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Biggie and the Mangled Mortician

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The little town of Job's Crossing is abuzzin with the return adventure of Texas grandma Biggie and her narrating grandson, 12-year-old J.R. There are plans for the upcoming operetta; a monster is roaming the cemetery; and a new mortician has come to town. When the extremely ugly Monk Carter arrives to take up the local funeral home's business, Miss Itha, local hair stylist, takes one look at him and faints dead away. Then, Monk is found dead under mysteries circumstances. Soon several people draw Biggie's attention as suspects: Miss Itha, who has disappeared with her son, DeWayne; and the new preacher, who has been romancing a local girl. Biggie and J.R. set out to solve the mysterious murder while also trying to find the "Wooten Creek" monster.

This is the 2nd book in the Biggie series. There were several very funny scenes in this book but I felt some aspects of the book lacked flow and direction. There were also several items mentioned in this book that were never explained (was Cooter's lottery ticket worth anything?) that I hope are reexamined in later books. However, I enjoyed the characters and I will definately continue to read the other books in the series.

The first book in the series is "Biggie and the Poisoned Politican". Enjoy!

This book (and the Poisoned Politician) is a laugh-out-loud, don't put it down til your through kind of book. It's light and humorous and if you live anywhere in or near a small Texas town, you will see some of you community in Job's Crossing folks. Heck, your family might even mirror some of the characters, I know that mine do!! I just love the way the story is narrated by J.R., Biggie's grandson. His impressions of the towns folk are uproarious. Willie Mae and Rosebud make the circle complete. This is a good read. I can't wait til she comes out with a new Biggie adventure.

I just finished the book and laughed out loud all through the book. I saw shadows of my grandmother in the language, figures of speech, and view of life. My students at school wondered what was going on during silent reading time! I love the grandson's point of view, so typical of 12 year olds and the lifelike smalltown characters. This was my first "Biggie" book, but it will definately not be my last!

I found the first Biggie mystery delightful, but this one left me cold. It lacks all the qualities that made Biggie and the Poisoned Politician fun (charm, humor, entertaining characters). Take away those qualities and you're left with... not much. This reads like a short story that forgot to end on time. I do recommend the first Biggie mystery, but definitely not this one!

This is one of the best mysteries that I have read in a long time. Bell brings a wonderful touch of southern hospitality. The book will leave you in stitches. The only thing that I did not like was that the book gave away some vital things about the first book in the series, so don't read this on until you have read Biggie and the Poisoned Politician.