A Veiled Antiquity: A Novel

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Summary: More please
Review: A Veiled Antiquity leaves you wanting to know more about Torie O'Shea and those who surround her in New Kassel, Missouri.

There are good clues dropped along the way and interesting hints in to the lives of the characters in this little town just a hop skip and a jump outside of St. Louis.

Again the only problem with finishing a brand new book is that one has to wait so long before the next one comes out. Sometimes it's better to read authors whose series have been around for a while and you can immerse yourself in several before you have to suffer the pains and agonies of waiting for new releases. Rett MacPherson makes me wish she had been published much earlier.

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Summary: Smart, Engaging Mystery
Review: Although Rett MacPherson claims to live in St. Louis, she clearly doesn't know much about the town. Errors in fact, not only about St. Louis, but about history in general, mar this little mystery, and a somewhat clunky style and an ambiguous, rushed ending do more to make it a second-rater. Wait for the paperback, if you must buy this one.

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Summary: Full of mistakes. Ms. MacPherson needs an editor!
Review: Although Rett MacPherson claims to live in St. Louis, she clearly doesn't know much about the town. Errors in fact, not only about St. Louis, but about history in general, mar this little mystery, and a somewhat clunky style and an ambiguous, rushed ending do more to make it a second-rater. Wait for the paperback, if you must buy this one.

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Summary: ANOTHER GOOD READ
Review: As with the other work by this author, I enjoyed it. Very low keyed, funny with good character developement. I did note some inconsistancies in this one, some slips by the author, but that is actually part of the fun of reading these things. All in all a good book. Well done. Nice to get away from heavy reading and simply enjoy a good story. Hope we get more. Recommend this one.

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Summary: Charming and fun.
Review: I had so much fun reading this book. I picked it up because the author is from St. Louis, but don't be mislead, this book does NOT take place in St. Louis if you are looking for a book about that city. In fact, she only visits one small section of a St. Louis neighborhood with about a paragraph and a half devoted to it's description, which was right on. Otherwise, it takes place in a fictitious town that I wish was real so that I could visit it. She puts forth a well researched THEORY on the subject matter in the book. It made me so interested in it, in fact, I went and checked out books on it in the library. I think that's what I liked about it was that she pokes fun at historical theories while at the same time putting forth her own. MacPherson's books are a great get-away from reality and other heavy, depressing books. She delivers exactly what is expected of her...a tongue in cheek COZY!!! Can't wait for the next one this summer.

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Summary: Smart, Engaging Mystery
Review: This is a wonderful and humorous novel. There were some passages so funny, I had to put the book aside to laugh. Torie O'Shea is a great heroine - someone with whom the reader can truly identify. I can't wait to start MacPherson's next mystery.