Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN num: 9780312971335
ISBN number: 0312971338
Label: St. Martin's Minotaur
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Minotaur
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 230
Printing Date: August 15, 2000
Publishing house: St. Martin's Minotaur
Sale Popularity Level: 340990
Studio: St. Martin's Minotaur
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GENEALOGIST TORIE O'SHEA FINDS THAT HER OWN FAMILY TREE IS ROOTED IN MURDER...The December annual O'Shea family reunion is just kicking off when genealogist and town historian Torie O'Shea discovers a bad apple in her family tree.Someone has sent her several newspaper clippings reporting a fifty-year-old unsolved murder.The dead man is her great-grandfather-shot on his own front porch while his family was trapped inside.Everybody knows great grandpa Keith died in a hunting accident. Or did he? Between fussing over too many house guests, husband, children-and the surprising news she's once again in the 'family way'-Torie gets a sneaking suspicion the truth may be as deadly now as it was fifty years ago.Soon she's shaking the family tree, never anticipating the shocking truths ready to drop-along with a motive for murder that could mean it's history for Torie as well.REVIEW: 'Torie's large, eccentric family provides plenty of entertaining characters... There's much more than humour at stake in this heartrending tale of family pride and the cover-ups to keep it intact.'(Publishing houses Weekly)REVIEW: 'This thoughtful cozy explores an intriguing paradox: close families and small towns can hide big secrets.' (Booklist)REVIEW: 'A pleasant return to a charming series.'(Library Journal)AUTHORBIO: RETT MacPHERSON lives in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri with her husband and three children.This is her third Torie O'Shea mystery.
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There is a lot to like about this book, which is the very first one I have read by this author. I was drawn to it, 1/ because I love books where there is a decades old mystery to solve, and 2/ I love when that involves genealogy. I almost stopped reading it three times though, because I found the main character extremely annoying. I think the author intended to paint her as a 'zany' character of some sort, (and on that topic, I don't understand WHY it is that most Cozy Mysteries think there "HAS" to be zany comedy mixed in the story) but that part of it REALLY irritated me. Instead of a 30-something educated (historian/genealogist) mother of two (and one on the way), she came across (to me) as an immature, whiney, bitchy, redneck. At very first anyway...she did seem to mellow a bit toward the end of the book. I liked all of the other characters though, but it's really sort of important that a reader like the "main" character. Ok, having gotten that out of the way, I'd like to say that I've read a LOT of mysteries in my day and this one had an excellent plot. Everything about this part of it, was top notch. The best parts of the book to me, were the detection scenes where Torie was delving into the past via her intensive research in libaries, old newspapers, etc. I did feel like the ending came together a bit too quickly, and a few things were explained in a rush, or not at all. There were two issues on which I felt I wanted more answers and explanation. But this didn't change my view that it was way, way above average. I'm really glad that I stuck with this one, because I'm looking forward to reading more in this series. I do hope however, that in future books Torie will act more like a classy lady, both in her speech and actions.
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In this third outing, Torie finds that there has been a murder in her family tree, but could there also be a murderer? While hosting her annual family Christmas party / reunion, the whole clan turns up in New Kassel just the perfect occasion to find out who the killer could be and why. Both Torie and her mom have big plans coming up subsequent summer so I can't wait to see what book #4 has to offer.
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This is definitely a cozy, because the small town on the Mississippi River and the extended family that MacPherson describes make you want to live that kind of a life. Her detective is Torie, who is a wife and mother particularly family-oriented: she has a major interest in history and in particular, her own family's history (genealogy). She is hosting the annual family reunion for her father's family when the book begins, and the mystery centers around copies of newspaper articles that she receives anonymously in the mail -- articles about the murder of her great-grandfather (who she thought died in an accident). Torie decides to try to discover what happened, but she's haunted by the fear that it will turn out to be a member of her family -- who are in town for this reunion.
I was genuinely surprised by the solution to this crime, although it all made sense. This is my second book by this author and I intend to read more.
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This is a nice, easy-going read. The author continues the Tori O'Shea series in fine form. Again, we have wonderful character developement, nice twists...all presented with a wonderful wit.
I highly recommend this one and the rest of the series. Well done!
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Rett has done it again, given us a great little mystery to enjoy. I felt right at home with Tori and her family. Cousins, aunts and uncles crawling all over Tori's house for a family reunion and her reactions made me smile. Of course, Tori's reunion wouldn't be complete without the family skeltons and a murder. I love this series and can't wait to read Misty Mourning. I am hooked!
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