Turn and Die (Jordan Lacey Mysteries) [Hardcover]

Stella Whitelaw (Author)

Book Description

Series: Jordan Lacey Mysteries | Publication Date: May 1, 2007

Jordan Lacey back by popular demandJordan Lacey has a back-to-front mystery to solve. The lovely Holly Broughton has been acquitted of trying to murder her husband, but she hires Jordan to find out who framed her and why. When Jordan's life is threatened on three separate occasions, she realizes that she may, for once, be on the right track. Jordan finds herself propelled towards a solution that is claustrophobic and totally unexpected.

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British PI Jordan Lacey is back in another madcap adventure in which she has two cases to crack. First, Arthur Spiddock, an elderly gardener, hires Jordan to find his missing farm animals. Jordan figures it's easy money and a less-than-strenuous job. The second case isn't so simple. Holly Broughton has recently been acquitted of the murder of her wealthy and much older husband. She claims she was framed and wants Jordan to find out who set her up. Before Jordan can sink her teeth into either case, she stumbles on a dead body and becomes the victim of a particularly bizarre kidnapping. But the always intrepid, ingenious Jordan, a disarmingly appealing heroine who's a bit of a renegade, is up to the task, as usual. This offbeat series combines meaty plots with plenty of zany goings-on, in the manner of Janet Evanovich, and it is steadily gaining fans among those who like a comic edge to their crime. Emily Melton
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About the Author

Whitelaw began her writing career as a cub reporter on a newspaper and becme the youngest female chief reporter in London. She has had over thirty novels published, as well as approximately 230 short stories.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 217 pages
• Publisher: Severn House Publishers (May 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0727864963
• ISBN-13: 978-0727864963
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,915,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a treat to pick up a new Jordan Lacey mystery, January 8, 2008

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ndenim (OH USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Turn and Die (Jordan Lacey Mysteries) (Hardcover)

And, if anything, this one may be better than the last, Ring and Die. Jordan is regularly visiting a good friend who is in the hospital while she herself is still recuperating from an accident with a suit of armour. Even though she is tired and emotionally drained, she accepts two new cases. One is to find an elderly pensioner's stolen rabbits and chickens. Her second case is unusual in that her client, Holly Broughton, has already been acquitted of attempting to murder her husband. Even though she is innocent, the ordeal has had an adverse impact on her marriage to her older, very wealthy husband, Richard. She wants Jordan to find out who framed her and why. While working the resolution of these two cases, Jordan goes back to the pub, Medieval Hall, to see if she can find any evidence as to why the suit of armour fell from its plinth causing her injuries.

The book moves along at a quick pace right up to its satisfying conclusion. I couldn't put it down until the last page had been read. Hopefully there will be an eighth (and more) Jordan Lacey mystery in the not too distant future.