Murder Shoots the Bull (Thorndike Americana)

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Summary: Right on Target....
Review: Anne George is hilarious as always in this 6th book of the Southern Sisters Mysteries. Her plots are so diversified; her characters so well developed; her dialogue so amazingly funny.

"Murder Shoots the Bull" opens with 60-ish sisters, Patricia Anne and Mary Alice, being held in the Birmingham jail for assaulting the bank president. The story unfurls and it is not until the very end that we find out the unusual antics, which have caused the bank president's injuries!

When Patricia Anne's next door neighbor of 40 years, Mitzi Phizer, invites the sisters to an amateur financial club modeled after the best-seller, "The Beardstown Ladies Group," the complications begin. They only intensify when Mitzi's husband Arthur is spotted with several beautiful women in one week!

You will love this entire series! Buy them all!

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Summary: Lighthearted fun...
Review: Patricia Anne and Mary Alice are always fun. This book is the sixth in a series of Southern sisters (say THAT fast!) mysteries and like its predecessors, the gals are at it again. One of the most humorous overtones is their 'Southerness', their desire to be prim and proper ladies, and still be the originals that they are. In this case, they join a ladies investment club and solve a tangled tale of murder and greed. Through it all, their world is populated by incompetant officials, lecherous bankers, and a next door neighbor man who is seen about town with a variety of voluptous women.

The plot is skillfully told: Anne George is clearly a writer who is a master at manipulating language for a colorful and delightful reader experience.

This is a delightful book, and I am eagerly awaiting the next in this series.

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Summary: Bulls-eye!
Review: This 6th book in Anne George's delightful 'Southern Sisters' series is one of her best. Neighbor Mitzi's husband is accused of murder, and Ms. George manages to juggle an interesting plot, versatile characters and a wonderful sense of humor successfully throughout it. A fast read, because it's hard to put down. Hours of pure entertainment.