Nothing but Trouble (PJ Sugar Series #1) (Paperback)

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Key Phrases: pizza guy, lawn truck, lawn girl, Ernie Hoffman, Director Buckam, South Dakota (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Susan May Warren delivers another winner—a lovable heroine, crackling dialogue, magnetic romance. . . . I loved getting in and out of trouble with PJ Sugar and can’t wait for the next installment.”
Sharon Hinck, author of Stepping into Sunlight

Product Description

It's not fair to say that trouble happens every time PJ Sugar is around, but it feels that way when she returns to her home town, looking for a fresh start. Within a week, her former teacher is murdered and her best friend's husband is arrested as the number-one suspect. Although the police detective investigating the murder—who also happens to be PJ's former flame—is convinced it's an open-and-shut case, PJ's not so sure. She begins digging for clues in an effort to clear her friend’s husband and ends up reigniting old passions, uncovering an international conspiracy, and solving a murder along the way. She also discovers that maybe God can use a woman who never seems to get it right.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.; 1 edition (April 2, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1414313128
• ISBN-13: 978-1414313122
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #416,018 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars interesting Christian amateur sleuth, May 5, 2009

By	Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

A decade has passed since PJ Sugar crawled like crab legs out of her hometown of Kellogg, Minnesota filled with remorse and guilt. Over the next few years, PJ found no purpose in life drifting from job to job and from trouble to trouble. She is finally coming home for the first time in ten years to attend her sister the attorney Connie's wedding to tae kwon do coach Sergei as mom broke her ankle playing tennis. She is still wearing the mantle of shame. PJ will watch Connie's four year old son Davy while she is on her honeymoon.

PJ plans to be on her best behavior while keeping her stay short. However, her intentions implode when her former teacher, Hoffman, is murdered. Police Officer Boone Buckham arrests her best friend Trudi's husband Jack Wilkes because he assaulted the history teacher. PJ investigates though she knows that will put her at odds with the lead cop her former high school boyfriend (and rabble-rouser).

This is an interesting Christian amateur sleuth starring a sort of female Uncle Buck that for the most part avoids over preaching. PJ is a fascinating protagonist who comes home to watch a nephew she never met, care for a mom in a wheelchair due to the busted ankle, work closely with her non English speaking in-laws, and solve a murder mystery while eluding her attraction to Boone with her rep as nickname NBT (NOTHING BUT TROUBLE) to live down. Readers will enjoy the misadventures of PJ Sugar who knows for sure that the person who said you can't go home came from Kellogg, Minnesota.

Harriet Klausner

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVED this book!, July 18, 2009

By	Lynnette Bonner "www.lynnettebonner.com" (Everett, WA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Oh! My! Goodness! I LOVED this book! I haven't read one that I enjoyed so much in a long time. This was my first experience with Susan May Warren and I will definitely be looking for more of her books.

I loved the humor. Loved the tension between Boone and PJ - and the complication added by Jeremy. Loved the way the author showed PJ's internal struggles and how she finally figured out that she didn't have to be someone else to be used of God.

This is a great story! I highly recommend it. Five stars all the way!

3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing But Trouble, August 20, 2009

By	SFH (Tennessee) - See all my reviews

The first 8 to 10 chapters were boring it took too long to find out what happened & dealing w/her nephew - it was too vague. i kept reading only because I know a little about the author - otherwise I may not have finished the book. The last 4-6 chapters were interesting & things started happening. It did have a surprise ending.