House Report

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Summary: Excellent mystery from exciting new author
Review: I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to read an advance copy of House Report, by Deborah Nicholson. Deborah is an excellent story teller, weaving charactors you care about into situations that have you turning the pages faster and faster to figure out who did what to whom, and why! Kate Carpenter and I could have been friends, and I would love to meet the inspiration for Cam in person. Also, as a native Calgarian (Alberta, Canada), I found setting the charactors and story in "my" city rather exciting, to say the least. Deborah keeps the twists and turns coming right to the very end, and in the style of Agatha Christie, has you guessing "who-dun-it" all the way through. It's frustrating, really, because once I had figured out who did it, not only would Deborah exonerate my villian, she'd make me end up liking them!

I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone who enjoys a good read and promoting bright new talent.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent mystery from exciting new author
Review: I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to read an advance copy of House Report, by Deborah Nicholson. Deborah is an excellent story teller, weaving charactors you care about into situations that have you turning the pages faster and faster to figure out who did what to whom, and why! Kate Carpenter and I could have been friends, and I would love to meet the inspiration for Cam in person. Also, as a native Calgarian (Alberta, Canada), I found setting the charactors and story in "my" city rather exciting, to say the least. Deborah keeps the twists and turns coming right to the very end, and in the style of Agatha Christie, has you guessing "who-dun-it" all the way through. It's frustrating, really, because once I had figured out who did it, not only would Deborah exonerate my villian, she'd make me end up liking them!

I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone who enjoys a good read and promoting bright new talent.

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Summary: House Report raises the roof on mysteries.
Review: I have been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to read an advance copy of House Report. Deborah Nicholson is an excellent story teller, weaving charactors you care about into situations that have you turning the pages faster and faster to figure out who did what to whom, and why! I think Kate Carpenter and I could have been friends and I'd like to meet the inspiration for Cam in person. Also, as a native Calgarian, I found setting the charactors in "my" city rather exciting to say the least. Deborah keeps the twists and turns coming right to the very end, and in the style of Agatha Christie, has you guessing "who-dun-it" all the way through. It's frustrating, really, because once I thought I had figured out who did it, not only would Deborah then exonerate my villian, she'd make me end up liking them!

I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone who enjoys a good read and promoting bright, new talent.

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Summary: Murder Mystery with a Canadian Twist
Review: I picked this up in Britain and read it on the flight home. With lots of twists and turns it kept me entertained for the duration. The interplay between Kate Carpenter and her boyfriend Cam makes for fascinating reading, particularly as the plot thickens. I work in theater so this book had an added attraction for me with the theater business being the backdrop for the novel. I wish that I had an extra hand so that I could give this book three thumbs up.

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Summary: House Report by Deborah Nicholson
Review: I was fortunate enough to read an advanced copy of this intriguing novel and I loved it. I would like to take this opportunity to recommend it to other readers.

Deborah Nicholson creates suspense brilliantly! This mystery, based in Calgary, is obviously written by someone that loves the area.

The main character, Kate Carpenter, is a person with whom you can identify. As a front of the house manager of a large theatre her life proceeds normally until a dead body turns up during a show. And then, like any great mystery novel, though the premise would never happen in real life, the heroine does not hesitate to jump in with both feet to investigate but you never doubt her ability to solve the crime.

From the beginning, when the dead body is found, to the conclusion I couldn't put it down. House Report is a real page-turner and an excellent read.

Rating:
Summary: An Excellent Book by a New Author
Review: I was one of the few lucky recipients of an advance copy of House Report by Deborah Nicholson. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, since I really didn't know what a "House Report" was, but it didn't take long to find out. Kate Carpenter is the Front of House Manager for a live theatre company in Calgary, Alberta, and the "house report" is something she has to fill out after each performance. Her latest House Report turned out to be a rather droll way of informing the management that a dead man was found in the washroom of her theatre.

House Report takes you behind the scenes of live theatre, which is fascinating in itself, but Kate just can't resist getting involved in the murder investigation. As the evidence builds up, she is devastated to find that her on-again off-again boyfriend Cam is one of the prime suspects. Determined to find the real truth behind the murder, Kate ends up in grave danger. Will she be the next murder victim?

House Report is the first book in a series of Kate Carpenter Mysteries. I enjoyed it thoroughly and can't wait for the next book. Ms. Nicholson, you have a new fan!

