The Chocolate Cupid Killings (Thorndike Mystery) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

JoAnna Carl (Author)

Book Description

Series: Thorndike Mystery | Publication Date: February 3, 2010

Tenhuis Chocolade is wall-to-wall with chocolate hearts for Valentine’s Day. But owner Lee McKinney Woodyard is getting no love from private detective Derrick Valentine. He’s looking for one of their new employees — a woman Le

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About the Author

JoAnna Carl is the pseudonym for a multipublished mystery writer. She spent more than twenty-five years in the newspaper business. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 302 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (February 3, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410421236
• ISBN-13: 978-1410421234
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,943,493 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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JoAnna Carl is the pseudonym for a multipublished mystery writer. She spent more than twenty-five years in the newspaper business.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid and Enjoyable Entry, October 12, 2009

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Ms. Jessica - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Chocolate Cupid Killings: A Chocoholic Mystery (Hardcover)

The Chocolate Cupid Killings was a quick read a nice update on the characters of Warner Pier. The mystery is more involved in this entry and there are a number of interesting side mysteries as well. Lee was likeable and kept the tongue twisters to a minimum; however, her husband, Joe was slightly irritating in this book. By the end of the book, I hardly cared what his secret was since I was so annoyed at how he excluded Lee. Overall, this isn't my favorite Chocoholic book, but I didn't have the mystery completely figured out until the very end and I still really enjoyed the book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars super amateur sleuth, November 5, 2009

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chocolate Cupid Killings: A Chocoholic Mystery (Hardcover)

Lee McKinney Woodyard is the business manager of TenHuis Chocolade owned by her Aunt Nettie; who is harboring an abused woman in her home. Her friend Sara Jane Harding, owner of a B & BB, is involved in the underground railroad that helps women in danger of being killed by an abuser to obtain new identities, homes, and money in order to start over elsewhere. Currently Christina Meacham who uses the name Pamela Thompson is staying with the aunt and niece until they can find a place for her to begin anew.

Pamela's husband Harold ran a chop shop that had mob connections; he released his stress by beating her up. She testified against him in court leading to his sentencing of five years in prison. Now he is free and hunting his spouse. Private Detective Derrick Valentine visited TenHuis asking for Christina; Lee lies, but also knows her ward must leave town immediately. That night Nettie finds a dead Valentine near the dumpster; the women conclude Harold is involved. Pamela leaves town escorted by another woman on the railroad, an underground conductor, but when they assume they are finished with Christina, she returns.

Readers should not taste this amateur sleuth on an empty stomach because of the mouthwatering descriptions of chocolates, which lead to snacking. The plot is cleverly constructed with false leads and intriguing twists leaving the mystery unpredictable, plausible and entertaining. JoAnna Carl provides a terrific thriller.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tasty, February 3, 2010

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R. Fink "Armchair traveler," (Harrisburg, Pa) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Chocolate Cupid Killings: A Chocoholic Mystery (Hardcover)

A fun, fast read, my first foray into this series. As with many "cozy mysteries" it is the characters, not the puzzles, that are center stage, and that is the case here. These are fun people, ones you would like to know. And once we learn we have all been misled, we feel a real kinship with them. I surely will want to sample another piece from this chocolate box in the future.