Major Vices (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries) (Mass Market Paperback)

by Mary Daheim (Author) "JUDITH GROVER MCMONIGLE Flynn tipped her head to one side, picked up a black marking pen, and drew antlers on the formal portrait of Aunt..." (more)
Key Phrases: loden coat, arched her eyebrows, entry hall, Uncle Boo, Aunt Toadie, Buck Doerflinger (more...)

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"Judith and Renie are sleuths to treasure...Daheim writes with wit, wisdom, and a

big heart. I love her books." -- Carolyn Hart

Product Description

Murder is Relative

Though they'd rather be boiled in oil, Judith McMonigle Flynn and her cantankerous cousin Renie have agreed to cater a seventy-fifth birthday bash for their batty old Uncle Boo Major, the billionaire breakfast mush magnate. Luckily their culinary obligations keep them busy in the kitchen of the sprawling Major manor and away from most of their contemptible kin -- until the septuagenarian birthday boy is discovered deceased behind his locked den door. Someone slew Uncle Boo...but who? A plethora of last wills popping up all over the place makes virtually everybody a suspect -- Judith and Renie included. And that's forcing the cousins out on a limb, where they must attempt to pick the true culprit from among the many nuts on their twisted family tree.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Avon (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0380774917
• ISBN-13: 978-0380774913
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #245,541 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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• This is item 7 in The Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery Series.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All in the Family, March 15, 2001

By	Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Judith McMonigle Flynn and her cousin Renie have reluctantly agreed to cater their Uncle Boo's 75th. birthday party. They show up and are treated like servants instead of the relatives that they are. When the birthday celebration is over, the guest of honor disappears into his study and is later found shot to death. Judith's colorful relatives offer no end of possibilities as far as suspects go, and she, as usual, decides to do her own investigating. Her policeman husband Joe's chief rival is assigned to the case, which makes Judith even more determined to find out who the killer is. This is one of the best-written of the Bed-and-Breakfast Mystery series and is a very enjoyable read.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Mystery on Seattle's Queen Anne & Magnolia Hills!, September 10, 1999

By A Customer

This is one book in a series of bed-and-breakfast mysteries set in Seattle, Washington. Anyone familiar with the city can tell that the author, Mary Daheim, has changed the place names, but retained the feel of the city in accurate descriptions. Heraldsgate Hill is really Queen Anne Hill. Norway General Hospital is really Swedish Hospital. Papaya Pete's restaurant is really Trader Vics. Donner and Blitzen department store is really the now defunct Frederick and Nelsons. Nordquist is Nordstroms. The Belle Epoch is The Bon Marche, now known just as The Bon. Moonbeams coffee house is really Starbucks, and so on. The descriptions are so accurately and fondly drawn that the reader experiences a warm sense of being there, especially if one has actually lived in Seattle at one time. The relationships of the characters are sometimes feisty but honest and often very funny. I recommend this whole series.

4.0 out of 5 stars beware the family gatherings, July 7, 2008

By	E. Durham (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This 7th book in the series is a good murder mystery. The only thing that gets tiresome is the rather overdone wicked shirtail relative bickering. This is the only reason I gave it 4 stars. Sometimes it was too much and I found myself skimming paragraphs and at times having to go back because I missed something important. Still I found it an easy read and a delightful mystery