- Mass Market Paperback
- Publisher: Berkley Prime Crime (2000)
- ASIN: B001E39JIG
- Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Not quite a hit . . .,
By kellytwo "kellytwo" (cleveland hts, ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: By Hook Or By Book (Paperback)
Unless you are a 'string figure' devotee, you may find this book to be very 'high maintenance'. To be sure, I had no idea there was such a thing as 'string figures' even though as a child, I certainly was entertained by my grandfather's attempts at making a 'cat's cradle'. Poor grandpa! He was a much better plumber. This book, however, did not prove to be so entertaining, at least not to this reader. In fact, I skipped over most of the last two-thirds of the story, and will have serious doubts about reading any more in this series.(I still do like the author's other series, though.) Several chapters begin with instructions for various of the string figures that are mentioned throughout. If you like to read knitting or crochet patterns, they may appeal to you; otherwise, they might as well be written in a foreign language, which I suppose they are, really. Many of the same characters appear in this book as in its predecessor: the mystery novel readers of Murder by the Yard, including the cute, petite, red-haired paleo-anthropologist who now works as a reference librarian, Dr. Megan Clark, and her unknown-to-her swain, history professor, Dr. Ryan Stevens. In addition to her apparent fascination with Ph.Ds (nearly every character in the book has one) the author has also kept her annoying habit of alternating voices in alternating chapters. Omniscient alternates with the repetitious, first-person maunderings of Ryan, who is certainly one of the klutzier (and truly stupid-appearing) persons to be found in books these days. Poor guy. I do wish he wouldn't feel the ever-present urge to continually remind us that Megan is indeed, a cute, petite, red-haired paleo-anthropologist. In spite of the interference of police lieutenant Jerry Carr, Megan eventually solves the mystery of the two murders, as well as the other mystery, which is better left unidentified, so as not to spoil it for other readers.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A real-life string figure enthusiast says "Yes!",
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This review is from: By Hook Or By Book (Paperback)
Being a real, living, card carrying member of the International String Figure Association, the premise for this mystery is a natural hook for me. Maybe the characters are somewhat one-dimensional, but that dimension is a hoot. As several of the characters point out in the book, only a true enthusiast of the art form would see the value of a lost manuscript by Caroline Furness Jayne as worthy of crime. These characters display all the necessary obsessions to make the plot work. The plot may not have been highly intricate--certainly not nearly as intricate as the Inuit figure "Polar Bear Caught in a Fisherman's Net," which I have yet to master. Nonetheless, it was engaging enough to string me along, and though I'd had my guesses about the identity of the murderer, that really isn't the point. This book is a fine example of the adage, "It's not the destination, but the journey that matters."
2.0 out of 5 stars
Also, disappointed in this book.,
By A Customer
This review is from: By Hook Or By Book (Paperback)
A was disappointed in this book.I also, miss the John Lloyd Branson series. Meredith has another book coming out Jan.2001 titled " Murder Past Due" I do not know which series it comes from though.
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