There are six books in this series by Jerusha Jones about the Imogene Museum and protagonist Meredith Morehouse. I am not going to review all of them. I will simply say that they are all well worth reading.
The books are set in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington State, a place you really need to see at least once. They are located in a small town, one in which you’d like to live, and full of the kind of people you would want for neighbors.
I wish there were an Imogene Museum, a hodgepodge of historic and hysterical; beautiful and, well, interesting; and valuable and “precious” artifacts. Meredith, who’d make a dear and fun friend, is its curator.
The setting is made real, the characters well and lovingly developed, the action engaging. The books go all too quickly, but each one leaves you satisfied, glad you went there.
There is mystery, hilarity and romance. That’s all I’m going to say. Find out for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.
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Publication dateOctober 11, 2018
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Here is what Amazon reviewers are saying about the Imogene Museum cozy mystery series:
"I highly recommend this to any lover of intelligent cozy mysteries! Please let there be more!"
"I continue to LOVE the relationship of our heroine and her man. Love the old museum, love the recurring characters...who wouldn't love the crotchety but lovable sheriff?!"
"When I grow up, I want to be Sheriff Marge."
"The characters are great, the story is tightly woven with a wonderful mystery and is written with a wry sense of humor. I highly recommend the series for anyone who enjoys a quick moving and believable who-dun-nit. More, Jerusha, PLEASE!"
"The Imogene Museum mystery series represents cozy mysteries at their finest. Engaging characters. Stories that keep you hooked from start to finish. And around and through we have the regional geography making its presence felt."
"I kind of stumbled on these books and after reading the first one I read them all over a span of three days. I could not put them down!"
"I love this series of stories. If you are looking for that perfect mixture of wit, humor, and mystery then this is it. I find the author's writing intriguing and love her details on the scenery. She definitely makes me want to visit what she describes."
"This is one of my favorite series. It just feels like coming home."
"I highly recommend this to any lover of intelligent cozy mysteries! Please let there be more!"
"I continue to LOVE the relationship of our heroine and her man. Love the old museum, love the recurring characters...who wouldn't love the crotchety but lovable sheriff?!"
"When I grow up, I want to be Sheriff Marge."
"The characters are great, the story is tightly woven with a wonderful mystery and is written with a wry sense of humor. I highly recommend the series for anyone who enjoys a quick moving and believable who-dun-nit. More, Jerusha, PLEASE!"
"The Imogene Museum mystery series represents cozy mysteries at their finest. Engaging characters. Stories that keep you hooked from start to finish. And around and through we have the regional geography making its presence felt."
"I kind of stumbled on these books and after reading the first one I read them all over a span of three days. I could not put them down!"
"I love this series of stories. If you are looking for that perfect mixture of wit, humor, and mystery then this is it. I find the author's writing intriguing and love her details on the scenery. She definitely makes me want to visit what she describes."
"This is one of my favorite series. It just feels like coming home."
About the Author
Jerusha writes cozy mystery series which are set in two of her favorite places - the Columbia River Gorge and the dense forests of SW Washington. She spends most of her time seated in front of her attic window, engaged in daydreaming with intermittent typing or pinning Post-It notes to corkboards (better safe than sorry!). She also considers maple-frosted, cream-filled doughnuts an essential component of her writer's toolkit.
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- ASIN : B07JVRWH9N
- Publication date : October 11, 2018
- Language : English
- File size : 1710 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
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- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 222 pages
- Lending : Enabled
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#207,030 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #1,161 in Women's Detective Fiction
- #1,422 in Organized Crime (Kindle Store)
- #1,560 in Mystery Series
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Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2016
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Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2020
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I have just read Jerusa Jones' Tin Can series and really liked it. I was hoping I would like her other series. A review of the Tin Can series recommended this book. I just couldn't get into the story. I read a fourth of the book and finally gave up. Nothing was happening. The two characters introduced didn't have any spark.
