Death of a Pta Goddess [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Leslie O'Kane (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 2003

Everybody agrees that Patty Birch is the perfect president to lead the PTA. Under her stewardship, the organization verges on winning a prestigious award. He skills are tested when the board members assemble to discuss a video that reveals their ineptitude. Not long after, Patty is murdered.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Endearing characters, touching family and friend relationships, and a feisty heroine.”
—DIANE MOTT DAVIDSON

“O’Kane delivers a satisfying whodunit.”
—San Francisco Chronicle

“Molly Masters is a sleuth with an irrepressible sense of humor and a deft artist’s pen.”
—CAROLYN G. HART

“Molly is a realistic heroine you’ll feel you’ve known for years.”
—Romantic Times
--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

From the Inside Flap

Everybody agrees that talented mom Patty Birch is the perfect president to lead the Carlton Central School PTA to new accomplishments. Under her steady stewardship, the organization verges on winning a prestigious award. Her skills, however, are sorely tested when angry board members assemble to discuss a secret video that reveals their pettiness and ineptitude. Not long after the meeting adjourns, Patty?s tenure is cut short by a knife-wielding killer.

When Molly Masters, the town?s unofficial sleuth, gets on the case, Perfect Patty turns out to be not so perfect after all. She not only instigated the notorious video but also some of its most humiliating episodes, many of which remain on the cutting-room floor. It?s no wonder someone in PTA-land is ready to kill?and Molly is destined to be the next victim. . . . --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 358 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; 1 edition (March 2, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786251182
• ISBN-13: 978-0786251186
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,062,647 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sounds like my family, March 14, 2003

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Amy Phipps (Columbus, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Death of a PTA Goddess (Mass Market Paperback)

The latest installment in the Molly Masters series is charming and full of family moments that ring true to life. The mystery itself, which centers around the death of the seemingly perfect PTA president, is typical of the genre. Although entertaining enough, it certainly didn't overwhelm my imagination. Molly's encounters with her family, however, were brilliant. Her exchanges with her 16-year old daughter Karen, who is learning to drive and beginning to date, were a wonderful mixture of humor and angst. Even more touching was her discussion with her son, Nathan, who is being harassed by bullies at school. Overall, I definitely recommend this book to readers of the series!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Getting Silly, January 4, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Death of a PTA Goddess (Mass Market Paperback)

This once charming series is starting to lose its steam.

Molly has turned into nothing more than a nosy, annoying pain in the .... She sticks her nose into situations that have nothing to do with her, and doesn't seem to think the police can manage to do their jobs withour her "tactful nudging" in the right direction. The fact that Tommy allows her to keep intruding into his investigations is just getting silly already -- almost as silly as her constantly teaming up with Stephanie and taking her orders, when she can't stand this woman.

It's time to put this series to bed before it turns to plain God-awful.