- Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Wheeler Pub Inc; Lrg edition (Jun 23 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1597220027
- ISBN-13: 978-1597220026
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 13.7 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 431 g
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“DEATH OF A DOMESTIC DIVA is an immaculate conception, and more importantly, good clean fun!” (Mary Kay Andrews )
“Sharon Short’s Josie Toadfern is wonderfully quirky.” (Jill Churchill )
“...as cozy as it is cunning with cleaning tips galore and a simply wonderful domestic goddess on the scene.” (Mystery Scene ) --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
“Sharon Short’s Josie Toadfern is wonderfully quirky.” (Jill Churchill )
“...as cozy as it is cunning with cleaning tips galore and a simply wonderful domestic goddess on the scene.” (Mystery Scene ) --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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New age, new murder
Laundromat owner and stain removal expert Josie Toadfern knows her tiny town's dirty clothes and most of its dirty little secrets. But an upcoming"Psychic Fair" is bringing a brand-new mess to Paradise, Ohio. The arrival of all manner of mystics and soothsayers has raised the dangerous ire of a local evangelist and his minions, as well as the more conservative citizens of Paradise -- so it doesn't take a crystal ball to predict that murder will ultimately foul the fair. But Josie couldn't foresee that she'd be the one to stumble upon the body, or that her impeccable stain-sense would embroil her in the nasty homicidal happenings. And suddenly her attempt to psych out a killer has Josie's own future looking very grim indeed.
--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
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3.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
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Very good mystery..., Mar 16 2005
By Detra Fitch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death In The Cards: A Stain-Busting Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
In Paradise, Ohio, Josie Toadfern is a laundromat owner and the local stain removal expert. This time, instead of a bake competition piling up bodies, it is a psychic fair.Josie has rented out the second apartment over her laundromat to a couple that owns the New Age bookshop and Tarot Card reading room in town. The Paradise Psychic Fair is coming up and soothsayers seem to be everywhere. One even tells Josie that danger approaches.
Major tension fills the air as the more conservative town residents go head-to-head with the New Age groups. Then, you guessed it, Josie literally stumbles across a body.
**** If you enjoyed "Death By Deep Dish Pie" then you will love this one as well. This mystery is a bit easier to figure out than Sharon Short's last, but readers will still find it challenging. Very good reading here. ****
Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Good Clean Fun, April 30 2006
By Heather Webber - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Death In The Cards: A Stain-Busting Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
A psychic fair, a corn maze, a murder AND stain tips...another great read from Sharon Short! Josie's finally coming into her own, her friends are a hoot, and I can't wait to see what happens with Owen. Looking forward to Sharon's next book!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good pacing but too sketchy, Feb 23 2006
By S. M. Tucker "str8stuf, ravenous reader" - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Death In The Cards: A Stain-Busting Mystery (Mass Market Paperback)
The plot line wasn't bad and the pace was very good but the writing was disappointing. The repartee wasn't remotely scintillating and the remainder of the language had little or no spark. There wasn't enough character development though I must admit I believe that was because the author had to keep within a word limit on the writing. Josie, the main character, has interesting and colorful friends and the situation she has with her significant other is intriguing. I imagine the second book in the series will be better. If it isn't I won't buy the third but this author deserves two chances.
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