It's a high-stakes game for Hopemore, Georgia, county magistrate Maclaren Yarbrough when she investigates the murder of a bridge maven. . . . State bridge champion Edith Whelan Burkett has been dealt a string of bad hands. Not only did her husband commit suicide, he left her with a pile of debts. But all Edie's problems are trumped by her murder. Once again, Mac Yarbrough is in the thick of things.
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"As Southern as Sunday fried chicken and sweet tea."
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solid regional mystery,
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
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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.
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She did it again,
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The characters are well written and Ms Sprinkles keeps you turning the pages to find the killer.
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The second Friday morning in November, I wasn't thinking about murder. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Joe Riddley, Mama Bear, Miss Edie, Poe Boy, Patricia Sprinkle, Little Bit, Sheriff Gibbons, Hope County, Shep Faxon, Josiah Whelan, Miss Mac, North Augusta, Pete Joyner, Henry Joyner, Whelan Grove Road, Adney Harrison, Donna Linse, Frank Sparks, Edie Burkett, Judge Yarbrough, Officer James, Chief Muggins, Genna Harrison, Miss Me-Mama, Old Joe New!
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The second Friday morning in November, I wasn't thinking about murder. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
orange coveralls, pecan grove Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Joe Riddley, Mama Bear, Miss Edie, Poe Boy, Patricia Sprinkle, Little Bit, Sheriff Gibbons, Hope County, Shep Faxon, Josiah Whelan, Miss Mac, North Augusta, Pete Joyner, Henry Joyner, Whelan Grove Road, Adney Harrison, Donna Linse, Frank Sparks, Edie Burkett, Judge Yarbrough, Officer James, Chief Muggins, Genna Harrison, Miss Me-Mama, Old Joe New!
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- Who Invited the Dead Man? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 3) by Patricia Sprinkle on 4 pages
- Who Let that Killer in the House? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 5) by Patricia Sprinkle in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- Who Left that Body in the Rain? (Thoroughly Southern Mysteries, No. 4) by Patricia Sprinkle in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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