- Paperback: 254 pages
- Publisher: eReads.com (August 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0759283702
- ISBN-13: 978-0759283701
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 340 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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From Publishers Weekly
Kate Jasper and her crew of Marin County's most lovable loonies are back (after 1999's Murder on the Astral Plane), which is good news for the many fans of this sort of shrewd, zany mystery romp. Kate, who runs a business called Jest Gifts when she's not solving crimes, has just married her live-in lover, restaurant and art gallery owner Wayne Caruso, at the Marin county clerk's office, but she hasn't yet told anyone--especially not her obnoxious family. Imagine Kate's chagrin when Felix Byrne, an equally unpleasant reporter friend, shows up at a meeting of the Deerly Abused, a group of local residents keen to control the deer that munch their gardens. Felix has learned about the secret wedding, but he stumbles (literally) into a bigger story when one member of this group--who advocates blasting the doe-eyed predators with Claymore mines--is discovered dead from a crushed skull. Suspects abound: a former actress who wraps herself in layers of clothes to ward off attention; a plastic surgeon with a roving eye; an heiress with a support-group fetish; an eccentric black British postmistress; a slick Asian chef and television star--the whole Agatha Christie crew, as it were, transplanted to Girdner's fictional town of Abierto. When the local police chief turns out to be an addled elder who sings "I Feel Pretty" during interrogations, it's up to Kate to dig out everybody's hidden connections to the dead man. If this is your kind of thing, Girdner does it as deftly as anyone. (Mar.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
Series sleuth Kate Jasper (Death Hits the Fan) and her new husband get in trouble when they attend a support group for people dealing with deer in the garden. Someone murders a vocal deer opponent, and then deer proponents target the support group. Humorous and diverting.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good amateur sleuth tale laced with humor,
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This review is from: Murder My Deer (Hardcover)
Anyone who reads the San Marin, California local newspaper knows who the "Typhoid Mary of Death" is. She never seeks out trouble, nor does she even want to hear about homicides. However, Kate Jaspar is a magnet attracting murdered bodies. Once Kate encounters a corpse though upset, she conducts her own investigation.Murder is the last thing Kate has on her mind. She recently married her sweetheart Wayne Caruso and wants to fully enjoy her new status. Wayne and Kate join a deer abuse support group whose members seek humanistic ways to keep deer out of their gardens. At the first meeting the newlyweds attend, the couple finds the corpse of one of the members. Everyone, even the police, hope Kate solves the case. However, she has no viable suspects and remains as perplexed and frightened as everyone else is. Jacqueline Girdner's mysteries reflect real life where joy and elation is tempered by sorrow and death. Ms. Girdner's ability to imbue her story line with humor displays a wonderful talent, as premeditated murder is never a laughing matter. MURDER, MY DEER brings together strangers, who apparently have nothing in common, except saving their gardens. All the group members are likable and the audience hopes they prove to be innocent. These characters make the two murders seem almost surreal in nature adding to the terror to the members and the readers. Elementary that novels like this one makes amateur sleuth tales so inviting. Harriet Klausner
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3.5 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Deer Support Group?,
By "bibliofiend" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder My Deer (Hardcover)
When two members of the Deer Abused Support Group are murdered, Kate Jasper is unwittingly pulled into the thick of things and asked to investigate. Kate's secret marriage to Wayne Caruso is advertised all over the place by a loud-mouthed reporter, and Kate is also being threatened by an animal rights group called Deer Count who think that Kate's group is out to kill off all the deer who have been mangling their gardens. The only downside to this book is that you start out with a group of people so it is sometimes hard to organize your thoughts and remember who is who. However, it is a great addition to the author's Kate Jasper series which includes just the right amount of murder, mayhem, and humor.
5 of 8 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good amateur sleuth tale laced with humor,
By Harriet Klausner - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder My Deer (Hardcover)
Anyone who reads the San Marin, California local newspaper knows who the "Typhoid Mary of Death" is. She never seeks out trouble, nor does she even want to hear about homicides. However, Kate Jaspar is a magnet attracting murdered bodies. Once Kate encounters a corpse though upset, she conducts her own investigation.Murder is the last thing Kate has on her mind. She recently married her sweetheart Wayne Caruso and wants to fully enjoy her new status. Wayne and Kate join a deer abuse support group whose members seek humanistic ways to keep deer out of their gardens. At the first meeting the newlyweds attend, the couple finds the corpse of one of the members. Everyone, even the police, hope Kate solves the case. However, she has no viable suspects and remains as perplexed and frightened as everyone else is. Jacqueline Girdner's mysteries reflect real life where joy and elation is tempered by sorrow and death. Ms. Girdner's ability to imbue her story line with humor displays a wonderful talent, as premeditated murder is never a laughing matter. MURDER, MY DEER brings together strangers, who apparently have nothing in common, except saving their gardens. All the group members are likable and the audience hopes they prove to be innocent. These characters make the two murders seem almost surreal in nature adding to the terror to the members and the readers. Elementary that novels like this one makes amateur sleuth tales so inviting. Harriet Klausner |
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