Death and the Family Tree (Trudy Roundtree Mysteries, No. 5) [Hardcover]

Linda Berry (Author)

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Ogeechee, Georgia, police officer Trudy Roundtree and her cousin, chief of police Henry Huckabee, investigate the suspicious death of Julian Stubbs, the oldest living ex-mayor of Ogeechee, who took a tumble down the stairs at a relative's bed-and-breakfast inn. Numerous Stubbs family members are in town to celebrate the community's bicentennial. Could one of them be a murderer? At the inn, Trudy must also investigate the theft of diamond earrings and other valuables. Two college students, Kevin Purvis and Gretchen Holland, cause an additional uproar when news of their elopement is relayed to family members via a somewhat suspicious friend. Meanwhile Trudy is annoyed when her good friend Shawna seems to be moving in on Trudy's boyfriend, Phil, prompting her to move the relationship forward. A folksy, charming, small-town mystery. O'Brien, Sue
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 255 pages
• Publisher: Five Star (May 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1594145261
• ISBN-13: 978-1594145261
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,442,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars delightful regional police procedural, June 3, 2007

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This review is from: Death and the Family Tree (Trudy Roundtree Mysteries, No. 5) (Hardcover)

At the Ogeechee bicentennial celebration, ten living mayors are on the program to speak including the oldest Julian Stubbs. However, the day after he gives his chat he is found dead having fallen down stairs at his relative's B&B.

Chief of Police Henry Huckabee and Officer Trudy Roundtree investigate the accident that quickly proves to be a homicide. However, the cops also have other crime inquiries to make as someone tried to steal valuables including diamond earrings from the Stubbs family house that Willie and Della are converting into a B&B. Making their cases more difficult is the family fails to cooperate as they are distracted because they learned that an extended family member Kevin Purvis eloped with Gretchen Holland. As the two law enforcement officials continue to ask questions of the extended Stubbs kin to include the Purvis offshoot, the investigations turn muddier.

Though the Stubbs extended family has too many subplots to keep score of, this is a delightful regional police procedural as the two dedicated cops struggle with a case loaded with a B&B filled with eccentric suspects. Trudy also deals with her jealousy as she fears her boyfriend might be turning to her best friend for affection. Southern cozy fans will enjoy the investigation into the murder of the elderly former mayor.

Harriet Klausner

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Trudy and Genealogy=a fun read., June 22, 2007

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This review is from: Death and the Family Tree (Trudy Roundtree Mysteries, No. 5) (Hardcover)

I'd never read Linda Berry's Trudy Roundtree Mysteries, but was really pleased. Family in fitting, family heirlooms and some basic genealogy made this book a great way to pass my own genealogical down time. The cover art on my advanced reading copy was very cleaver and I was able to use it when I got lost in family relationships. I'd love to see Trudy Roundtree tackel some more mysteries invovling genealogy.