September Mourn : A Bed-And-Breakfast Mystery (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries (Paperback))

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Summary: sorry....this isnt fair
Review: I've always liked mysteries but have never read many before seeing this one. I read it in two days and could hardly put it down! The characters were all so vivid and real and the scenery was like Ms. Daheim had taken a picture and taped it into the book. It was highly entertaining from begining to end and now I'm on to my next Bed and Breakfast Mystery!

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Summary: A Great Mystery
Review: I've always liked mysteries but have never read many before seeing this one. I read it in two days and could hardly put it down! The characters were all so vivid and real and the scenery was like Ms. Daheim had taken a picture and taped it into the book. It was highly entertaining from begining to end and now I'm on to my next Bed and Breakfast Mystery!

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Summary: Island Mystery
Review: Judith Flynn and her cousin Renie are asked to help an old high school friend run her bed-and-breakfast while she takes a much-needed rest after the death of her husband. The B&B is on a remote island which is inhabited by an eccentric group of people who are not particularly welcoming to newcomers. Added to this, Judith and Renie have an unfriendly tenant who is disagreeable to everyone with whom he comes in contact. Renie argues with him and hits him on the head with a dinner plate when he becomes aggressive and demanding. He leaves and shortly thereafter, he is found dead. The cousins fear that Renie's blow may have contributed to his death, but further investigation leads them to several of the island's inhabitants who seem to have a motive for murder. As usual, the cousins have more success than the local law enforcement officers, and after several red herrings, Judith discovers the identity of the killer. This is another good read from author Daheim.

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Summary: Island Mystery
Review: Judith Flynn and her cousin Renie are asked to help an old high school friend run her bed-and-breakfast while she takes a much-needed rest after the death of her husband. The B&B is on a remote island which is inhabited by an eccentric group of people who are not particularly welcoming to newcomers. Added to this, Judith and Renie have an unfriendly tenant who is disagreeable to everyone with whom he comes in contact. Renie argues with him and hits him on the head with a dinner plate when he becomes aggressive and demanding. He leaves and shortly thereafter, he is found dead. The cousins fear that Renie's blow may have contributed to his death, but further investigation leads them to several of the island's inhabitants who seem to have a motive for murder. As usual, the cousins have more success than the local law enforcement officers, and after several red herrings, Judith discovers the identity of the killer. This is another good read from author Daheim.

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Summary: Murder on a remote island
Review: Once again Jude is conned into helping out an acquaintance, this time an old high school friend who owns a B and B in the Santa Lucia Islands. An obnoxious guest falls down the stairs and is found dead shortly after Renie hits him in the head with a dinner plate when he tries to steal her dinner. It turns out that he really died from a blow to the head, just not Renies. This contains the usual wierd group of characters and improbable mystery, but is very enjoyable none the less.

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Summary: Great Series
Review: To be fair, I am prejudiced against the "Cozy". The private citizen who butts into an investigation for no reason, other than to be snoopy. This innkeeper actually says at one point that there's been a murder on this island and somebody's go to start talking. Yeah, but why to her? She's nobody with no right to question anyone. This is just irritating to me as a reader. I want a good reason for the main character to investigate. I want them to be paid or have a vested interest in a case. I hate the volunteer or snoop which we see in so many books. I really hated the char- acters in this book, especially when the cousin hits the obnoxious guest on the head with a plate and that's alright, because he was so despicable. Don't these writers understand about lawsuits? Mere words from this guest would not constitute legal provocation for him to be assaulted? I am ashamed to admit that I finished this book, but I only did so to see how bad it would get and I was not disappointed, it was magnificent in its badness.