- Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks (July 15 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312978979
- ISBN-13: 978-0312978976
- Product Dimensions: 17.1 x 10.5 x 1.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 100 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
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"If you love the mysteries of Carolyn G. Hart, Jill Churchill, and Diane Mott Davidson, you'll definitely want to add this new series to your library."--Nancy Pickard, author of the Jenny Cain series
"Donna Huston Murray's Ginger Barnes series is a well-written, thoughtful exploration of family relationships, crime and what happens when the two sometimes overlap...I consider each book a necessary addition to my mystery collection. --Earlene Fowler, Agatha winner and author of Mariner's Compass and Seven Sisters
"Donna Huston Murray's Ginger Barnes series is a well-written, thoughtful exploration of family relationships, crime and what happens when the two sometimes overlap...I consider each book a necessary addition to my mystery collection. --Earlene Fowler, Agatha winner and author of Mariner's Compass and Seven Sisters
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Ginger Barnes is prepared for almost anything when she volunteers to shepard Bryn Derwyn Academy's most infamous student into Philadelphia for a "sacred straight" session with a Federal judge. But she didn't expect to discover her childhood babysitter, Professor Charlie Finnemeyer, on trial for artificially aged oriental rug--or to learn that the expert witnesses against him were mysteriously dying off left and right. Even worse, her investigation soon turns up a galley of suspects with scandalous secrets to hide--and far too much to lose.
With time running out, Gin must face off against an ambitious TV celebrity craftsperson; the formidable head of one of Philadelphia's most prestigious universities; a hip art dealer; and Charlies suspiciously overprotective wife, whose skill at being in the wrong place at the wrong time isn't helping her husband's case. Now it will take all of Gin's savvy to gather this case's slender threads in hand if she is to trap one exceptionally crafty, ruthless killer.
With time running out, Gin must face off against an ambitious TV celebrity craftsperson; the formidable head of one of Philadelphia's most prestigious universities; a hip art dealer; and Charlies suspiciously overprotective wife, whose skill at being in the wrong place at the wrong time isn't helping her husband's case. Now it will take all of Gin's savvy to gather this case's slender threads in hand if she is to trap one exceptionally crafty, ruthless killer.
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The proud owner, a track star who made the mistake of boasting about his purchase, had initialed the heels with big block letters; but that didn't deter Ryan, who simply unloaded his booty (for $20) on a runner from another school. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Can a fake antique rug lead to murder,
By Moe811 (New York USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lie Like A Rug (Mass Market Paperback)
Ginger Barnes is helping her husband out with a problem student by taking him to a scared straight session with an intimidating judge. While waiting for the interview to end, she sits in on a trial going on in the courthouse. To her dismay, her old babysitter is on trial for fraud. They claim that he aged a rug and sold it as an antique. Ginger doesn't believe a word of it, Uncle Wunk was always pathologicaly honest. Then, all of the prosecution's witnesses start to die off. The defendant is elderly and on a respirator much of the time, not a likely candidate even if he was a stranger. There is also the secret cause of his early retirement, what was it and does it have anything to do with this case.This was a really enjoyable and fast mystery. The information on textiles was very interesting. The mystery has many twists, turns, and red herrings. Enjoy.
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Deftly done and absolutely delightful!,
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This review is from: Lie Like A Rug (Mass Market Paperback)
Donna Murray's Gin Barnes novels always epidomize that oh-so-rare quality in the genre: genuine cozies...but cozies with a brain! LIE LIKE A RUG (7th in the series)comes especially well-equiped with heart too and is quite probably my favorite of them all. Why? Because not only does spunky Gin's determined sleuthing in this particular instance logically evolve out of her completely understandable concern for an old, dear friend who's in big-trouble when the novel opens (something that we can all relate to), but we get to see her win-out in an especially satisfying, cleverly-conceived, cliff-hanger denouement that keeps the reader guessing right down to the finish-line. More? If Gin Barnes flew a flag, it would probably read "Don't Tread on Me!" with the sentiment extended to read "Me or Mine!" Some of the strongest sections in this book are part of its subplot (which eventually dovetails marvelously with the main thrust of the action) wherein Gin helps husband Rip...another beautifully developed characterization...deliver a well-deserved kick in the pants to an enfant terrible who's been wreaking havoc at Bryn Derwyn Academy while the reader stands up and cheers! Finally, as is again typical of what her fans expect, Ms. Murray has focussed her book around a thoroughly-researched, utterly intriguing technical background in which antique textile arts and their intricacies introduce us to a side of history that I have not encountered before and makes me want to transplant bag and baggage to the Winterthur Museum and experience its wonders for myself. Warm and wonderfully real...Gin is a heroine to cherish, and since LIE LIKE A RUG reads beautifully as a stand-alone novel, it's a perfect introduction to a consistently outstanding mystery series.
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Lie Like a Rug,
By A Customer
This review is from: Lie Like A Rug (Mass Market Paperback)
I enjoy this series because they draw me in and actually make me feel the adventure. Her character is very real. I love the local flavor and the use of real places. After reading any one of her books I come away with a better understanding of the subject.... like the textile industry. The research was thorough and enlightening. While at the hairdressers, I was finishing the book and the person next to me was excited to see that I was reading Lie Like a Rug and noted that she worked at a museum in Dolyestown and also noted great insight into the industry. Oh so true..... "Let The Buyer Beware"!
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