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Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments (Rose Gardner Mystery Book 7) Kindle Edition

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Book 7 of 9: Rose Gardner Mystery

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New York Times and USA Today debut bestseller

Book seven in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling Rose Gardner Mystery series.

**Includes Thirty-Four and a Half Predicaments bonus chapters

One journal full of secret…Thirty-four predicaments for Rose to face.

Rose Gardner hates seeing her normally flamboyant best friend Neely Kate struggle with depression. So when Rose stumbles onto a piece of evidence indicating her birth mother might have been involved in a crime, she does the one thing guaranteed to cheer Neely Kate. She convinces her friend to help her solve a mystery. Though their penchant for investigating has gotten them into plenty of pickles in the past, what can go wrong if they’re looking into a case that went cold a quarter of a century ago? But the deeper they dig, the more dirt they unearth.

While she’s busy unraveling the past, Rose must also reprise her role as the Lady in Black as part of her ongoing agreement with the king of the Fenton County underworld. In so doing, she discovers a mysterious enemy is intent on attacking her friends, and her assistant DA boyfriend might be next on the list.

As both situations reach a boiling point, Rose must face the possibility that certain secrets were meant to remain buried and not even her special talent can get her out of every predicament.

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April 28, 2015
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About the Author

New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Denise Grover Swank has released over thirty novels and novellas and has sold over two million books. She writes mysteries with romance, humorous romance, light-hearted young adult romance, and urban fantasy. She lives in Blue Springs, Missouri with her three naughty dogs and six imaginative children. You can find out more about Denise at denisegroverswank.com.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00SXP1FIK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ DGS (April 28, 2015)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 28, 2015
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1978 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 442 pages
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New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author Denise Grover Swank was born in Kansas City, Missouri and lived in the area until she was nineteen. Then she became nomadic, living in five cities, four states and ten houses over the course of ten years before she moved back to her roots. She speaks English and smattering of Spanish and Chinese which she learned through an intensive Nick Jr. immersion period. Her hobbies include witty Facebook comments (in own her mind) and dancing in her kitchen with her children. (Quite badly if you believe her offspring.) Hidden talents include the gift of justification and the ability to drink massive amounts of caffeine and still fall asleep within two minutes. Her lack of the sense of smell allows her to perform many unspeakable tasks. She has six children and hasn’t lost her sanity. Or so she leads you to believe.
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I'm pretty torn about this book

Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2015

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Honestly, I'm pretty torn about this book. I'm a huge fan of the series and DGS is a wonderful storyteller. That being said, I have some issues with the story itself in this installment as well as what felt like a cheap shot "non ending" at the close. I don't want to include too much information (spoilers) but I'll say this. I loved the Rose books because they were a fun and slightly edgy/quirky cozy mystery series. Then things got a bit dark, but I felt like they made sense in the world of Rose. THEN things got REALLY dark with some further revelations about J.R. Simmons that made my skin crawl and changed the whole tone of the world (the last novella). I was a little put off but I trusted DGS to have her reasons. With this latest book, though, I sort of feel like that trust is gone. BIG dark confusing things happen, there are useless story threads that go nowhere, and the non-ending made me viscerally angry. This was the first time I've ever read a DGS book and thought to myself "ugh, what a cheap shot to make me buy the next one." I have pre-ordered every Rose book since I've been reading the series but this blatant hostage-taking of me as a reader makes me not want to do that for the next one. You should treat your readers well and trust them to want the next book because of your great writing, not a cheap shot cliffhanger. I also have to be honest and say that the tone might be getting away from what makes Rose so endearing. There is a quirky charm that I associate with her--a sweetness that helps temper things when they get too heavy. I worry that DGS is losing that quality and I sincerely hope she regains it in her next book. THERE ARE OTHER AUTHORS THAT I READ FOR HEAVY SUSPENSE who frankly do it much better. Nobody, though, does a quirky and fun cozy mystery better than DGS. PLEASE go back to that.

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Hanging off the Cliff!

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2019

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This book ends on a major cliffhanger! The bonus scenes from others points of view are awesome to still understand what is going on and to dig a little deeper into Rose’s world. Something is sketchy and going on with Violet. She was very hush hush in this book. I’m loving how Maeve is becoming more and more prominent in Rose’s life. Along with her little secret that she told Rose. I feel like she’s just that lovable “mom” type. Mason is keeping too many secrets from Rose and I’m hoping we get some more answers in the next book. And Joe. My goodness. I’m still NOT on #TeamJoe. I’m still loving how Mason treats her. Rose never seems to fall into trouble no matter where she goes. Even when looking into a 25 year old case. These characters are in different parts of their lives and I love feeling and going through this stuff with them. Onto Thirty-Five and a Half Conspiracies!!

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We all needs friends like Rose and NK!

