Dying to Remember (Jennifer Marsh Mysteries) [Mass Market Paperback]

Judy Fitzwater (Author)

Book Description

Series: Jennifer Marsh Mysteries | Publication Date: August 1, 2000

Jennifer Marsh's high school reunion is truly a nightmare. Among her classmates: overweight ex-jocks handing out business cards; former cheerleaders fast becoming clones of their mothers; class beauty Sheena Cassidy, more narcissistic than ever; and bad boy Danny Buckner, Jennifer's unforgotten first love. Missing, of course, is Jimmy Mitchell, whose haunting disappearance on prom night twelve years ago remains a chilling mystery. All that's needed to make the evening a complete disaster is murder--an oversight soon gruesomely remedied by person or persons unknown. Trapped in the dangerous thick of it is Jennifer, knowing too much to suit a killer . . . and dying to remember enough to save her own life.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Jennifer Marsh, an aspiring mystery writer and amateur detective, knows she is no Stephanie Plum, and Macon, Ga., is a pale imitation of the Burg, but there are the requisite cronies (her critique group) and boyfriend (Sam, a crime reporter). Following Dying For A Clue, this latest series entry takes Marsh to her 12th high school reunion, where she's briefly reunited with the boyfriend she never forgot and the scheming cheerleader who stole him from her. When the boyfriend turns up deadAa suspected suicideAthat event kicks off another look at the unsolved disappearance of a student that coincided with Marsh's prom night. Refusing to believe her old beau was a murderer, Jennifer joins forces with her nemesis, the cheerleader-widow, to get to the bottom of the mystery. Fitzwater comes through with an imaginative plot, hilarious secondary characters (the critique group, mostly aspiring romance writers, is a hoot) and good red herrings to throw readers off the track. (Aug.)
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Jennifer Marsh's high school reunion is truly a nightmare. Among her classmates: overweight ex-jocks handing out business cards; former cheerleaders fast becoming clones of their mothers; class beauty Sheena Cassidy, more narcissistic than ever; and bad boy Danny Buckner, Jennifer's unforgotten first love. Missing, of course, is Jimmy Mitchell, whose haunting disappearance on prom night twelve years ago remains a chilling mystery. All that's needed to make the evening a complete disaster is murder--an oversight soon gruesomely remedied by person or persons unknown. Trapped in the dangerous thick of it is Jennifer, knowing too much to suit a killer . . . and dying to remember enough to save her own life.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Fawcett (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0449006395
• ISBN-13: 978-0449006399
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,384,020 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Judy Fitzwater grew up an Air Force brat and has lived in eight states, including Maine and Hawaii. She currently resides in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband. Her first published mystery, DYING TO GET PUBLISHED, was plucked from a stack of unsolicited manuscripts at Ballantine Books. It was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Mystery. The subsequent series, The Jennifer Marsh Mysteries, were a delight for her to write, especially the scenes with Jennifer's quirky writers' group. Five of the Jennifer books are now available in Kindle editions with the sixth coming soon. Judy has also published the suspense thriller NO SAFE PLACE (also available on Kindle) and has plans for more mystery, suspense, humor, and paranormal adventures to come.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing and predictable, August 7, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Dying to Remember (Jennifer Marsh Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

Having read all of Judy Fitzwater's Jennifer Marsh mysteries, I was disappointed with this latest. The mystery leaves too many areas unexplored, and the reader is left unsatisfied with the predictable villian. When Jennifer's old boyfried dies at their high school class reunion, her old rival and the boyfriend's wife nags Jennifer into proving that the death wasn't suicide. Jennifer's nemesis and ex-cheerleader is annoying and the reader is never given the satisfaction of Jennifer triumphing over her. A longer novel exploring her friend Leigh Ann's old crush would have been more interesting, as would having Jennifer's current boyfriend do more than be supportive and hug her without complaining. Jennifer's writing critque group, composed of eccentric and humrous chraracters, swoop in only in the ending for a brief cameo.

I looked forward to this book, and wish that I hadn't, as it fell short of my expectations.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A biased, but genuine opinion!, October 10, 2000

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Kayleigh Jamison "Kayleigh Jamison" (Baltimore-Washington Metro Area) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dying to Remember (Jennifer Marsh Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

I must state before I even start, that this review will be biased. Judy Fitzwater's daughter happens to be one of my closest and dearest friends and so, in turn, is Judy Fitzwater herself. I'm proud to say that I spent a night or two sitting in the Fitzwater's home pondering the possible outcomes of this book. Judy Fitzwater is not only a brilliant and talented writer but a great woman all around. Dying to Remember is all I expected it to be. Jennifer has once again connected with me very closely. In fact, all of the characters in the novel are realistic; if you don't identify with one, than you certianly will with another. Somewhere, you are in that book. That's one of the things that amazes me about Judy Fitzwater; she includes a little piece of everyone in her writing. I won't give the mystery away. Suffice to say that up till the end I was "dying for a clue".

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jennifer Marsh is back at it again, October 30, 2000

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Karen Bierman Hirsh (Greenwich, CT) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dying to Remember (Jennifer Marsh Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is the fourth Jennifer Marsh mystery and will entertain readers who have enjoyed the first three. Jennifer is an amatuer mystery novelist who has yet to get a publisher interested in any of her books. However, this does not keep Jennifer from getting involved in a local murder.

Jennifer is conned into going to her high school reunion by her good friend and fellow writer, Leigh Ann. At the reunion, Jennifer sees her high school sweet heart and his wife Sheena, the girl who won Danny back from Jennifer and who she has never quite gotten over.

After Danny is murdered at the reunion, Sheena must ask Jennifer for help and she is plunged into another murder that took place twenty years earlier on prom night. With Sam, her long time beau, at her side as well as the aide of her friends Jennifer must uncover the truth behind both murders if she is be able to move past this long time love.

The Jennifer Marsh series may not be the most in depth or thriling mystery series out there but the characters tend to grow on readers. How could resist wanting to curl up with a cute mystery about Jennifer and her greyhound Fluffy! This is a great series to read in between the hard boiler, intense thrillers.