Teagarden has had an opportunity to change careers. With recent staffing cuts at the local library meant her hours being limited to just part-time. She wants something more and figured it would be natural to follow in her mother's footsteps in real estate and goes into a pseudo-apprenticeship.

With her mother running behind schedule Roe, meets up with a wealthy gentleman named Martin Bartell and his sister, both looking to move to the area. They are going to be taking a look at the largest house in towns. The siblings seem to be really liking what they see ... that is until they find a quirk in the master bedroom: the semi-clad, posed body of Tonia Lee Greenhouse. Tonia is an agent for a competing real estate firm in town.

Tonia is known around town for being friendly with the guys, to put it nicely. This quickly leads people to conclude that she might have been murdered by an ex, but people start getting their doubts when the body count starts to rise and all of the victims (and suspects are tied to the real estate community in town.

As Roe finds herself being drawn deeper into the mystery, she also finds herself falling in love with Martin. Her romance with the minister crumbled when it became clear she would not make the best minister's wife and he met someone who would be. The combination of her romance with Martin and the search for the murderers sweeps the reader up and races towards another near death conclusion for the unlikely detective.

I have really been enjoying the Aurora Teagarden series. This is the third volume, and it continues with the comfortable "cozy" format. The characters are rich and interesting, with many of the regulars familiar to readers of the earlier two books.

While I enjoy the book, I didn't enjoy it as much as the earlier two books. I felt that it was a little rushed. A number of characters, such as Martin's sister, seem to pop in and serve absolutely no purpose ... not even as a red herring.

Roe's relationship with Martin seems a bit rushed. It is presented at love at first sight, but it seems more like a one-night-stand that never ends. As a result, it is hard to believe her dedication to him and her willingness to resist people's accusations about Martin. Roe is quickly turning into the James Bond of cozies, with a new man in every book.

All-in-all, though, I am definitely going to be looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
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Feb 27, 2011 Blake rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. I can't even make my rant funny. If you don't want to read my diatribe, discontinue reading. This is your warning.

While there are elements to this story that I do like, I'm greatly annoyed with two main points.

Firstly, if you run a realty company and stuff has been stolen from the houses you are selling for TWO YEARS, why do you not have better security of the keys? The keys are on a board in alphabetical order in the middle of the office. Seriously? Even when women start to be murdered in the...more I can't even make my rant funny. If you don't want to read my diatribe, discontinue reading. This is your warning.

While there are elements to this story that I do like, I'm greatly annoyed with two main points.

Firstly, if you run a realty company and stuff has been stolen from the houses you are selling for TWO YEARS, why do you not have better security of the keys? The keys are on a board in alphabetical order in the middle of the office. Seriously? Even when women start to be murdered in the houses you are selling, you don't think to have your realtors at least sign out the keys? Also, I don't know if it is just in my dad's experience or if it is the way things are done, but the only time valuable stuff is kept in the houses is when the owners still live there or the owner has passed away. In the case of the owner still living there, they are the ones who have access to the keys and the realtors only show the houses when the owners are home. SECURE THE KEYS. Otherwise, this story is not believable to me.

Secondly, the way African Americans are portrayed in this series makes me a little uncomfortable. The protagonist keeps pointing out the "blackness" of some of the secondary characters, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the plot, subplot, or red herrings. On one page she refers to a woman as "a black." Not even "a black person." Just "a black." On page 150, alone, there were references to Mackie standing out "like a chocolate drop on a wedding cake." Then, a paragraph down, "Mackie was always quiet in social settings, at least in one involving whites. For all I knew, he sang solo in the choir at the African Methodist Episcopal Church." While, in and of itself, these comments are not blatently racist, they're more like soft racism. What does it have to do with anything else in the story? Why are their comments like this peppered throughout the novel? Is she trying to show the segregation still inherent in the small-town South? If so, she does a horrible job at it. It reminds me of the ppl who start a statement with "I'm not a racist, but..." You can almost always count on their next statement being racist. Or the dude that says "I'm not a racist because there is a black guy I talk to at work." I'm just failing to see what Ms. Harris's point behind this is.

And I hate Aurora's taste in men. Aurora whines about her relationships constantly. She's 30 and not married. gasp! Her life obviously can't begin until she has a ring on her finger. Maybe once she gets hitched she'll do something with her fictional life besides whining and sticking her nose where it doesn't belong. Travel or something.

And the mystery is only meh, again. I knew who it was about half-way through the book.

