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The Trouble with Turkeys, part 1 Chapters 1-5
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I've been swamped this week so I won't be starting this book until tonight or tomorrow! I'll catch up as quick as possible!!
I've only read the first three chapters but so far am enjoying the book very much. The author's descriptions of the scenery are spot on- really make you feel you are right there; plus love the humorous tidbits she interjects. As was mentioned, a plethora of suspects in the mystery which occurs almost right off the bat. This is possibly going to become one of my favorite series.Tina- no worries...it is not one of those cozies that are more romance than mystery.
Has anyone read the first book in the series? It's set in the Halloween season.I'm enjoying this one as well. I really love the setting of Ashton Falls. I thought it was funny that even though Zoe had only solved 1 murder, she's really excited to solve this one as well. She makes it seem like she's solved a dozen! She just seems really confident. It sounds like she has a really nice group of friends and I think things might eventually start to heat up with Zak!
I haven't Nicole but I might do so after this one...even though we have past Halloween!
I have several of the Zoe Donovan books that I've gotten free but they are not in order so I haven't read them. I will get to the eventually I'm sure.
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That family is quite interesting! Lots of suspects.
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Good idea! Especially when some are children and grandchildren or stepchildren?
I had to come up with a pneumonic device to remember all the names!I can do the next set of chapters if we're ready to move on.
Nicole - would you be willing to do the last third, say chapters 11-15, and we can hold the last two for a wrap-up discussion?
Sure! I'm actually totally done so whenever you want to move on to the next set is good with me.
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Zoe Donovan is the heroine here, a 24 year old woman living in what appears to be rural out west. She formerly owned a business with Jeremy Fisher being her assistant. Now they are out of a job and Jeremy has a pregnant ex-girlfriend and he needs money. He gets a job looking after "several hundred" turkeys bound for thanksgiving tables in the next few weeks. Zoe agrees to help out. It is a messy and smelly job.
It turns out that the owner of the farm is recently deceased, dying from a blow on the head which we find out was murder. There are no end of suspects. ANd I mean that, no end! There are children, their spouses, grandchildren, children of a mistress and a lot else. Fortunately, some of this is refreshed as Zoe approaches the number of suspects.
Some other characters are Ellie, Zoe's best friend, Gina the girl bearing Jeremy's child, Levi, a roue whom Ellie likes but not reciprocated at this point, Zak, Zoe's arch-enemy, though not really. He seems unusually perfect.
Well, that should get us started.