Dead on Sunday

Jason Lynx #4

by A.J. Orde

In a desolate chapel in the New Mexican desert, the unpopular Reverend Ernie Quivada lies dead, throat slashed, in front of a hypnotic painting of the Madonna and child. Interior designer and private investigator Jason Lynx finds himself drawn to the crime . . . and to Quivada's beautiful widow. Before he knows it, Jason is in over his head, struggling to stay afloat in an investigation whose vicious undertow tugs at his own deepest feelings . . .

Genres: Mystery, Fiction, Religion

227 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1993

About the author

A.J. Orde is a pseudonym of Sheri S. Tepper.

Reviews

[Eugene · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a mass market paperback, but not a mass market mystery. A. J. Orde (aka Sheri S. Tepper) crafted this intriguing short series with obvious care and attention to detail. It’s offbeat, quirky, and focused on character rather than plot, quite successfully.
Jason Lynx is a Denver antique dealer whose real passion in life is puzzle solving and indulging his consuming curiosity. As such, although not in any sense a detective, he often finds himself trying to solve real-life murders that sometimes involve himself or the people in his life. Here, old time friend Bruce Norman pays Jason an unexpected visit after many years and asks his help in solving the recent murder of Norman’s step-brother Ernie in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In a stale place and knowing he needs to break out of that, he accepts. The two friends head down to Santa Fe, and off we go! This, as with the entire 6 book series, may be better read in order but it doesn’t detract to jump in anywhere and fill in the blanks later. Thoroughly satisfying mystery.

[CorrieGM · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was an inheritance from my father-in-law. I immediately regretted he had not read more books by this author.
The books twists between some visible and invisible suspects.
I had expected the end, but I had not suspected why the murderer murdered the Vicar.

[Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

In addition, I am re-angered by the attitude toward independent women shown by certain groups in the book.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this one a bit less because Jason was away from home, so the whole thing seemed unsettled

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book but most of the bad guys were just too much.

[Deb]

"While I enjoy the entire Jason Lynx series, I feel this is the weakest one. The character of the murder victim was so offensive that it was hard to understand why anyone even cared who killed him - he was even less sympathetic than most. When you finally find out the events leading up to the murder, you basically feel like cheering. On the other hand, the sheer number of plausible suspects made for a better mystery.[return][return]I also do not understand why the publisher would take such an intriguing title as ""Looking for the Aardvark"" and change it to the incredibly boring ""Dead on Sunday"". While I admit the second was appropriate, and that religion is important in the story, I would never have picked up a book with that title."

[Sheila Beaumont · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you like B.J. Oliphant's Shirley McClintock series, you'll also enjoy A.J. Orde's Jason Lynx mysteries. Oliphant and Orde are both pseudonyms of talented SF/fantasy author Sheri S. Tepper. Dead on Sunday, set in Santa Fe, New Mexico, involves the killing of an inept, mentally unbalanced, decidedly uncharismatic preacher whose interpretation of certain parts of Scripture is chillingly literal. Well-written and thought-provoking, this series features intelligent, complex, and opinionated main characters. And I really liked the delightful animals: the 120-pound Kuvasz dog, Bela; the 20-pound Maine coon cat, Schnitz; and the latter's 30-pound father, Critter.

[Mary Helene · Rating 3 out of 5]

4th in the series, and it just feel tired and overblown. I probably read too many of these in a row. Got to space these mysteries! I also just read one by Charles Todd, A Test of Wills, and perhaps this suffered by comparison.

[S · Rating 3 out of 5]

A passable and fun murder mystery. Not one of Sheri Tepper's best, but still interesting.

[BookAddict ✒ La Crimson Femme · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good story of mystery and intrigue. This was a good fast read. I like Jason and I'm glad I borrowed all the books the library had at one time. The story was good and I wish there were more.

[Helen Fleischer · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of the best in series

[Arlene Allen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is also Sheri Tepper.

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

mystery - good characters