Never Buried: A Leigh Koslow Mystery (Leigh Koslow Mytery) [Paperback]

Edie Claire (Author)

Book Description

Series: Leigh Koslow Mytery | Publication Date: October 28, 2008

When advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow moves into her pregnant cousin's Victorian house overlooking the Ohio River, the last thing she expects to find is a corpse- particularly one embalmed over a decade earlier. But soon she discovers that the beautiful old house has secrets, secrets dating back to two mysterious deaths occurring within its walls some fifty years before. Now someone wants Leigh and Cara out of the house and that someone is getting desperate. Because some secrets are better kept off...especially when they hit close to home."Thoroughly delightful...Bright, breezy and witty. I couldn't put it down."--Tamar Myers

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About the Author

Novelist and playwright Edie Claire has published five mysteries in the Leigh Koslow series and two Romantic Times "Top Pick" mystery/romances. When not writing novels or scripts for church theatre, she can be found acquiring new pets, teaching childbirth classes, herding her three children, acting on stage, volunteering, avoiding housework, or sneaking caramels. Please visit her website at www.edieclaire.com!

Product Details

• Paperback: 260 pages
• Publisher: iUniverse (October 28, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595523870
• ISBN-13: 978-0595523870
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Novelist and playwright Edie Claire is a veterinarian, a childbirth educator, and a mother of three who delights in writing cozy mysteries, classic and young adult romantic suspense novels, and comedic stage plays. Pick up an Edie Claire work and you can be assured of intrigue, humor, a touch of romance (or a hefty dose of it, depending on the book!) and an ending that will leave you with a smile.

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I felt like I was there..., August 24, 2000

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Donna Rizos - See all my reviews

This review is from: Never Buried (Leigh Koslow Mystery, 1) (Paperback)

This was a wonderful first book by Miss Claire. First, I enjoyed the characters. They were all very likabale and have wonderful potential for future character development. Next, I loved the setting. I felt like I had been dropped into the middle of their quaint neighborhood. Many times in a mystery when the characters and the setting are great, the mystery lags. Not in this story! Miss Claire keeps the action and the mystery flowing throughout the entire book. She grabs the reader at the beginning when Leigh Koslow finds an embalmed body in the hammock in her backyard. Add a slightly neurotic pregnant cousin, and you have the beginnings of a terrific story. Plus, it was a great who-done it! I am looking forward to starting Never Sorry. Thank you Edie Claire for the great read- and great job to her friends at Ingomar United Methodist Church!

42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great mystery, setting & 3 mom/daughter relationships, July 12, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Never Buried (Leigh Koslow Mystery, 1) (Paperback)

In addition to the great mystery plot, I enjoyed the setting and the characters. Leigh Koslow is very human and very humourous. She is also more likable, more normal, and more moral than most other single female heroines. Edie Claire's writing reminds me somewhat of Joan Hess. But Joan would have written Maura as the heroine and had the Ozarks instead of Pittsburgh as the setting. I would like to read more about Maura (the police woman)and her mother. In fact the book explores three very different mother /daughter relationships: Cara has 'cut the cord' and married, Maura left but returned to care for her mom, and Leigh is still entangled in breaking that cord. I look forward to reading more about these six women.

27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Clever Debut Mystery, September 16, 2001

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Mark Baker (Santa Clarita, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Never Buried (Leigh Koslow Mystery, 1) (Paperback)

Leigh Koslow is supposed to be helping her cousin Cara convalesce in the last few months of her pregnancy. But one morning, Leigh finds a body in the hammock in the backyard. This sets off a chain of events that is anything but restful. Who has this man? Why wasn't he buried? Why did he show up now, 10 years after his death? Who is leaving notes warning the cousins to leave the house? And does this have anything to do with the deaths that occurred in the house 50 years ago? Leigh has to find answers fast, before someone she loves gets hurt.

Edie Claire has written a wonderful debut mystery. The characters are charming, and the plot is puzzling. As we slowly get answers, we're only left with more questions to be answered until we finally reach the satisfying conclusion.

I've added this series to my list of books to read and am looking forward to Leigh's further adventures.