Big Boned (Heather Wells Mysteries) (Paperback)

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From Publishers Weekly

Cabot's cute third crime fest featuring Heather Wells, teen pop sensation turned 20-something college student (last seen in 2006's Size 14 Is Not Fat Either), tackles the recent graduate student union controversy at NYU-like New York College head-on. Heather is paying her tuition by working at the college's Fischer Hall, a residence hall nicknamed Death Dorm after several recent murders. She's also semisecretly dating Tad Tocco, her remedial math prof, while pining for her neighbor and true love, Cooper, a PI who's not happy about Tad but has difficulty expressing his feelings. When Fisher Hall's interim director, Dr. Owen Veatch, is murdered, Sebastian Blumenthal, a Graduate Student Collective protest leader, becomes the prime suspect. A tip that Blumenthal is innocent leads Heather into some tight spots. Thankfully, Tad has coaxed her into working out occasionally, and she's more than able to squirm out of trouble while never losing that perky princess Cabot vibe that keeps fans coming back for more. (Dec.)
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Product Description

Life is reasonably rosy for plus-size ex-pop star turned Assistant Dormitory Director and sometime sleuth Heather Wells. Her freeloading ex-con dad is finally moving out. She still yearns for her hot landlord, Cooper Cartwright, but her relationship with "rebound beau," vigorous vegan math professor Tad Tocco, is more than satisfactory. Best of all, nobody has died lately in "Death Dorm," the aptly nicknamed student residence that Heather assistant-directs. Of course every silver lining ultimately has some black cloud attached. And when the latest murdered corpse to clutter up her jurisdiction turns out to be her exceedingly unlovable boss, Heather finds herself on the shortlist of prime suspects—along with the rabble-rousing boyfriend of her high-strung student assistant and an indecently handsome young campus minister who's been accused of taking liberties with certain girls' choir members.

With fame beckoning her back into show business (as the star of a new kids' show!) it's a really bad time to get wrapped up in another homicide. Plus Tad's been working himself up to ask her a Big Question, which Heather's not sure she has an answer for . . .

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Avon A; 1 edition (November 20, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0060525134
• ISBN-13: 978-0060525132
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #238,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 3 in The Heather Wells Series.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Great, December 6, 2007

By	Brynn Johnson (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Heather Wells is back in the 3rd book of the series. (Size 12 Is Not Fat, and Size 14 is Not Fat Either) A very fast read, you find yourself at the end before you even realize it. The ending is very unrealistic, everything all of the sudden just being resolved and everyone getting their happily ever after. I wanted at least a few more chapters. After the first two I was expecting a lot more from Ms. Cabot! Fans of hers will enjoy this for the trademark wit and sarcasm, but I for one feel let down. The mystery was easy to solve, and the Cooper character didn't get enough page time. It was okay, but not great by a long shot. I would read it to complete the story from the series, but be forewarned, you will be dissapointed.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Is Meg Cabot slipping?, January 25, 2008

By	Little D (California) - See all my reviews

I was a bit disappointed in how this book turned out. There wasn't much a of mystery, compared to the previous book in this series, and the ending wasn't realistic at all. If this is the last in the Heather Wells mysteries, then ending may make some sense, but it still seemed so forced and hurried.

It seems each new release of Meg Cabot's gets a little more sloppy and less fulfilling than the previous books. If this continues, her books wont be on my priority list of books to buy.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good but too short., November 27, 2007

By	KatherineSD "Katherine" (San Diego) - See all my reviews

This is the 3rd book in the Heather Wells mystery series. This book definitely builds on the prior two so one needs to read them in order. In typical Cabot style, the book is full of laugh out loud moments. The characters are vivid and fun and after 3 books, I really felt like I got to know them well.

The only downside to this book (and hence the 4 stars) is that it's too short and it wraps up way too fast. After 2 great books of build up, everything is wrapped up in only a matter of pages. I was left not only wanting more, but feeling like the ending was just a bit unrealistic and forced. Still, the book was a joy to read. I just wish it was longer.