Buttons & Foes [Paperback]

Dolores Johnson (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: St. Martin's Minotaur (2002)
• ASIN: B000OTI8T2
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Mandy Buttons up Another Murder Case!, June 27, 2003

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L Smith "acozylover" (Macomb, MI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buttons and Foes: A Mandy Dyer Mystery (Mandy Dyer Mysteries) (Hardcover)

In this 6th book in the Mandy Dyer mysteries series involving a dry-cleaner who helps solve mysteries, Mandy finds herself as the proud new owner of a bunch of old clothes. It seems that a long-time customer has left them to Mandy after her death, and Mandy struggles to determine why this customer left her such a large bunch of ragtag clothing. During her search through the bags of clothes, Mandy discovers that sewn on several garments is a huge collection of buttons, some of which may be valuable. Thinking of the suspicious nature of her deceased customer's death and the potential value of this button collection, Mandy envisions a possible murder plot. Mandy sets out to determine if homicide was the case of death, and who the killer could be. Also included in this mystery is a possible new love interest for Mandy (she finally has broken off her relationship with Stan, the old cop boyfriend from previous novels) that sparks old feelings from the past.

I enjoyed the latest book in this series and was surprised at the killer's identity. The information regarding button collecting was interesting, informative, and added nicely to the mystery. I also was happy to see that Stan was mostly absent in this case, as he was not a supportive character for Mandy's inquisitive nature. This is an excellent book to read even if you have not read previous books in the series.

The first book in this series is "Taken to the Cleaners".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My first experience, April 28, 2005

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Ann Centimano "Annabelle41378" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Buttons and Foes: A Mandy Dyer Mystery (Mandy Dyer Mysteries) (Hardcover)

This was my first experience with Mandy Dyer and what a great one! I was totally wrapped up in the story about all these buttons and come to find out a big secret!

Now that I have read the rest of the Mandy Dyer's I do have to say I'm a bit disappointed in the Stan Foster character, all through the series there wasn't much development with him and now it seems Ms Johnson wants to get rid of him all together. Hopefully she won't do this with Mandy's next beau.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great series!!, October 18, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Buttons and Foes: A Mandy Dyer Mystery (Mandy Dyer Mysteries) (Hardcover)

I love this series. Dolores Johnson is one of the few authors I will buy in hardback. I like her humor, her characters and the mystery she creates. I rank her with Laurien Berenson,Rhett MacPherson, Susan Cooper Rogers, Edie Clare..... I can't wait for the next book in the series. Thank you, Ms. Johnson, for introducing another love interest for Mandy. (I never did like Stan). Don't pass up this fun series.