The Tin Can series has great characters. They come alive on the pages. I could believe they and their houseboat community exists. Their storyline is well developed. The variety of plots is interesting. The plots move along at a good pace.
I just couldn't connect with there heroine in this book. She was too flat. I read page after page and didn't get any feeling for her. It took to long to get into the mystery of the story. While a museum might be a great place for a mystery, this book spent too much time unboxing chamber pots. I finally gave up and closed the book.
The Tin Can series has great characters. They come alive on the pages. I could believe they and their houseboat community exists. Their storyline is well developed. The variety of plots is interesting. The plots move along at a good pace.
I just couldn't connect with there heroine in this book. She was too flat. I read page after page and didn't get any feeling for her. It took to long to get into the mystery of the story. While a museum might be a great place for a mystery, this book spent too much time unboxing chamber pots. I finally gave up and closed the book.
Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2017
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The characters are likable, and the writing is fine. The story line is simple but OK, as well. The book ended rather abruptly. I'm not sure what more I was expecting but clearly the writer was done, so she just quit. I don't expect to seek out any of the other books in the series. Too many better ones to choose from.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018
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Rock Bottom is the first in Jerusha Jones’ Imogene Museum cozy mystery series. I picked it up after seeing it on one of the several ebook sales emails I get every morning—I couldn’t resist the idea of a heroine who is the curator of a small town museum. Meredith Morehouse has left Seattle to live in a fifth wheel RV and run the museum in a small town in the Columbia River Gorge. The museum is a beautiful but old mansion—most of the plumbing in the fourteen original bathrooms has been disconnected for fear of leaks—and the globe trotting owner, Meredith’s boss, has just shipped another mysterious collection of crates from Europe. All is well with Meredith’s world, until her graduate student intern, Greg, vanishes somewhere between the museum where he works on weekends and the university where he studies anthropology.
In a bit of a switch for a cozy mystery, Meredith doesn’t stumble over a dead body among the exhibits (although she does wonder about those chamber pots that insist on switching places when no one is watching). Instead, the story focuses on Greg’s disappearance, while Jones introduces a range of supporting characters who will, I presume, play their parts again in the six following books. The action doesn’t really heat up until fairly late in the book, but I enjoyed the build-up and the characters and setting—mystery fans will appreciate a dog named Tuppence rescuing a cat named Tommy—and I’m sure I’ll be reading more of the series.
In a bit of a switch for a cozy mystery, Meredith doesn’t stumble over a dead body among the exhibits (although she does wonder about those chamber pots that insist on switching places when no one is watching). Instead, the story focuses on Greg’s disappearance, while Jones introduces a range of supporting characters who will, I presume, play their parts again in the six following books. The action doesn’t really heat up until fairly late in the book, but I enjoyed the build-up and the characters and setting—mystery fans will appreciate a dog named Tuppence rescuing a cat named Tommy—and I’m sure I’ll be reading more of the series.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 29, 2016
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Sometimes if you're like me, you always don't have the time to read a 600 page or an 800 page novel. This is a good, quick, easy read to put your mind at ease and lose yourself in a different place and time. Not the best mystery I've read but good enough for those really busy times in our lives. And when you're done with mystery #1 you can go o to the next who dunnit.
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Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2016
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Title: Rock Bottom - Imogene Museum Mystery 1
Author: Jerusha Jones
Published: 9-8-15
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Pages: 191
Genre: Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense
Sub Genre: General Fiction; Amateur Sleuths
ISBN: 9781477829202
ASIN: B00PBCY0NA
Reviewer: DelAnne
Reviewed For: NetGalley
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The Imogene Museum is located in the small town of Platts Landing, Washington. I will never rival the New York Museum f Art, but it meets the needs of the residents. Curator Meredith Morehouse is upset with her intern, Greg disappears without warning and any note of explanation. She has also had a problem with a prowler pulling pranks. It seems he likes to rearrange the chamber pot exhibit. Meredith decides to spend some nights keeping watch over the exhibit to see if she can catch him in the act. Instead she witnesses a murder, knocking herself out when she trips extricating herself from her hiding place. Unable to tell the sheriff who the killers were or who was killed. Soon the entire town is looking for the killers and a body lying around unnoticed somewhere. Meredith wonders if the body could be that of her missing assistant Greg.
