A Dime a Dozen [Audio CD]

Mindy Starns Clark (Author), Ruth Ann Phimister (Narrator)

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Publisher: RecordedBooks (2003)
• ISBN-10: 1402579845
• ISBN-13: 978-1402579844
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Mindy Starns Clark is the author of many books, which include the popular Smart Chick Mysteries and Whispers of the Bayou. In addition, Mindy's plays and musicals have been featured in schools and churches across the United States.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Intrigue in the Smokies, May 11, 2005

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Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Dime a Dozen (The Million Dollar Mysteries, Book 3) (Paperback)

Callie Webber is coming home - sort of. Her latest assignment for the J.O.S.H.U.A. Foundation is to investigate MORE, a non-profit set up by her in-laws in her late husband's memory. This is the first time Callie has been back to visit his death, and she's a little nervous about how it will go.

She's just relaxing at an impromptu family reunion when an explosion at the church shocks them all. It's just some stink bombs, but the body nearby is definitely dead. It's just the latest in a series of crimes targeted at Luisa, a migrant who stayed past harvest season because her husband is missing. It doesn't take Callie long to realize that these events directly relate to her investigation of MORE, so she begins to investigate. Will she be able to track down a migrant missing 6 months? Who is behind the vandalism aimed at Luisa? And who killed that John Doe in the church parking lot?

I was once again thrilled to be in Callie's presence. She's a great character I've really come to care about. Unlike the last two in the series, I didn't feel the second half had quite the breakneck pace, but I did feel the novel was more evenly plotted overall. There were still several twists I saw coming only a few pages before Callie, and the ending was certainly a surprise.

With each book, I'm more and more glad I found this author. If you haven't discovered Mindy Starns Clark, pick up the first book today. You'll be very glad you did.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet and mysterious, October 12, 2011

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Courtney - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Dime a Dozen (The Million Dollar Mysteries) (Paperback)

This is a great book even if you haven't had the luxury of reading the first 2 books in the series. I was asked to review this book and agreed to it and then was hoping I could get my hands on books one and two before I read book three. However, that did not happen, my library only had book three and so I decided to give it a shot without reading the first two books and then if I had too many issues I would go back and read the others.

Well let me just tell you, I felt no need to go back and read the other two books in order to understand the story. Although I loved book three enough to have the desire to want to go back and read more about Callie it is not required to enjoy this book!

Callie Webber is a private investigator that ends up back in the town of her late husband where she is investigating her former in-laws so that they can be approved for a grant by the J.O.S.H.U.A. Foundation with whom she works for. She is skeptical to return to the past and having to revisit the pain of losing her husband Brian.

While investigating for the grant she stumbles upon a whole other slew of problems, including murder, fire, and vandalism. Questions begin to form; will she be able to approve her in-laws for this grant? Who is responsible for all these crimes? And will she get all this done in time to head off on her vacation with her beau Tom? Plus....is she over Brian and able to move forward with a new relationship?

This was a great mystery and I was addicted to the story right from page one! I instantly found myself rooting for Callie and all her trials and my heart went out to her when she is dealing with the loss of Brian. The mystery was also great, I felt like I was guessing all the way through the story as to who the murderer was and how the murder took place. When I finally got to the end of the book I was surprised!! Things did not turn out like I expected they would.

As for romance, I'm not sure if this is categorized as a romance or not but there wasn't much going on in that department. There is a lot about how Callie feels about the romance in her life but not a lot of action. There is a bit towards the end that is very sweet though!

I enjoyed reading this sweet and mysterious Christian suspense, it wasn't as bone-chilling or action packed as I would have liked but overall I was left happy and satisfied! Great book! Looking forward to book 4.

Disclosure: I was graciously provided a free copy of this book from FIRST Wild Card Tours in exchange for my honest review and opinion. All opinions are my own.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, September 26, 2010

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pvw - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Dime a Dozen (The Million Dollar Mysteries, Book 3) (Paperback)

Enjoyed good clean mystery. Well written as I have found all Mindy Starns Clark's books to be. Looking forward to the next one.