This is not your best writing, Charlaine. With that being said, a friend loaned these books to me and I'll continue to read them...but I won't go out of my way to spend any money on getting copies for myself. Call it stubborness or stupidity or morbid curiosity (my friend says stubborness), but I'll read at least one more in this bloody annoying atrocious series. Surely it will get better?(less)

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May 27, 2011 Alice rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011, library, mystery, romance

I honestly don't know if the earlier Aurora Teagarden mysteries were as bad as this, because I listened to them on audio, and I read a physical copy of this one. Still, I suspect I would have a lot of the same complaints.

There's a love interest introduced in this book who Aurora attaches onto rather quickly, and I never understood why. She talks to her mother and best-friend-from-afar about how much she likes him, but the conversations sounded more like Roe trying to talk herself into it than th...more

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Oct 02, 2012 Damaskcat rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Aurora Teagarden, having given up her part time job in the library on a whim, is trying to decide whether to become a realtor (estate agent for UK readers). Unfortunately the first house she visits with clients contains the carefully arranged corpse of a fellow realtor which is enough to put anyone off the job before they’ve even started. The client however is another matter and Aurora falls in love on sight with Martin Bartell.

I enjoyed this fast paced mystery story with its frightening ending....more

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Oct 01, 2011 Lynn rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Truly horrible writing. The characters were under-developed, the "romance" contrived and implausible. There was no suspense and the story was filled with unnecessary details and minutiae of the protagonist's daily life. Did taking the cat to the vet really warrant mentioning? And how many times does the author need to describe the protagonist's mother as being Lauren Bacall-like? Certainly not as many as she has between this and the book prior to this one in the series.

I like cozy mysteries, I...more

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Jul 19, 2009 Julie H. rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery

Roe's mom is a wheeler-dealer real estate broker, and Roe is roped into joinng the company. She's studying for her realtor's license and shadowing her mother at work. One day when Mom gets caught at a settlement that is running late, she instructs Roe (who quit her part-time job after inheriting an acquaintance's quite vast fortune) to go open the house for an appointment. Of course when she opens the doors to the master suite, Roe and the prospective buyers discover a dead body--an agent from t...more

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Oct 16, 2012 Allison rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: spackle-for-the-void

It's pointless to say I will stay away from these books. For reasons that remain unbeknownst to me, I will probably end up reading the entire series (I only have two left to go).

Maybe it's because Ms. Teagarden inhabits a(n) world/mentality/experience of female gender that I'm completely alienated by, and thus escaping to it through these novels is like a cheap form of space travel?

Who knows.

Well, this one is up there in terms of entertainment value, as the series goes. I thought, of the ones...more

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Dec 14, 2011 Xulieta NeveraDeLibros rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: cozy-mystery, mystery, crime

No he podido evitar la tentación de seguir leyendo esta saga y es que la pequeña Roe me encanta y me parece un personaje muy carismático.

En esta tercera entrega Aurora comienza a seguir los pasos de su madre como agente inmobiliario y su primera tarea es enseñar una enorme casa a un hombre nuevo en el pueblo, Martin, y su hermana, Barbara. Hasta aquí todo parece normal y la casa preciosa pero en el momento de enseñar una de las últimas estancias, se encuentran un cadáver, una de las agentes inm...more No he podido evitar la tentación de seguir leyendo esta saga y es que la pequeña Roe me encanta y me parece un personaje muy carismático.

En esta tercera entrega Aurora comienza a seguir los pasos de su madre como agente inmobiliario y su primera tarea es enseñar una enorme casa a un hombre nuevo en el pueblo, Martin, y su hermana, Barbara. Hasta aquí todo parece normal y la casa preciosa pero en el momento de enseñar una de las últimas estancias, se encuentran un cadáver, una de las agentes inmobiliarias de donde trabaja, desnudo en la cama.

Aunque este libro cojee algo más que las anteriores entregas en cuanto a comportamientos de los personajes, sigue siendo igualmente entretenido y además presenta situaciones divertidas si desde un primer momento te ha gustado y le has cogido cariño a la protagonista, que es mi caso.

Se puede decir que la protagonista de la saga evoluciona y en esta entrega presenta rasgos que no se destacaban o estaban ausentes en las anteriores como un carácter más asustadizo y poco tacto en cuanto relaciones personajes.
Además hay que añadir que en esta entrega actúa mucho por impulsos y esto me ha gustado bastante ya que la protagonista lucha interiormente un poco contra éstos pero al final acaba haciendo lo que el cerebro le ha transmitido en un principio sin pensar ni siquiera en las consecuencias.

