Mistletoe from Purple Sage [Hardcover]

Barbara Burnett Smith (Author), Barbara Burnett Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1997

Jolie Wyatt, an aspiring mystery writer from Purple Sage, Texas, travels to the big city for Christmas to visit family and attend a party for her former employer. But murder intrudes, and the capable Jolie must put her interest in mystery fiction to practical use once again.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 304 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press; 1st edition (November 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312169302
• ISBN-13: 978-0312169305
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,973,659 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good., February 9, 1998

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This review is from: Mistletoe from Purple Sage (Hardcover)

This book was good, but I didn't find it as good as her two previous, Dust Devils and Celebration. To me it seemed slower paced than the other two. Where with the previous ones I couldn't put them down and read them very quickly, this latest one I found I could put it down without a problem. I finished the book in three days, which is unusual for me. This is still an author I would definitely recommend. Her characters are wonderfully real. Her books make you wish you lived in a small town like Purple Sage.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Good who done it, a elightful series, October 4, 1997

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This review is from: Mistletoe from Purple Sage (Hardcover)

Jolie Wyatt used to work at the Rose Sterling Advertising Agency in Austin, Texas. Everyone at the company knew how badly Jolie craved being a published writer. She has been away from the agency for many years, living with her husband Matt in Purple Sage. However, when she learns that she is finally going to be published, Jolie can't help but want to show off to her old cronies at the agency. The Wyatts decide to spend the holiday season with Matt's sister and her family so Jolie can attend the Sterling annual Christmas party. Her plans are to show up as the conquering heroine comes to an abrupt halt when Jolie finds the body of a murdered Sterling employee in the ladies room.

Jolie is no stranger to murder or homicide investigations (having been involved two others). However, this one is too close and personal, especially since the prime suspect is her ex-lover, a man married to the boss' daughter. With things in a tizzy at the office, Jolie is asked to temporarily return to do some copy writing, forcing her go back to work with the one person she wants to avoid.

Meanwhile, something dangerous is occurring at her sister-in-law's home with a little boy being the center of it. Ironically, this problem converges with the office mess, forcing Jolie to simultaneously deal with a traumatized child and a cold blooded killer.

MISTLETOE FROM PURPLE SAGE is a breezy, witty, and warm cozy starring a character who symbolizes every woman. This makes it easy, especially for women, to identify with her joys and concerns. The who-done-it is well done as it flows with many plausible suspects who have ample motives to have committed the deed. The sub-plot involving the heroine's nephew adds depth and intensity to a compelling tale.

Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a Jolly Read!, August 20, 2007

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Reg Forsyth "believer_in_soul" (Concord, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mistletoe from Purple Sage (Hardcover)

I admit it. I sat down on a Sunday afternoon and inhaled Mistletoe from Purple Sage. Although, by the end I thought that the plot took a few too many stretches of the imagination. The whole was still a lot of fun and a great afternoon of escape. I can hardly wait to read more of this series.

And it doesn't hurt that I was Texas Hill Country raised. I admired the deft sense of the local culture.