Susan Henshaw and her family have been coming to their summerhouse in Maine for years, but when neighbor Humphrey Taylor is found bludgeoned to death in her living room, Susan's relaxing holiday goes out with the tide as she searches to find the killer before he or she strikes again. But the killer may just find her first . . .
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Although I now live in New York City, there's a lot I can identify with in Valerie Wolzien's mysteries. Valerie's portraits of small towns and suburban communities remind me of my youth -- and I suspect they strike a similar chord with all those readers who live (or used to) far from urban centers. Also, Valerie's novels are like comfort food in a way -- because they are, in part, celebrations of holidays and happy social occasions (weddings, birthday parties, family vacation trips) . . . plus the mandatory addition of homicidal doings. Valerie is now writing two series with two different amateur sleuths -- suburban housewife Susan Henshaw (MURDER AT THE PTA LUNCHEON is her first appearance) and businesswoman Josie Pigeon (who started solving murders in SHORE TO DIE). I heartily recommend anything Valerie Wolzien writes.
--Joe Blades, Associate Publisher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
--Joe Blades, Associate Publisher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Susan Henshaw and her family have been coming to their summerhouse in Maine for years, but when neighbor Humphrey Taylor is found bludgeoned to death in her living room, Susan's relaxing holiday goes out with the tide as she searches to find the killer before he or she strikes again. But the killer may just find her first . . .
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This was a great book,
By A Customer
This review is from: A Star-Spangled Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book. It has gotten me hooked on mysteries and I can't wait to read Valerie Wolzien's other books. If you like mysteries, you'll love this book. The main character Susan Henshaw is great, too. The story was easy reading and it kept me on the edge of my seat...I didn't want to put it down!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Re-issue,
By mctamazon (Michigan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: A Star-Spangled Murder (Paperback)
A good read and an enjoyable entry in the Susan Henshaw series, but not worth the $15.00 price being charged here.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Awful,
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This review is from: A Star-Spangled Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
Several years ago, after reading the first two books in this series, I swore I'd never read this author again. However, several reviews that said her later works improved made me give it another try with this book. I'm glad I didn't invest any further time or money with her.This book is pure garbage. A man is killed and no one seems to care very much. The houseguests sit around the living room making plans to go out on the town. The victim's brother decides to join them with no thought for his three small children (the victim's step-children) until his neighbor, a woman he's met about five minutes earlier, offers to take care of them. He and his wife then go about their business without a second thought, only remembering to check on the kids when Susan shows up to stick her nose into more business that isn't hers...even when their oldest child goes missing. The local "police person" treats Susan like her deputy, sharing case information and basically allowing her to run the investigation...even going so far as to tell others beforehand that they should answer any questions Susan asks them, whatever they may be. The ending was so confusing that after reading it twice, I still have no idea where half of this stuff came from. And that's one of the biggest problems I had with this author the first time around -- she keeps "secrets," only throwing out information when she's trying to wrap things up. Susan finds something on the floor that turns out to be a clue...but we don't find out until after the mystery is solved what this item was. She goes to talk to people who're only identified as "the woman Susan went to talk to." People who've never met her before confide things to her like she's their best friend. It's totally unbelievable. Add all this to the fact that Susan is a totally unlikeable character, and there's nothing redeeming about this book, or this series, at all.
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