Leftover Dead [LEFTOVER DEAD] [Mass Market Paperback] [Mass Market Paperback]

Jimmie Ruth(Author) Evans (Author)

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• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (January 31, 2009)
• ASIN: B001V9XFHE
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A bit disappointing..., February 4, 2009

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W. Carter (TX, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leftover Dead (Trailer Park Mysteries (Berkley)) (Paperback)

I have so enjoyed this cozy series. I'm almost embarrassed to admit how much I always look forward to the next coming out. That being said, this one just wasn't up to par. Although more specifics will follow, this installment felt a little thrown together--not as polished as the previous stories in the series.

In book five of the Trailer Park mystery series, Wanda Nell and her new husband, Jack, look into a murder that occurred 31 years ago in Tullahoma. The victim, Jenna Rae Howell, was a very pretty young woman who lived and grew up in a city about 4 hours north of there. Her murder was never solved. As a matter of fact, there was obviously a cover up. Jack smells the makings of a book. The sleuthing begins...

Up until now, Wanda Nell Culpepper has been the perfect cozy protagonist--smart, stable, sassy, mouthy, independent, and a joy to be with. Now she is married to Jack Pemberton and, if this installment is any indication, the union isn't doing her any favors. She comes across as less independent--more in need of the man in her life to make things OK. Although I previously considered Wanda Nell Culpepper to be a terrific everyone's mom, Wanda Nell Pemberton comes across as more grandmotherly--weaker, less sure of herself.

In the previous books, the primary focus was always Wanda Nell, her kids, the Kountry Kitchen, and Mayrene. In LEFTOVER DEAD, it is Jack....and his wife. I missed the familiar backdrop of the Culpepper family unit, and unity, providing that (cozy, if you will) stabilizing force. It was that force that made me want to join in and be a part of. In this one, instead of giving us a chance to get used to Jack being one part of the larger picture, we are handed a totally different Kodak moment.

Will I read the next? Definitely. I prefer to think of this as just a bump along the road of rural cozydom. But next time, "Ms. Evans", please allow us some of our familiar turf.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice cozy book, February 22, 2009

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This review is from: Leftover Dead (Trailer Park Mysteries (Berkley)) (Paperback)

The "Trailer Park " mystery books are cute and sassy.
I am always on the lookout for the next book. In this cozy, Wanda and Jack are newlyweds just enjoying their time together.
Then Jack comes home with an idea for a great book based on a thirty year old murder case that has never been solved.
Of course, Wanda and her friends can't let him have all the fun. They divide and conquer. A very unusual case to be sure.
Wanda and Jack are adorable, and keep me turning the pages of this book to the end of a fine cozy.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars ENTERTAINING, March 19, 2009

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D. Morin "Doris mystery series reader" (O.C., Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Leftover Dead (Trailer Park Mysteries (Berkley)) (Paperback)

This entire series has a cast full of characters...you would not expect in a trailer park! The stories continue to develop characters and crimes. Sit back and enjoy the entire series. I can't wait for the next book to come out!