This is the first in a new series revolving around a small town museum and its curator. Rock Bottom is written very well and takes the time to introduce the characters, many of which have reoccurring roles in future books in the series. While a bit distracting for the story, once you learn how the characters interact and get to know them you will find the story moves at a quicker pace and is very enjoyable. Jerusha Jones gives readers a descriptive picture of the town so that they can imagine themselves there. I appreciated the lack of harsh language and gory scenes. The Imogene Museum Mysteries are truly the epitome of a cozy mystery which I look forward to reading more of. I rated Rock Bottom a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.
Author: Jerusha Jones
Published: 9-8-15
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Pages: 191
Genre: Mystery, Thrillers & Suspense
Sub Genre: General Fiction; Amateur Sleuths
ISBN: 9781477829202
ASIN: B00PBCY0NA
Reviewer: DelAnne
Reviewed For: NetGalley
.
The Imogene Museum is located in the small town of Platts Landing, Washington. I will never rival the New York Museum f Art, but it meets the needs of the residents. Curator Meredith Morehouse is upset with her intern, Greg disappears without warning and any note of explanation. She has also had a problem with a prowler pulling pranks. It seems he likes to rearrange the chamber pot exhibit. Meredith decides to spend some nights keeping watch over the exhibit to see if she can catch him in the act. Instead she witnesses a murder, knocking herself out when she trips extricating herself from her hiding place. Unable to tell the sheriff who the killers were or who was killed. Soon the entire town is looking for the killers and a body lying around unnoticed somewhere. Meredith wonders if the body could be that of her missing assistant Greg.
This is the first in a new series revolving around a small town museum and its curator. Rock Bottom is written very well and takes the time to introduce the characters, many of which have reoccurring roles in future books in the series. While a bit distracting for the story, once you learn how the characters interact and get to know them you will find the story moves at a quicker pace and is very enjoyable. Jerusha Jones gives readers a descriptive picture of the town so that they can imagine themselves there. I appreciated the lack of harsh language and gory scenes. The Imogene Museum Mysteries are truly the epitome of a cozy mystery which I look forward to reading more of. I rated Rock Bottom a 4 1/2 out of 5 stars.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not good enough for me to continue the next book in the series!
Reviewed in Canada on November 27, 2015Verified Purchase
This book is a kind of typical cozy mystery in a small town, but not a lot of suspense or actions going to keep me interested in the series.
The main protagonist is a nice person but the other characters in the book are not very interesting.
The main protagonist is a nice person but the other characters in the book are not very interesting.

Zalewski Valerie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Un très bon "cozy"
Reviewed in France on September 15, 2014Verified Purchase
J'ai beaucoup aimé ce livre, car c'est léger, amusant, sans vrai violence . L'héroine, Meredith, estresponsable d'un musée peu connu et avec un contenu eclectique. Rien que le fait que Meredith doit organiser une exposition de pots de chambre et déjà mon interêt est engagé. Meredith n'est peut-être pas l'héroine la plus eveillé en matière d'investigation, mais elle est attirante par son bon humeur et l'affection qu'elle eprouve pour son travail et les gens autour d'elle.
Je l'ai lu d'un seul trait parce que je voulais à tout prix connaitre la fin. J'ai acheté et lu le deuxième tout de suite et suis sur le coup de commencer le troisième.
N'attendez pas à trouver un "cozy" original et different, mais lisez un bon "cozy" avec plaisir.
Je l'ai lu d'un seul trait parce que je voulais à tout prix connaitre la fin. J'ai acheté et lu le deuxième tout de suite et suis sur le coup de commencer le troisième.
N'attendez pas à trouver un "cozy" original et different, mais lisez un bon "cozy" avec plaisir.
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