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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not Wolzein's best effort, October 28, 2002
This review is from: An Anniversary to Die For (A Susan Henshaw Mystery #14) (Mass Market Paperback)
Susan and Jed Henshaw are spending their anniversary by throwing a big party at the inn where they spent their honeymoon. All is well until they discover the dead body of one of their guests under a pile of presents on their bed. Thus begins Susan's latest efforts at solving a murder mystery. This book did not hold my interest as some of the others in the series have because there were so few suspects and not enough interesting red herrings. Susan, her friend Kathleen, and her husband Jed seem to hash and rehash the same scenarios over and over before the murderer is revealed. As in some of the earliest books in the series, the solution is pretty far-fetched and didn't provide a satisfying climax to the book. This series has its ups and downs and this is one of the less sterling additions to the Susan Henshaw Mysteries.
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing, August 18, 2002
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This review is from: An Anniversary to Die For (A Susan Henshaw Mystery #14) (Mass Market Paperback)
I love the Susan Henshaw series, but this was not one of the best by any means. I love her writing style, but this book just lacked the normal red herrings and clues that the other books in this series have had. There were several suspects that were never investigated (people I thought should have been investigated). I also found the ending to be a big disappointment. You are reading along, Susan figures it out, and then the next chapter explains it, except, as the reader none of this makes sense. It is like a chapter is missing (well more than a chapter). I felt cheated. I also had a hard time finishing the book and usually I have a hard time putting her books down. I also noticed the Alice/Emily thing. Did Kathleen change her daughter's name? I didn't see any explanation for the name change.
I think Valerie Wolzien is an excellent writer, and I look forward to her next book. This one just didn't do it for me. If you have never read one of her books, don't make this the first. Start at the beginning, and read this one after you have read the others.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Celebrating 30 years of marriage but finding a dead neighbor, January 11, 2005
This review is from: An Anniversary to Die For (A Susan Henshaw Mystery #14) (Mass Market Paperback)
Susan and Jed Henshaw are celebrating their thirtieth anniversary with a party at the inn where they spent their honeymoon. The party is great. Unfortunately when they go up to their room, they discover the body of Ashley marks, their neighbor, dead on their bed under their gifts. She was poisoned.
Ashley wasn't very popular, but who disliked her enough to poison her? She'd just been acquitted of poisoning her husband. Susan had never really liked Ashley, but finds herself helping to track down the killer. Could it have something to do with Ashley's past? As Susan finds out more, she realizes how little she knows. She also gets a lot of help from her friends throughout the investigation.
Since Ashley's death happened in a neighboring town, Brett is not the detective in charge this time. Susan does not like Chief Konowitz. She tries avoiding him while she investigates. She is not always successful.
I highly recommend this book. This is a terrific series and this book is a delight to read. It is a quick, easy to read cozy.
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