- Hardcover: 288 pages
- Publisher: Bantam (Dec 29 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0553806807
- ISBN-13: 978-0553806809
- Product Dimensions: 16.1 x 2.5 x 24.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #324,687 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“Think Diane Mott Davidson with a tool belt instead of recipes.”—The Denver Post
“Like a runaway home renovation project, the appeal for [Sarah Graves’s] books keeps getting larger.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Just hearing [Graves] list the ways you can kill yourself fixing up an old house . . . is a hoot.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Graves transcends the boundaries of the conventional mystery.”—Library Journal
From the Paperback edition.
“Like a runaway home renovation project, the appeal for [Sarah Graves’s] books keeps getting larger.”—Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
“Just hearing [Graves] list the ways you can kill yourself fixing up an old house . . . is a hoot.”—The New York Times Book Review
“Graves transcends the boundaries of the conventional mystery.”—Library Journal
From the Paperback edition.
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Jacobia “Jake” Tiptree abandoned Wall Street to its bankruptcies and bailouts for a far more rewarding life fixing up an 1823 Federal-style house in Eastport, Maine. But in Sarah Graves’s chilling new mystery thriller, Jake discovers that no matter what your address, the most terrifying crimes always hit closest to home.
The infamous Dodd murders are hardly among Eastport’s proudest legacies. So when bestselling true-crime author Carolyn Rathbone arrives to research the case for a new book, the locals in the seaside town let her know that she’s about as welcome as a spoiled clam. But surely no one would harm a crime writer out of a sense of civic pride–or would they?
Jake has her own problems, from the mysteries of old-house insulation to an anonymous caller plaguing her with death threats. But with Carolyn’s arrival, the slayings of the wealthy Dodd women suddenly go from cold case to hot topic–much to someone’s dismay. For Carolyn Rathbone’s untimely investigation hasn’t only reopened old wounds and stirred up new suspicions; it’s unearthed a string of deadly secrets–ones that a cunning killer is grimly determined to rebury right along with Carolyn herself.
Suddenly Jake finds herself inescapably targeted by one of the most deranged criminal minds she’s ever encountered. For as much as she fights to insulate herself from his grisly compulsions, someone with a taste for terror has already crept closer than she dares to imagine. She’d rather die than lose the home and family she’s built–and that suits her nemesis fine, because her death is just exactly what he has planned.
The infamous Dodd murders are hardly among Eastport’s proudest legacies. So when bestselling true-crime author Carolyn Rathbone arrives to research the case for a new book, the locals in the seaside town let her know that she’s about as welcome as a spoiled clam. But surely no one would harm a crime writer out of a sense of civic pride–or would they?
Jake has her own problems, from the mysteries of old-house insulation to an anonymous caller plaguing her with death threats. But with Carolyn’s arrival, the slayings of the wealthy Dodd women suddenly go from cold case to hot topic–much to someone’s dismay. For Carolyn Rathbone’s untimely investigation hasn’t only reopened old wounds and stirred up new suspicions; it’s unearthed a string of deadly secrets–ones that a cunning killer is grimly determined to rebury right along with Carolyn herself.
Suddenly Jake finds herself inescapably targeted by one of the most deranged criminal minds she’s ever encountered. For as much as she fights to insulate herself from his grisly compulsions, someone with a taste for terror has already crept closer than she dares to imagine. She’d rather die than lose the home and family she’s built–and that suits her nemesis fine, because her death is just exactly what he has planned.
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3.1 out of 5 stars (11 customer reviews)
22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Give it up already!, Jan 17 2010
By M. D. Mulhern - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crawlspace: A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery (Hardcover)
I am so disappointed in the direction the "Home Repair is Homicide" series has gone. This has always been a quirky and complex series, not what I would really classify as a cozy, but with the last couple of books, I feel like Sarah Graves wants to write a certain kind of stand alone thriller, yet can't let go of Jake and Ellie. And the totally weak and unnecessary subplot involving death threats to Jake- please- what a waste of time! As I mentioned in my review of her last book, "A Face in the Window," I read this series because I love the tidbits about small town Maine life, the adventures Jake has trying to renovate her house, and the relationships between Jake, Ellie and their respective families. In this book, I guess there is a decent storyline, but I feel like tiny bits of the characters are thrown in so she can call it part of the series.
And I have to ask, why do reviewers insist on including detailed plotlines in their reviews?
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tense and a little dark; a good, suspenseful read..., Jan 6 2010
By L. Burns "Bigdog Mom" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Crawlspace: A Home Repair Is Homicide Mystery (Hardcover)
A surprise phone call from an old acquaintance pulls "Jake" Tiptree into a missing persons investigation. Jake's former Manhattan neighbor, Chip Hahn, had accompanied his boss, an obnoxious "True Crime" author, to Eastport to research her latest book. But shortly after enjoying one too many drinks at a local bar the young author, Carolyn Rathbone , disappears. Is her disappearance related to the unsolved murders of two local women or does Jake's friend Chip know more than he's saying? Things are about to take a very personal (and frightening) turn for Jake...
I've always felt that this series was a little edgier than the typical "cozy" and this installment has a dark, tense feel. There are fewer domestic details, the home repair tips are sparse and the familiar Eastport characters make only cameo appearances. However, in their place is a nicely written, fast-paced story that works as a stand-alone novel. The story maintains a nice suspense level that hooked me early on and kept me flipping pages way past my bedtime! At times this book was tough to put down and I when I wasn't reading I found myself thinking about the storyline.
One small complaint. There is a sequence towards the end of the book where Jake and Bella (her housekeeper/step mom) are getting into Jake's car which is parked in a somewhat remote location. The next time we see them they are hitching a ride...I'm assuming something happened to the car, but there wasn't any explanation (that I could find). The whole incident was rather odd and threw the timing of the story off a bit for me.
If you are new to the series then you are on to a good thing. I would recommend starting at the beginning with `Dead Cat Bounce' to get the lowdown on Jake and how she came to occupy her beloved old house in down east Maine.
No swearing and no sexual content; some violent scenes
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
What happened to the characters?, Jan 17 2010
By S. Coffey "The new Kindle Queen" - Published on Amazon.com
I am also disappointed in the way the series has gone in these last two books. I really enjoyed having all the characters working out the mysteries and I always felt at home with them. The last two books have been very dark and it seemed as though she is backing away from the hometown and writing from different perspectives. I was getting very tired of reading about Chip in this book. I felt like I wanted to reach through the pages and punch him. I miss Jake and Ellie and everyone. They are the heart and soul of the series. I really hope that Sarah Graves goes back to the Eastport community that we have all grown to love and stay away from the gore. If I wanted that much terror and yuck, I would read Steven King.
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