Sin dudarlo ni un momento creo que el primer libro ha sido el mejor puesto que me encantó toda la trama, pero hay que reconocer que el misterio es mucho mejor en esta entrega que en cualquiera de las anteriores y te hace pensar mucho más.

Sin desviarse en su forma de expresarse nos encontramos ante una nueva entrega de la saga de Aurora Teagarden donde el misterio y los asesinatos no paran de cruzarse con la protagonista. Nuevos personajes son presentados y antiguos siguen aquí para deleitar las horas de lectura.
Un libro ligero que cualquiera persona puede disfrutar que te deja aún con más ganas de saber que pasará a continuación con esta peculiar ex-bibliotecaria.

Nota final para aquellos que hayan leído hasta este libro... ¿qué ha pasado con el ex, Robin?. La autora lo ha apartado completamente de esta entrega aunque parecía que iba a volver a Lawrenceton para agitar la vida de Aurora.(less)

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Sep 09, 2011 Cherie rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

My ratings system is as follows. One star is GOOD. The book is entertaining, easy to read and you don't want to stop reading because something about the book is compelling you not to. Two stars is GREAT! This time the story is not only entertaining, but highly creative, unique, easy to read and hard to put down. Three stars is EXCELLENT. Here the book has all aspects of one and two stars, but now the book is thought and emotionally provoking. Four is AWESOME. This is the read that is not only cr...more

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Jul 21, 2011 Anna rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: current-series-following, aurora-teagarden-mysteries

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Mar 25, 2013 April Kane rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Since leaving librarianship Aurora “Roe” Teagarden decides to try working for her mother’s real estate agency. While helping to show her first house to perspective buyers Roe discovers the body of one her mother’s real estate competitors. Eventually a second victim, who also works in Lawrenceton’s very busy real estate community, will be discovered as well.

Meanwhile Roe also has continuing relationship issues. She keeps running into her ex police officer boyfriend and his new wife, plus for awh...more

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Oct 21, 2012 Janne Varvára rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: crime

Hm.

It's all been slowly worsening since I started the first Aurora Teagarden novel. The first one was brilliant, the second good, and the third... meh.

In this book, what should be a sub-plot, Aurora's swift romance with a new older beau, takes center stage. Honestly, I'm reading these books for the murder, not for the romance. And I admit that at times I stopped, thinking "get back to the murder case, already!".

And as for the murder case, it's more seedy and less of a classic whodunnit than my b...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Julie rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: If you want a quick, fun and mystery book to read.

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Apr 07, 2011 Bookmole rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: books-read-2011

In 'Three Bedrooms, One Corpse' Aurora begins working at her mother's real estate firm, and stumbles across the body of a fellow Realtor during her first house viewing. When another Realtor is found dead during a viewing, and her new love interest is placed under suspicion, Roe begins to investigate the world of real estate and the employees of the local firms, including the one owned by her mother.

Better than book two, that's for sure! Finally, Roe finds a man who is enigmatic and sexy, and wh...more

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May 19, 2012 Flo rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Again, I'm reading one of Charlaine Harris' books because I'm a fan of hers. I like the relationship between Aurora, an ex-librarian and her successful real estate agent mother, who is described as a "Lauren Bacall" lookalike. Despite their differences they get along not just because they are daughter and mother but because they also respect one another. What I don't like about this book is how naive Aurora is about men. She falls for a guy who appears to be out of her league, knows nothing abou...more

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Dec 06, 2012 Julie added it · review of another edition

This was the third in the Teagarden series.
Aurora is asked to show a house for her mother. While walking through the house with the newcomers, they discover the body of a rival real estate agent.
The only good thing to come from the situation was that Aurora met Martin. The two of them practically fall in love at first sight.
But, despite Roe's love life changing for the better ( at least it appears that way), the whole town is on edge. When another murder takes place, Roe starts to take action.
I...more

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Nov 03, 2011 Cathy DuPont rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: anyone but start from the first book

Recommended to Cathy by: Vanessa, my friend the bookseller

I just love Roe and read each book as fast as I could. Each one was great and all were great together. Too bad Harris started making more money on the 'Snookie' series because Aurora Teagarden was such a great character. I miss her and wish she would come back for a few more experiences...no question that she did evolve but I think Harris could find more challenges and danger for Roe. Shoot, Roe might be forever gone so in a couple of years, I'm just going to have to re-read her from the beginni...more

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Jun 26, 2011 Bob rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

A fun, light diversion - picked this one up from a stack in the office when I had nothing else handy to read. Pretty good murder mystery, but just proves Charlaine Harris has a character she can't resist. Aurora Teagarden is just another spin on the Sookie Stackhouse character - smart woman who undersells her own self-worth and intelligence, diminutive but busty, alluring to men with power, drawn to life-threatening situations that almost get her killed... Had the mystery part of this one not be...more

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Apr 30, 2009 Tatiana rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, mysteries-thrillers-horror

Aurora Teagarden is in the middle of a murder investigation again! This time she finds a body of a saleswoman in a house she is showing to an enigmatic and sexy client.

