Something To Kill For : When It Comes To Garage Sales, Finding A Treasure Can Be Murder...

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Summary: Refreshing and enjoyable.
Review: A focused plot, abundant humor, and intriguing personality. Hilarious portrayal of the garage sale scroungers is another definite strength. A lot of fun for readers who enjoy bright characters , fast-moving action and a really good plot.

No complaints here!

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Summary: I wanted to like this book, but it just didn't work
Review: Anneke was not believable as a computer consultant. She was not likable, coming off as a very self-obsessed, shallow clotheshorse. The author's writing technique got very much in the way of the telling of the story. The rules of fair play in handling a mystery were not, in my opinion, followed. Things were very deus ex machina. I was not satisfied with how the mystery was solved.

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Summary: Ann Arbor rules!!!
Review: It is so enjoyable to read books that are set in my favorite city of all...the home of the Michigan Wolverines! As if that is not cool enough, some of Holtzer's books also are set in my other favorite city, San Francisco. The Ann Arbor and University of Michigan references are great. In this particular book, she even alludes to an actual comment that former Michigan State football coach Darryl Rogers made about how U of M people are
"arrogant asses." She does this without specifically mentioning Rogers or MSU, but a true Wolverine (or Spartan) fan will know what she is talking about.

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Summary: Murder on the garage sale circuit
Review: SOMETHING TO KILL FOR was the third winner of St. Martin Press's Malice Domestic contest. That means this is the first book published by this author.

Anneke Haagen spends a morning scouring garage sales -- she'd actually asked her friend Joyce in a moment of weakness and desperation for a change of scenery -- if she could go along. She finds a treasure and is delighted to get it for pennies. The day goes along successfully for both until they notice a fellow antiquer's car parked in an odd place. Things don't look right, so they stop to help. The woman dies, speaking one politically incorrect clue at the end.

That clue leads authorities to Anneke's friend and Anneke vows to help her. The story moves along at a lively pace. It's an amusing, entertaining read with good characterization in an intriguing setting -- perfect for those of us who love to cozy up with a cozy.