Rating:
Summary: An Excellent Book by a New Author
Review: I was one of the few lucky recipients of an advance copy of House Report by Deborah Nicholson. I wasn't quite sure what to expect, since I really didn't know what a "House Report" was, but it didn't take long to find out. Kate Carpenter is the Front of House Manager for a live theatre company in Calgary, Alberta, and the "house report" is something she has to fill out after each performance. Her latest House Report turned out to be a rather droll way of informing the management that a dead man was found in the washroom of her theatre.

House Report takes you behind the scenes of live theatre, which is fascinating in itself, but Kate just can't resist getting involved in the murder investigation. As the evidence builds up, she is devastated to find that her on-again off-again boyfriend Cam is one of the prime suspects. Determined to find the real truth behind the murder, Kate ends up in grave danger. Will she be the next murder victim?

House Report is the first book in a series of Kate Carpenter Mysteries. I enjoyed it thoroughly and can't wait for the next book. Ms. Nicholson, you have a new fan!

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Summary: MidWest Book Review
Review: Kate Carpenter is the House Manager at the Plex theatre. Not a small job, as much responsibility is placed on her shoulder, but she loves it. That is, she did until her and Cam, her boyfriend and maintenance worker at the Plex, found a dead body in the men's room. Now things were becoming a nightmare in all areas of Kate's life.
Detective Lincoln informs Kate that the deceased was killed with a nail gun from the Plex, as if that isn't bad enough, it had Cam's fingerprints all over it. Was he guilty? But wait, the shock isn't over yet for Kate, it seems the deceased is none other than the husband of an old acquaintance of hers, Gladys Reynolds. Will this nightmare ever end for Kate?

Things are not looking good for Cam and Kate decides that she would enlist the help of her head usher Graham and the others to prove Cam was innocent. Bad move Kate! It seems Gladys was quite the 'popular' lady among the men at the Plex. Her ways caused men to leave their wife's only to be rejected by Gladys. The list of potential killers was beyond belief, but why would they want to kill her husband? Where would Kate start? And was Cam telling the truth about not having an affair at one time with Gladys? The facts seemed to point the other way.

Things begin to heat up as Kate pushes on with her investigation.
Attempts on her life become an almost everyday occurrence and her helper Graham is almost killed.
The torment that perhaps Cam was the killer tore at her heart, yet she couldn't be sure.

Wow! What a story. Murder, love, hate, adulterous affairs all spun together to create a who done it tale that will keep you guessing to the end. Colorful characters spice up the read and a heart-thumping ending awaits the reader.
Well thought out storyline set in a not so run of the mill location, this book will keep you on our toes from start to finish. You will never guess, who done it?
Shirley Johnson
Senior Reviewer
MidWest Book Review
Denise's Pieces

Rating:
Summary: MidWest Book Review
Review: Kate Carpenter is the House Manager at the Plex theatre. Not a small job, as much responsibility is placed on her shoulder, but she loves it. That is, she did until her and Cam, her boyfriend and maintenance worker at the Plex, found a dead body in the men's room. Now things were becoming a nightmare in all areas of Kate's life.
Detective Lincoln informs Kate that the deceased was killed with a nail gun from the Plex, as if that isn't bad enough, it had Cam's fingerprints all over it. Was he guilty? But wait, the shock isn't over yet for Kate, it seems the deceased is none other than the husband of an old acquaintance of hers, Gladys Reynolds. Will this nightmare ever end for Kate?

Things are not looking good for Cam and Kate decides that she would enlist the help of her head usher Graham and the others to prove Cam was innocent. Bad move Kate! It seems Gladys was quite the 'popular' lady among the men at the Plex. Her ways caused men to leave their wife's only to be rejected by Gladys. The list of potential killers was beyond belief, but why would they want to kill her husband? Where would Kate start? And was Cam telling the truth about not having an affair at one time with Gladys? The facts seemed to point the other way.

Things begin to heat up as Kate pushes on with her investigation.
Attempts on her life become an almost everyday occurrence and her helper Graham is almost killed.
The torment that perhaps Cam was the killer tore at her heart, yet she couldn't be sure.

Wow! What a story. Murder, love, hate, adulterous affairs all spun together to create a who done it tale that will keep you guessing to the end. Colorful characters spice up the read and a heart-thumping ending awaits the reader.
Well thought out storyline set in a not so run of the mill location, this book will keep you on our toes from start to finish. You will never guess, who done it?
Shirley Johnson
Senior Reviewer
MidWest Book Review
Denise's Pieces