Everybody's Suspect in Georgia: Everybody Loved Roger Harden/Everybody Wanted Room 623/Everybody Called Her a Saint (Everybody's a Suspect Mystery Series Omnibus) (America Loves a Mystery: Georgia) [Paperback]

Cecil Murphey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2009

Neither Psychologist Julie West nor Pastor James Burton fancies themselves detectives-amateur or otherwise-until one after another of their mutual acquaintances are found murdered. Everybody loved Roger Harden...so who would love him little enough to want him dead? Why would everybody want to rent room 623 when they know a murder took place there the night before? Crime doesn't take a vacation when West and Burton agree to grant a friend her dying wish by accompanying her on an Antarctic cruise. But why would someone want to murder a dying woman who everybody called a saint?  

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Book Description

Neither Psychologist Julie West nor Pastor James Burton fancies themselves detectives-amateur or otherwise-until one after another of their mutual acquaintances are found murdered. Everybody loved Roger Harden...so who would love him little enough to want him dead? Why would everybody want to rent room 623 when they know a murder took place there the night before? Crime doesn't take a vacation when West and Burton agree to grant a friend her dying wish by accompanying her on an Antarctic cruise. But why would someone want to murder a dying woman who everybody called a saint?  

From the Back Cover

Mystery and Romance - with a Southern Accent!

 

Psychologist Julie West and Pastor James Burton always seem to find themselves at the wrong place and the wrong time - together.

 

They first meet at a dinner party on Palm Island, off the Georgia coast, at the home of a wealthy philanthropist. Both West and Burton thought Everybody Loved Roger Harden. Until they discover he's been murdered.

 

Just as romance develops between the unlikely head-versus-heart duo, the body of a second mutual acquaintance is found, murdered, on the floor of room 623 in the prestigious Cartledge Inn. Would Everybody Want Room 623 if they knew a murder had just occurred there?

 

Then, while on an Antarctic cruise, the warmth of romance turns to ice against the undertow of Burton's deep, dark secrets. Can these Georgia residents-turned-amateur-sleuths set their chilly feelings aside long enough to solve yet another murder of a beloved mutual friend whom Everybody Called a Saint?

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc (March 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1602604118
• ISBN-13: 978-1602604117
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,026,663 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Summer Reading, May 11, 2009

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Reviewer1 - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everybody's Suspect in Georgia: Everybody Loved Roger Harden/Everybody Wanted Room 623/Everybody Called Her a Saint (Everybody's a Suspect Mystery Series Omnibus) (America Loves a Mystery: Georgia) (Paperback)

All 3 stories are outstandingly fun, well written, engrossing. Punchy intelligent dialogue, no embarassing scenes or foul language, good Christian insight, truly an enjoyable read. Can't wait for more novels form Cecil Murphey.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not great, April 7, 2009

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This review is from: Everybody's Suspect in Georgia: Everybody Loved Roger Harden/Everybody Wanted Room 623/Everybody Called Her a Saint (Everybody's a Suspect Mystery Series Omnibus) (America Loves a Mystery: Georgia) (Paperback)

As a Christian, I struggle with fictional stories where everything turns out just great. Certainly murder isn't great, but I found that everything in these books goes well. The murders are easy for the two stars to solve, the people involved just confess, men and women are constantly and instantly falling in love, most of the supporting characters have become Christians recently and all their lives are perfect, etc. What I found the most troubling is the final story, "Everyone Called Her a Saint" where 48 people take a cruise, and 40 of them are current or former patients of a psychiatrist who invited them along. I can tell you from experience, no psychiatrist I know would ever hang out socially with their patients, let alone treat them to a trip to Antarctica.

I realize the "Everyone loves a mystery" series is for Christians who want a little bit of mystery and not just a love story, and if that's what you are expecting, then this book will be fine. I'd rather curl up with Agatha Christie though, when it comes to mysteries . . . .

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a fun read, March 5, 2011

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lucymae - See all my reviews

This review is from: Everybody's Suspect in Georgia: Everybody Loved Roger Harden/Everybody Wanted Room 623/Everybody Called Her a Saint (Everybody's a Suspect Mystery Series Omnibus) (America Loves a Mystery: Georgia) (Paperback)

A good mystery without violence or gore. He keeps you guessing right up to the end. The characters are interesting and realistic. Wish he would write more!!