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2019

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I loved this book. I am a huge fan of Denise's writing. I first began reading her Rose Gardner series. I fell in love. I am a Rose hog. I love everything about Rose. I finish the Rose books within two days. I love the series! There are so many surprises in this book! I laughed, I cried, I cheered Rose and NK on! Do not worry I will not spoil it for you because I want you to read this book. One of my favorite parts of Denises' writing is the depth that she brings to each character. None of the main or supporting characters are left unattended. Each has their own background and storyline. I love learning more about each of the characters and watching them grow. The depth and realness of the characters pulls at your heartstrings. Denise's writing is so relatable. It is like you are reading about your bestfriend! We should all have friends like Rose and NK!

I was so disappointed in this book

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2015

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I was so disappointed in this book! It was not well developed and there was no closure at the end; it just stopped! There should have been a "to be continued" added after the last sentence, just like a television show! I refuse to read the next one because of the way this book ended in mid-action.

13 people found this helpful

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Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2016

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This book is about, Rose trying to find out more about her birth mother along with having less than 24 hours now to let Skeeter know if she excepts his offer he had gave her in the last book. Also after being left on the edge of the last book with Nelly Kate being rushed to the hospital, Bruce is trying to help make her feel better.
Then there's, Mason with his secret investigating and Joe trying to keep things in order. It's like they all have their little secrets they're keeping from each other and everyone's life seems to be threatened in danger.
Along with all this we're still reminded that Hillary's in town with all her drama, especially rudeness towards Rose. And of course the mystery girl Joe sister. We don't get much from either girl and I guess it's not quite time to find out more on how Hillary's situation is going to go and what in the world Joe's sister really is up to. Is she good? Bad? We do not know even though she tells Joe "not to worry" she's on his side and wants to help along with, telling Rose I just want to be friends really.
So once more through all this madness we are left again with the craziest shock we could of had and are left to wait and find out, why and what's going to happen. I can't believe it Denise really knows how to keep us on our toes.

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Catastrophic Cliffhanger At The End - JUST NO!

Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2019

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While the writing is excellent and the story lines and characterizations, both main and secondary, are well-fleshed out, I will not give any work a rating greater than ONE STAR if the author ends the book with a major, catastrophic cliffhanger in the last pages of the main story line!

This book was published in 2015, during the phase when so many writers used the cliffhanger ending, hoping to boost sales of the next book in the series. That tactic didn't work well then and now, nearly 2020, it still rankles.

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Jomax

disappointed

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 1, 2015

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Bit cross to start reading this, having pre-ordered it as the next in the series, and to find I'd missed a major plot event that I can only assume from other reviews was in an 'in between the numbers' novella.
At the moment, this is ruining my enjoyment of it completely!

I've finished it now, (after buying the novella), and I'm so annoyed at the ending that I'm not sure I'll read the next one. Or maybe it's a super clever ending and not just bad writing. Pah!

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Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 3, 2016

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Although I bought the first book a while ago I only recently read it. I loved the book so much that I bought the other twelve books in the series and I have read them all within in 2 weeks, I couldn't wait to find out what happened next, the humour is brilliant, to the point you laugh out loud and everyone looks at you, but the heartache is just as emotional. Never mind the love stories, friendships and not forgetting the mysteries that get solved

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Fantastic new addition to. the Rose Gardener series.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2015

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I love this series and it is that rarity as it just keeps on getting better and better.Rose is as adorable as ever and attracting just as much trouble.She combines comforting Neely Kate after her miscarriage with a hunt for the secrets from her own past,including the mystery surrounding her parentage.The men in her life and her complex relationships with them are as usual a major factor.The writing is a joy as always , the AAplot fast paced and entertaining,the characters continue to evolve and develop and there is of course that unmistakable sense of fun.A great read and with that ending the next book can't come soon enough.

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S. M. Malone

You really need to read the rest of the series ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 6, 2015

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You really need to read the rest of the series before this one, I had given myself a bit of a break after reading them continuously but then decided to see what had happened to Rose & her complicated life. In this one she gets herself in deeper with the Skeeter, digs too deep into her real family tree & ends up in real trouble. I won't give the end away but let's just say I pre-ordered the next in the series the minute I'd finished reading this one as it's a real cliff hanger! Still find the phrase 'crappy doodles' really irritating.

Stevie

Read it in one sitting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2015

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Another chapter in the Rose Gardner series, very good read and enjoyed it thoroughly so much so I read it in about 4 hours, all at once.
Similar to other reviews, I found the ending annoying, obviously it has been left open to another book, but I would have preferred to wait longer and properly get my teeth into a longer more complex book.
I'm loving seeing the relationship between Rose and Mason bloom and seeing Roses character develop seeing as she has completely changed from the Rose Gardner we met at the beginning of the first book.

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