A Lie for a Lie (Thorndike Core) [Large Print] [Hardcover]

Emilie Richards (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1410418081 | ISBN-13: 978-1410418081 | Publication Date: September 2009 | Edition: Lrg

When the ex-wife of a local celebrity is charged with his murder, minister’s wife Aggie Sloan-Wilcox seeks divine inspiration to help clear her name.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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"Fans of intelligently constructed cozies will thoroughly enjoy Beware False Profits." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 477 pages
• Publisher: Thorndike Press; Lrg edition (September 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1410418081
• ISBN-13: 978-1410418081
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,509,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the author of 60 something novels. I find relationships fascinating and write about them no matter what genre I'm exploring at the moment.

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars -----Another entertaining story from Emerald Springs----, March 5, 2009

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Judith Miller (Bluemont, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lie for a Lie (Ministry is Murder Mystery) (Paperback)

In A LIE FOR A LIE, Emilie Richards again takes us into the life of Aggie Sloan- Wilcox, the loving wife of minister, Ed, and the mother of two girls, Deena and Teddy. As with any family there's always some trauma going on with the Wilcox family. This time it concerns the oldest daughter, Deena, who is humiliated because her father told a story about her in one of his sermons. I like the way Emilie Richards handles her characters. They are easy to visualize and often seem like people you might know. I really enjoy reading about Aggie's mother, Junie, who is colorful and fun and my very favorite is daughter Teddy, who reminds me of someone near and dear!

Aggie's world is not exactly what you might think, because she's also an amateur detective who seems to have the knack for solving mysteries!

The Wilcox family lives in the small town of Emerald Springs and the story begins with the town organizing a fund raiser to help the local hospital. A talent show is planned and Grady Barber, a well known singer, who was raised in Emerald Springs is chosen to be the judge of the talent show. Aggie's asked to assist Grady in making his life comfortable and the job turns out be a nightmare because Grady is difficult, selfish and demanding!

During this same period, Sister Nora, a circus owner and preacher buys land in the small town, and brings her menagerie of animals and circus entertainers to the once peaceful town. Her controversial agenda is to build a biosphere to keep humanity and animals safe for the future. There's so much going on, that something has to give. Of course, a murder takes place and Aggie can't help getting involved! I liked the way the way the various people came to life and how Aggie describes their personalities.

This is the fourth book in this mystery series and Richards does not disappoint.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lie for a LIe is OUTSTANDING !!, February 16, 2009

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Deborah Haupt (Portage des Sioux, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lie for a Lie (Ministry is Murder Mystery) (Paperback)

Aggie is a minister's wife with a mission, well in addition to the obvious. She solves murders and how she gets herself into and out of those situations will make you laugh out loud. Emilie Richards is a genius in her story telling and her characters.
A lie for a Lie is the 4th in her Ministry is Murder series but holds up really well as a stand alone.
I would recommend this to any one

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a jewel of a cozy, February 3, 2009

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Lie for a Lie (Ministry is Murder Mystery) (Paperback)

In Emerald Springs, Ohio, the minister's wife Aggie Sloan-Wilcox tries to live up to the image of her position, but has a talent of finding dead bodies and determining who killed them. The new group in town is Sister Nora's Inspirational Tent Show, a circus whose acts comes straight out of the bible. Aggie likes the woman who says she hears God and he is telling her to build a biosphere in Emerald Springs so when pollution makes survival impossible, some remnants of humanity will be saved.

Aggie is also working on a committee for the Emerald Springs Idyll talent show, a fundraiser to build a children's hospital. Judging the acts will be Grady Berber, a local who made it in Hollywood. Aggie is an assistant to Grady's assistant and she learns he is a pampered mean spirited individual who angrily takes out his displeasures on others. When Aggie enters his room, she finds Grady dead; his neck slashed by a knife like one used at Nora's circus. On the nearby wall the letters NOR is written; the police believe Nora, who is Grady's ex-wife, killed him. Aggie believes otherwise, but is unaware how much danger she places herself and her daughter in from an alert murderer.

This is a jewel of a book; a creative cozy that will fascinate readers as it does Aggie first by Grady's temper tantrums and then his death. There are plenty of people who firmly believed the world would be a better place if Grady was in hell rather than making everyone else's life one. The lead police investigator and Aggie's husband would prefer she stay out of the inquiry, but don't bother to tell her so as they know better. Fans of small Midwestern town mysteries will enjoy A LIE FOR A LIE that is as much a look at life in Emerald Springs as it is a whodunit.

Harriet Klausner