Deadly Magic (Grace Holliday Cozy Mystery Book 1)
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| Rating | : | 4.84 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00A1N2F5Y |
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| Number of Pages | : | 585 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Hatter's Cove Mystery Series:The St. Valentine's Day Cookie Massacre (A Hatter's Cove Gazette Mystery Novella)Death by Pink Flamingo (A Pink Flamingo Hotel Mystery)Revenge of the Pieman (A Hatter's Cove Gazette Mystery Novella). From the AuthorAvailable books in the Grace Holliday Cozy Mystery Series:Deadly Magic (book 1)Deadly Reunion (book 2)Death Takes a Holiday (book 3)Murder Games (book 4)Cupid's Deadly Aim (book 5)The Gift That Keeps on Killing (book 6)A Grace Holliday Cozy Mystery Box Set (containing books 1 - 3 of the
A night of magic turns into a night of murder.It's Halloween night and the normally unhappy co-workers of the Straker Toy Company are eagerly looking forward to the celebration of their tyrannical boss' fiftieth birthday. According to the police, it was an obvious suicide. None more so than Grace Holliday. After all, it's not every day she gets invited to the annual costumed bash at the Dragon's Lair, the premier magic theater in Manhattan.What promises as a night of magic and mystery, quickly turns into a night of mayhem and murder when the boss' equally tyrannical wife dies on stage. Now i
Shoshana Hathaway said Smoke and mirrors and a corpse or "Smoke and mirrors and a corpse or 2" according to Shoshana Hathaway. This is book 1 in the Grace Holiday mysteries, and it is a charming mix of wit, humor, light hearted romance, and murder. When I first saw the title I thought this would be a mystery with supernatural or fantasy elements, and was delightfully surprised at what the title actually refers to. In some ways, the mystery is predictable, and does contain some "stock" elements, but the book is more than saved by the author's tongue in cheek witty approach, and her ability to set scenes and slowly build suspense until the "gotcha!" comes, and it always works, too. The writing is very good, and the plot has some unexpected twists that place the reade. . This is book 1 in the Grace Holiday mysteries, and it is a charming mix of wit, humor, light hearted romance, and murder. When I first saw the title I thought this would be a mystery with supernatural or fantasy elements, and was delightfully surprised at what the title actually refers to. In some ways, the mystery is predictable, and does contain some "stock" elements, but the book is more than saved by the author's tongue in cheek witty approach, and her ability to set scenes and slowly build suspense until the "gotcha!" comes, and it always works, too. The writing is very good, and the plot has some unexpected twists that place the reade. A magical mystery that will entice you right from the first page! The workers of the Straker Toy Company are looking forward to their boss, Franklin Straker's, fiftieth birthday celebration. It's not that they like their boss. Quite the opposite in fact, they consider him a tyrant. But it's not every day that they get to attend a celebration at the Dragon's Lair, the premier magic theater in Manhattan.However, on this Halloween night there is more than just magic in the air. There is more murder, when Grace's boss' wife is found dead on stage. The death is ruled a suicide, but Grace Halliday is pretty sure one of her co-workers was involved, and it's up to her to find out who.I like magical mysteries, and. "This book reads like a first novel." according to Tammy J Rizzo. It might well be the first book the author had ever written. Working on that assumption, I'm willing to forgive the problems with the mystery and the characters. I hope her subsequent books will have benefitted from the practice.Overall, this was a somewhat entertaining read. I had problems, though, with the characters, among other things. When the main character does not think to herzelf about the clues that actually point to the killer, but instead shares everything else with the readers, this is cheating the reader. When the main character gets upstaged by a supporting player, this is poor writing as well.However, the book shows enough p