Murder Once Removed [Paperback]

Kunz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 1995

Discovering her business-partner aunt dead, genealogy researcher Terry Girard learns that Aunt CeCe may have stumbled onto a scandal while investigating an prominent family tree. Reprint. PW.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

First novelist Kunz follows a sympathetic, down-to-earth heroine through a snappy plot in this entertaining series launch. When Cecile Girard's body is found below a 60-foot bluff, the police declare the death a suicide. Terry Girard, CeCe's niece and partner in their St. Louis genealogical research firm, suspects murder, but doesn't know who would want to kill her beloved aunt. Could it be the Sullivans, who angrily cancel the family history they commissioned for their daughter's wedding because CeCe found incest in the family tree? Or the similarly surprised Barron clan, the company's biggest client, whose members include a state senator, a banker and a judge? When a nun in whom CeCe confided is assaulted, and the forensics lab finds odd bruises on the supposed suicide's corpse, police sergeant Dan Kevlehan agrees with Terry that a murderer is loose. He cautions her to keep a low profile, but she wants to flush out the killer by telling everyone she knows why her aunt died. The conflict between these two strong-willed protagonists, spiced with some sizzling suspense, makes for an invigorating tale.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From School Library Journal

YA-Terry and her Aunt CeCe run a successful family research and genealogy business that is very popular with St. Louis socialites. When the police report that CeCe has jumped off the cliffs near her home, her niece passionately denies that her death was a suicide and claims that her aunt was pushed. Did CeCe stumble upon some nastiness in the family background of one of her clients? Was she killed to keep some information hidden? This is light, suspenseful reading with a nice touch of romance that teens should enjoy.
Penny Stevens, Thomas Jefferson Sci-Tech, Fairfax County, VA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Worldwide Library (July 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373261756
• ISBN-13: 978-0373261758
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,034,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Murder Once Removed, April 23, 2005

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K. Walker "mystery reader" (Sandy, Oregon) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Murder Once Removed (Hardcover)

I really enjoyed this book. If you are familiar with St. Louis, Catholic nuns, or geneology this book is something you would enjoy. I appreciated the female lead and the spunky aunt that reminded me of one mine.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Truly Amazing!, December 12, 2004

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Murder Once Removed (Hardcover)

In English class, we were assigned a mystery book report. I found this in my school library. It was somewhat hard to understand not knowing anything of genealogy, but the rest was remarkable. The touch of romance even more enjoyable for my age group. Generations of children and adults will love it.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!!!, January 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Murder Once Removed (Paperback)

This book was very enjoyable. Escpecially if you enjoy genealogy. Wish she would write another soon.