I think I like this book more than the previous ones because it seems Charlaine Harris has finally found that little something that makes books addictive. And this "something" is certainly sexual attraction between her characters. She did a great job describing intereactions between Roe and Martin in this book. Although I have to...more

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Jul 21, 2012 AM rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: i-own

These books are never heavy to digest, but they are usually fun. Roe is always involved somehow. She certainly has a knack for finding bodies. This time, in a home she is trying to sell for her mother. A short-lived real estate career indeed.

I think Charlaine Harris must observe the residents of her small town with a notebook and pen clutched firmly in her hand. Each person feels so real that they are almost familiar to the reader. That feeling that, 'oh, I know someone who does that'. Their per...more

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Jul 03, 2011 Jonna Doughty rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

If you're looking for a suspenseful mystery novel, look somewhere else. This is a pleasant read, with your standard whodunit, and a little romance thrown in. It's a pleasant enough book (and certainly well-written!) it is not worth staying up another hour to see who the killer is.
I am a fan of Charlaine Harris's writing, having read all the Sookie Stackhouse novels, and the Harper Connelly series are some of my favorites. (I even got met Mrs. Harris when she was in Portland last month, and I wa...more

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Oct 28, 2011 Cassi aka Snow White Haggard rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: audio-books, read-in-2011

Are the heroines in mystery books always THIS STUPID? Because I'm smart but not like genius smart, and compared to me, Roe is a dumb-bum. At least that's how I felt by the end of this book.

Seriously DO NOT CHASE DANGER. DO NOT BREAK INTO A MURDERERS HOUSE. CALL THE DAMN POLICE!

Also this book made me feel like I'd been banished to adverb hell for awhile. The dialogue tags almost always had an adverb to explain further what the words meant (because apparently understanding the words themselves mea...more

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About Charlaine Harris

Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Now she lives in southern Arkansas with her husband, her three children, three dogs, and a duck. The duck stays outside.

Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was wr...more Charlaine Harris has been a published novelist for over twenty-five years. A native of the Mississippi Delta, she grew up in the middle of a cotton field. Now she lives in southern Arkansas with her husband, her three children, three dogs, and a duck. The duck stays outside.

Though her early output consisted largely of ghost stories, by the time she hit college (Rhodes, in Memphis) Charlaine was writing poetry and plays. After holding down some low-level jobs, she had the opportunity to stay home and write, and the resulting two stand-alones were published by Houghton Mifflin. After a child-producing sabbatical, Charlaine latched on to the trend of writing mystery series, and soon had her own traditional books about a Georgia librarian, Aurora Teagarden. Her first Teagarden, Real Murders, garnered an Agatha nomination.

Soon Charlaine was looking for another challenge, and the result was the much darker Lily Bard series. The books, set in Shakespeare, Arkansas, feature a heroine who has survived a terrible attack and is learning to live with its consequences.

When Charlaine began to realize that neither of those series was ever going to set the literary world on fire, she regrouped and decided to write the book she’d always wanted to write. Not a traditional mystery, nor yet pure science fiction or romance, Dead Until Dark broke genre boundaries to appeal to a wide audience of people who just enjoy a good adventure. Each subsequent book about Sookie Stackhouse, telepathic Louisiana barmaid and friend to vampires, werewolves, and various other odd creatures, has drawn more readers. The Southern Vampire books are published in Japan, Great Britain, Greece, Germany, Thailand, Spain, France, and Russia.

In addition to Sookie, Charlaine has another heroine with a strange ability. Harper Connelly, lightning-struck and strange, can find corpses… and that’s how she makes her living.

In addition to her work as a writer, Charlaine is the past senior warden of St. James Episcopal Church, a board member of Mystery Writers of America, a past board member of Sisters in Crime, a member of the American Crime Writers League, and past president of the Arkansas Mystery Writers Alliance. She spends her "spare" time reading, watching her daughter play sports, traveling, and going to the movies. (less)

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