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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Murder, psychics, and Brother B. in Jesus Creek
Kate Yancy works at her brother's inn taking care of all the duties that her brother, the sometimes mayor and sometimes hotelier, can't be bothered to do. And "bothered" is just he word to describe how Kate feels about the events in her life. Not least of these events is the swarm of reporters that has descended upon the town of Jesus Creek to cover the...
Published on January 14, 1998 by P. Mann
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Agatha nominee left me flat
After being pretty impressed with recent Agatha first book nominees, I've been venturing back into some of the older nominees. This book, a nominee in 1991, wasn't very impressive. The story is set in a B&B in a small town in Tennessee. Far too much of the book is about the B&B and small town life. Such mystery as there is only gets rolling in the second half...
Published on June 27, 2001 by Carol Peterson Hennekens
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Murder, psychics, and Brother B. in Jesus Creek,
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This review is from: All the Great Pretenders (Mass Market Paperback)
Kate Yancy works at her brother's inn taking care of all the duties that her brother, the sometimes mayor and sometimes hotelier, can't be bothered to do. And "bothered" is just he word to describe how Kate feels about the events in her life. Not least of these events is the swarm of reporters that has descended upon the town of Jesus Creek to cover the disappearance of a mentally unstable rich girl. The girl checked into Kate's hotel one night and soon disappeared from her locked room. When the girl's parents hire a psychic to help them, the local religious figure, Brother B., runs around talking about the dangers of dealing with demons. After a séance, the psychic announces that he knows where the body will be found. To give away any more of the plot would be to give away too much of the story, but I can say safely that before all is said and done, very few people will turn out to be what they seemed, and murder will be done. Author Deborah Adams handles herself quite adeptly in her first outing, though it should be said that the ending is a too abrupt. Her characters are well-drawn and engaging, and she does a wonderful job of sharing the town with us. For mystery readers who like their mysteries cozy, "All the Great Pretenders" is recommended reading.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Agatha nominee left me flat,
By Carol Peterson Hennekens (Colorado Springs, CO United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All the Great Pretenders (Mass Market Paperback)
After being pretty impressed with recent Agatha first book nominees, I've been venturing back into some of the older nominees. This book, a nominee in 1991, wasn't very impressive. The story is set in a B&B in a small town in Tennessee. Far too much of the book is about the B&B and small town life. Such mystery as there is only gets rolling in the second half of the book. It seemed to me that the author's real agenda was to write about life in her town and the mystery was an afterthought. Bottom-line: Not sure what this book did to earn a nomination and not surprised the series hasn't gone on to further critical acclaim. There's better southern small town mystery out there (Margaret Maron, Carolyn Hart and others). |
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All the Great Pretenders by Deborah Adams (Mass Market Paperback - Jan. 1992)
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