14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good read., Aug 11 2011
By Rebecca "OfficeBaker" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bitter Harvest (Mass Market Paperback)
As other reviewers have stated, this book is different from the others. If you are interested in geneology, ancestory or a 100 year old murder, well this book may just be for you.
Granted, there is no current murder, but Meg learns alot not only about herself and manages to grow-up in the process, but she also learns alot about her history. This really is a good book, but if you are expecting it to be just like the others, well then, you will be disappointed. If you are looking for something written from a different perspective, with a couple of interesting twists, give this a try.
18 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Murderless Mystery !!, Aug 3 2011
By F. Yoder "F. Yoder, mystery lover" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bitter Harvest (Mass Market Paperback)
This is the fifth book in the Orchard Mystery series.
It's December and the first harvesting for Meg has come to an end. Bree, her orchard manager seems to dragging her feet getting the income figures to Meg. Meg is in a wuandry about what to do. Did she make a profit or not, will there be money to add more trees. Or will htere be money for the new furnace she will have to get. And Seth, is this someone that she wants more from. These are the thoughts going thru Meg's head.
Seth has come over to take a look at the furnace, bringing back Meg's goats that had escaped their pen, just as what turns out to be the "storm of the century" is beginning. Then the storm downs the power lines in the area. Meg decides that is time to put the upstairs rooms in order. On a closet shelf and pushed way back, Meg finds a mourning sampler. Strange events start happening soon, footprints around the house, a basement window that has been pulled out of place, a downspout that has benn pulled. Nothing major, but something to make everone wonder about. Finding the mourning sampler, which dates back to the late 1700's and who it might have belonged to helps take Meg's mind off the strange events. But with Seth and Bree's help Meg is able to solve this interesting puzzle.
No murder to investigate, but definitely a couple mysteries to be solved.
I really look forward to the next book in this series. Not only does the reader get a well written story, but they also get to learn about the operation of a small orchard.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best one yet, Sep 18 2011
By Bonnie Schelts - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Bitter Harvest (Mass Market Paperback)
I really enjoy the cozy mysteries, I often wondered when one of the authors would step up and write a book without a murder. Sheila Connolly has done that with this book. No murder, but a good mystery with a little bit of romance and a blizzard. What more could you want? This particular book is one I'll go back and read again, and since I am a librarian, I'll recommend it to my library patrons. Someone tell Ms. Connolly "you keep writing and we'll keep reading"!!!!