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Summary: Demise of a great series
Review: Am sorry to hear from Bill Crider that this series will not be continued. I really enjoyed both of them.
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Summary: I couldn't put it down.
Review: I've enjoyed Willard Scott as a weatherman for many years. Now I am enjoying him as an author. Murder in the Mist is a great book to read that doesn't take forever and you want to finish it to find out "who done it". I thoroughly enjoyed it and can hardly wait to read Murder Under Blue Skies.
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Summary: A warm and thoroughly enjoyable look into small town hijinks
Review: Stanley Waters, former weatherman for a popular network morning show, still has a passion for appearing in front of the cameras. He has a new found love, amateur sleuth. In this new novel by NBC TV personality Willard Scott we find bed and breakfast owner Waters in the thick of an investigation, again. When local businessman Rance Wofford is fatally wounded in a Civil War reenactment. Stanley is also wounded; and there's speculation that Stanley might have been the real target and not Wofford.The Higgins, VA folk are in this novel. "Murder in the Mist," as they were in "Murder Under Blue Skies." The romantic interests between Stanley and his high school sweetheart, now chief of police, Marilyn Tunney intensifies. Both Stanley Waters mysteries are fun, light reading. Scott wrote both with Bill Crider a highly acclaimed writer of mysteries in his own right.
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Summary: Those interested in reenacting will be disappointed
Review: The premise of a murder at a reenactment has much potential. Unfortunately, no interesting scenarios or characters exploiting this premise are presented in this book. Nor will you learn anything at all about reenacting or the War Between the States. Neither author could have possibly researched the book by attending an actual reenactment as either a spectator or a participant. While nothing in this book is offensive (the reason I gave it 2 stars), this is extremely light, non-engaging reading. In fact, is seems to be written for young readers rather than adult mystery readers. One author would surely be better than the "as told to" collaboration attempted here.
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Summary: First novel for real weatherman good attempt.
Review: To be honest I read this book because I enjoy Willard Scott on NBC's Today's Show and other endeavors. I found the book entertaining and tried to figure out who done it. It also caught my attention because I too would like to own a B&B somewhere. Perhaps not in Virginia but in upstate New York. All that on the side "Murder Under Blue Skies," was a good read but not what I would call a page turner until near the end when the killer was about to be caught. This was the first Stanley Waters mystery with others to follow.
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Summary: A good second story.
Review: Willard Scott, along with Bill Crider, does a wonderful job of giving us that small town feeling. I enjoyed this book immensely (as I did the first one). It is an enjoyable series, and I really liked the idea of a battle reenactment. Willard Scott does an admirable job of modeling Stanley Waters after himself, faults and all. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who would like a nice, light weekend read.
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Summary: A good second story.
Review: Willard Scott, along with Bill Crider, does a wonderful job of giving us that small town feeling. I enjoyed this book immensely (as I did the first one). It is an enjoyable series, and I really liked the idea of a battle reenactment. Willard Scott does an admirable job of modeling Stanley Waters after himself, faults and all. I would highly recommend this book for anyone who would like a nice, light weekend read.
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