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Summary: Read them all!
Review: All of Charlaine Harris' books, whether it's the Aurora Teagarden series or the Lily Bard series, are very enjoyable and fun. She provides a good story and puts in humor and likable characters. I recommend all her books!
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Summary: Read them all!
Review: All of Charlaine Harris' books, whether it's the Aurora Teagarden series or the Lily Bard series, are very enjoyable and fun. She provides a good story and puts in humor and likable characters. I recommend all her books!
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Summary: Oy! [possible spoilers]
Review: Although an engaging read, this installment of the Aurora Teagarden series is the weakest. The initial shocking discovery of the body (tossed out of a low-flying plane onto Aurora's backyard) turns out to have a questionable motive behind it. When the killer is unmasked, I found myself having to stretch my disbelief beyond the breaking point. Simply put, the killer's motivation is atypical to the character. It's a good read for those who enjoy her works, but if you had to skip one, this would be it.
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Summary: Oy! [possible spoilers]
Review: Although an engaging read, this installment of the Aurora Teagarden series is the weakest. The initial shocking discovery of the body (tossed out of a low-flying plane onto Aurora's backyard) turns out to have a questionable motive behind it. When the killer is unmasked, I found myself having to stretch my disbelief beyond the breaking point. Simply put, the killer's motivation is atypical to the character. It's a good read for those who enjoy her works, but if you had to skip one, this would be it.
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Summary: A stupid heroine? A dumb damsel?
Review: Any amount of enjoyment of this book is largely overshadowed by the reader's overwhelming disbelief at such blatant stupdity on Roe's part. Although 1996 (published date) seems like a long time ago, they DID have *69 and a little gadget called Caller ID. Yet Roe continues to be intimidated by hang up calls and a spooky caller asking, "Are you alone?". Man, that *69 should have been a done deal with her next breath (they even have nifty software that will block unidentified-numbered calls from being put through...wow!). But nope, she has to be the proverbial dumb damsel. This kind of writing is an insult to women everywhere. Please, save yourself the frustration at such stupidity and read elsewhere!
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Summary: Humm
Review: Aurora "Roe" Teagarden had just finished wrestling her lounge chair into a comfortable position when the body of her old nemesis, Detective Jack Burns, landed with a thud in her front yard. Everyone in town knew that Jack and Roe did not get along, but its not like Roe could be in two places at once so the police start looking for other suspects. But then Roe has an argument with her assistant at the library and she turns up brutally beaten the next day and her open purse is found on the hood of her bodyguard's car. An admirer sends her flowers with no name attached, her cat is suddenly sporting a new ribbon around his collar, her ex-lover is stabbed, and that is just the beginning. Roe has been found in the middle of murder and mayhem before, but this time, it's personal...I enjoyed this book, just as I have enjoyed all of the Aurora Teagarden series, but this one was not as good as the previous books. Roe solved the crimes a little too easily and there was a little too much going on for no one else to spot that the connection between all of the goings-on was Roe herself. I know it is a small police force, but come on. Anyway, Charlaine Harris' writing style is still very engaging and clear. I always enjoy her characters and there were some new people to meet in this book that were fun to get to know because they were a little different. I just wish that the plot had been a little bit better developed and solved. I felt that the author was rushing to finish this one and just decided to end it one day, wrote the last couple of pages and called it done. Still, if you have enjoyed her other books, you will enjoy this one and, if you are like me, you like to read a series all the way through, so find a cheap copy.
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Summary: A really Great Book!
Review: In this 5th. book of the series, Aurora Teagarden has a dead body dropped unceremoniously from a passing airplane into her yard. The victim is a policeman who has been the bane of her existence when trying to solve other crimes. The finger of suspicion points to her and her bodyguard and then to a series of people who may have had a motive. The premise of the eventual solution is slim indeed, but if you enjoy Aurora Teagarden books and are good at suspending disbelief, give this one a try.
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Summary: Humm
Review: There you are, sitting in your front lawn, trying to get a little sun. You just got your adjustable lawn chair in that just right position and low and behold somebody goes and drops a dead body in your freshly mowed grass. Just another day for our small town librarian, Roe. She seems to come across dead bodies like other people come across stray cats. Will she figure out who the murderer is? Will she figure out why he/she thought her front lawn was a good dumping spot? Well, read and find out. These are great no brainer books. They are easy to read, easy to follow, and require very little thought process. Sounds boring? Actually, not really. The early novels contained a lot of flat characters, but by Dead Over Heels, Harris has begun to develop more defined witty characters. I think most readers will enjoy this story.
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Summary: Aurora Teagarden Keeps Getting Better.
Review: Very enjoyable mystery series, especially those that enjoy women protagonists. Southern setting and sensibilities are also fun to read.
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