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Summary: There goes Abby again trying to clear herself of murder . .
Review: Back again are all of Abby's eccentric friends, customers, mother, and shop assistant to ruin her Halloween party and leave her with the dead body of ex-husband's current wife. If that's not bad enough, her fiancé resigns from the detective squad to make his living on a shrimp boat (and they don't live near the ocean!). I'll miss Tweety, but it was worth killing her off.
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Summary: A funny whimsical mystey
Review: Everything is going great for Abigail Timberlake, owner of Den of Antiquity in Charlotte, North Carolina. Her business is booming enabling her to buy a home in the posh neighborhood of Piper Glen. Her relationship with Police Detective Greg Washburn is strong. Finally she lets go of the hate she felt for her former husband Buford for dumping her for a younger woman. To prove to herself that she no longer bears a grudge against Buford, Abigail invites Buford and his squeeze Tweety to a costume party. Buford is unable to attend because he is out of town, but Tweety arrives as Little Bo peep. When the party ends, Tweety is found murdered and under the bed in a suit of armor. Abigail visits a Charlotte society woman to inquire about her armor collection but moments after she leaves, someone kills the woman. Abigail is determined to solve the case so she can prove her innocence even if it happens to kill her in the process. NIGHTMARE IN SHINING ARMOR is a cozy lover's delight as the heroine keeps landing in hilarious situations, but employs humor to bail herself out of trouble. Tamar Myers shows her genius at creating scenarios that are red herrings and blind alleys. Thus the reader keeps being fooled until the one-sitting tale is finished and the who-done-it and why is resolved. This long running series keeps on getting better with each new release. Harriet Klausner
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Summary: Not That Terrible
Review: I enjoyed this book much more than some of the previous ones. I found that the antics weren't quite as slapstick. Yes, it still is little farcical, but I found the stunts a little more funny, and Abby a little less caustic. This series is really "fluff" reading, but it can be enjoyable. Some of the characters are worth reading the books for. My favourite is CJ. Although we don't see as much of her as in previous books, she is still there and just as confused and funny as usual. In this book Abby is hosting a Halloween party to warm her new home. At the end of the party, though a body is found in a suit of armour in Abby's house, and that body is none other than her arch rival - her ex Buford's silicone-enhanced wife Tweety. Abby has to do some fast sleuthing to remove suspicion from herself for this one. Who has a better motive than her, and the killing is done in her own house. Along the way we get a lesson in medieval suits of armour. Not a bad lark.
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Summary: Not That Terrible
Review: I enjoyed this book much more than some of the previous ones. I found that the antics weren't quite as slapstick. Yes, it still is little farcical, but I found the stunts a little more funny, and Abby a little less caustic. This series is really "fluff" reading, but it can be enjoyable. Some of the characters are worth reading the books for. My favourite is CJ. Although we don't see as much of her as in previous books, she is still there and just as confused and funny as usual. In this book Abby is hosting a Halloween party to warm her new home. At the end of the party, though a body is found in a suit of armour in Abby's house, and that body is none other than her arch rival - her ex Buford's silicone-enhanced wife Tweety. Abby has to do some fast sleuthing to remove suspicion from herself for this one. Who has a better motive than her, and the killing is done in her own house. Along the way we get a lesson in medieval suits of armour. Not a bad lark.
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Summary: Entertaining but Myers can do better.
Review: I know Abby Timberlake and Tamar Myers have been dying to kill off the Tweety Bird. I am surprised that she lasted as long as she did. Abby finally has recovered enough to invite Tweetie and Buford to her Halloween party and house warming ( you have no idea how warm it got). Buford was in Japan on business, so Tweetie came alone dressed as Little Bo Peep complete with sheep. This annoyed Abby, but Tweetie left the ewe outside and came in to enjoy the party. Mama showed up dressed as Lady Godiva complete with horse and things got a little rowdy. Irene forgot her promise to turn out Lady Liberty's torch and Abby's rug was afire. She kicked every one out, but not every one left. Tweety was found dead later in 17th century Italian armor. Who hated the airhead enough to kill her? This mystery was adequate, but hardly the best of the series. I couldn't get involved in the story as I was in so many of the others. I was annoyed at the main character's habit of constantly calling everyone dear. I found myself wondering why the main character would so easily forgive Greg's lies, and drop everything to move three hours away from a successful business to an uncertain future. She already did that once and hated it then, so why now. Once again, entertaining at times, but the author has written better mysteries.
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Summary: Entertaining but Myers can do better.
Review: I know Abby Timberlake and Tamar Myers have been dying to kill off the Tweety Bird. I am surprised that she lasted as long as she did. Abby finally has recovered enough to invite Tweetie and Buford to her Halloween party and house warming ( you have no idea how warm it got). Buford was in Japan on business, so Tweetie came alone dressed as Little Bo Peep complete with sheep. This annoyed Abby, but Tweetie left the ewe outside and came in to enjoy the party. Mama showed up dressed as Lady Godiva complete with horse and things got a little rowdy. Irene forgot her promise to turn out Lady Liberty's torch and Abby's rug was afire. She kicked every one out, but not every one left. Tweety was found dead later in 17th century Italian armor. Who hated the airhead enough to kill her? This mystery was adequate, but hardly the best of the series. I couldn't get involved in the story as I was in so many of the others. I was annoyed at the main character's habit of constantly calling everyone dear. I found myself wondering why the main character would so easily forgive Greg's lies, and drop everything to move three hours away from a successful business to an uncertain future. She already did that once and hated it then, so why now. Once again, entertaining at times, but the author has written better mysteries.
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Summary: Lots of fun
Review: If you're ready for some light entertaining reading this book is perfect. The zany characters will keep you amused from page one to the end.
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Summary: Lots of fun
Review: If you're ready for some light entertaining reading this book is perfect. The zany characters will keep you amused from page one to the end.
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Summary: Bright Mystery
Review: In this installment of Tamar Myer's Den of Antiquity Series, antique store owner Abigail Timberlake is hosting a Halloween party to celebrate owner her new home. After her rug is accidentally set on fire and put out with a bowl of punch, Abby kicks everyone out of her house, except for her friend Wynell, who had passed out during the party. Shortly after that, Tweety, her ex-husband's wife is found murdered and under the bed stuffed in a suit of armor. Abby quickly becomes a suspect, and investigates the crime on her own to clear her name.
This is a great series for fans of "cozy" mysteries. The characters are great, especially the Rob-Bob's, Abby's mom, C.J. and Wynell. The ending of the book hints at a new direction, it should be interesting to see where Myers goes from here.
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Summary: It's a Nightmare, and it Doesn't Shine
Review: Is Ms. Myers winding down her Den of Antiquity series? This one was the worst yet. Abby over-reacts a lot (as she does in several of the later books) and once again the humor is just not there. The victim in this story is Tweetie, Abby's ex-husband's wife. It took about 50 pages before we know there's been a murder, as the author takes us through chapters of unnecessary prose that went nowhere. Abby's involvement in this murder sounds contrived, and we don't really care when there is a second victim. Abby's sleuthing is poor, and her realization of who the killer is is barely sensible. The killer him or herself is revealed at the end with not much to lead up to it, though Abby's face-off with him or her was enjoyable. Abby moves to another town at the end of this book. Let's hope her move benefits the entertainment value in the series.
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