Who Killed the Queen of Clubs? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 7) [Mass Market Paperback]

Patricia Sprinkle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2005

State bridge champion and club woman Edie Whelan Burkett has been dealt many a bad hand, but after being widowed, the only things she has to sustain herself are a job at the library and a thousand-acre pecan grove. And just when the stress of it all seems too much, the grove's foreman dies...followed by Edie-and not by natural causes. Now, county magistrate Mac Yarbrough is on the case to prove the foreman's son innocent of murder, and figure out who's playing with a full deck-and who's not.

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"As Southern as Sunday fried chicken and sweet tea."
-- Carolyn Hart --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Signet (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451214501
• ISBN-13: 978-0451214508
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #993,405 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars solid regional mystery, February 26, 2005

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Who Killed the Queen of Clubs? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 7) (Mass Market Paperback)

Edith Burkett struggles with grief as her spouse the town pharmacist committed suicide and her father suffered a debilitating stroke that has forced his placement in a nursing home. Making matters even more difficult for the shell shocked Edie is that her husband squandered their money on drugs for personal use as he was an addict. Edie has sold their home and now works to earn money to support herself. Her stepdaughter and son-in-law wants Edie to sell the family's pecan farm since her dad can no loner work it and they fear she is becoming forgetful and want her closer to their home. Edie insists she is fine and asks her concerned friends and family to give her space to recuperate.

County magistrate MacLaren Yarbrough visits Edie, but finds her friend murdered in a gruesome manner. The police focus on son of the farm's foreman since Henry's machete is the murder weapon and his overalls has Edie's blood on it. Mac believes Henry is innocent as she knows two people with much stronger motives. She sets off to prove her hypothesis not anticipating the danger she steps into.

Make yourself a mint julep, sit on the porch swing, and read a delightful down home southern regional mystery. Mac always ends up in the middle of a murder investigation as she keeps tripping over corpses and yet somehow has many friends anyway who recognize she is a friendly neighbor not the grim reaper. This tale provides readers with a charming look at an old fashion southern town in which everyone knows everyone else. This work is a fine cozy sprinkled with intelligence and wit.

Harriet Klausner

3.0 out of 5 stars Author Patricia Sprinkle [Southern Mysteries series], June 20, 2011

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This review is from: Who Killed the Queen of Clubs? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 7) (Mass Market Paperback)

This author was recommended to me by a good friend. It is part of a Southern Mysteries series. I have read several books in this genre but not this particular author.
Although the title, Who Killed the Queen of Clubs, is quite catchy. I did not
particularly enjoy this book and will not be reading any more books in this
series. It was not the worst book I have ever read, but it seemed to lack humor
that I found in other "Southern" books.
Having said all of the above, my friend likes this series. So, I would say to
all of the book readers in the Amazon community, peruse the book review and
make YOUR own decision. In my experience, what appeals to one reader does not
always appeal to the next. This is why we are so lucky to have choices.

5.0 out of 5 stars She did it again, September 17, 2009

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Aunt Net "Alabama book lover" (Ozark, Al USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Who Killed the Queen of Clubs? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 7) (Mass Market Paperback)

The characters are well written and Ms Sprinkles keeps you turning the pages to find the killer.