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AUTHOR Chase, Erika
TITLE A Killer Read
DATE READ 04/17/19
RATING 3/C
FIRST SENTENCE I've got an idea, Lizzie…why don't you just do, like, brain surgery or something on me. Slice me open, pull out my brain, squish all this Shakespeare stuff into it, put it back and sew me up like new.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Cozy Mystery/2012/Berkley Crime/283 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE #1 Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2019 Reading Goal 62/111;
GROUP READ
CHARACTERS Lizzie/reading specia ...more
TITLE A Killer Read
DATE READ 04/17/19
RATING 3/C
FIRST SENTENCE I've got an idea, Lizzie…why don't you just do, like, brain surgery or something on me. Slice me open, pull out my brain, squish all this Shakespeare stuff into it, put it back and sew me up like new.
GENRE/ PUB DATE/PUBLISHER / # OF Cozy Mystery/2012/Berkley Crime/283 pgs
SERIES/STAND-ALONE #1 Ashton Corners Book Club Mystery
CHALLENGE Good Reads 2019 Reading Goal 62/111;
GROUP READ
CHARACTERS Lizzie/reading specia ...more
Good Southern mystery
This was an enjoyable cozy set in Ashton Corners, AL. Its filled With Southern customs and culture. Lizzie is an intriguing character with lots of depth. MS Chase blends the mystery loving personality with a reading lover and educator. The mystery itself is a good one with lots of suspects. The reason I only gave it 3 stars was at times the story felt a bit crowded with a few too many side plots. It was wrapped up well in the end though and there are developing relationships ...more
This was an enjoyable cozy set in Ashton Corners, AL. Its filled With Southern customs and culture. Lizzie is an intriguing character with lots of depth. MS Chase blends the mystery loving personality with a reading lover and educator. The mystery itself is a good one with lots of suspects. The reason I only gave it 3 stars was at times the story felt a bit crowded with a few too many side plots. It was wrapped up well in the end though and there are developing relationships ...more
This is an excellent new mystery series with good plot, good characters, and a good setting. I like the school-related profession of the main character, although it was a bit unbelievable that her schedule could be so flexible, at least compared to what her colleagues in my district have to do!
I needed a light read for this warms weather. This book fits the bill.
I'm somewhere between a 2 and a 3, so I'll be generous and round up. Not a bad start to a new series. I'm having a bit of trouble warming up to the characters. They all seem to be so perfect. Not only do they have full-time jobs, but Lizzie and Sally-Jo teach a literacy class on Monday and Wednesday evenings, and Lizzie has choir rehearsal on Friday evenings. Then she visits her mother who has dementia every Sunday.
It was a decent mystery that kept me guessing. I'll try the next in the series. ...more
It was a decent mystery that kept me guessing. I'll try the next in the series. ...more
Nov 07, 2013
Deedee
marked it as to-read
Mar 31, 2014
Marianne
marked it as to-read
