- Paperback: 264 pages
- Publisher: MIDNIGHT INK (May 8 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0738712256
- ISBN-13: 978-0738712253
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.1 x 1.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #565,191 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
It's finally spring in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, and the locals have only one thing on their minds - the turkey-hunting opener. But for sheer adrenaline value, not even turkey season can compete with the local Credit Union getting held up at gunpoint. Committing a robbery in a town where everyone is armed for combat is not the smartest thing to do, and the gunman is shot dead right there in the Stonely Credit Union lobby. The only problem is, in a room full of witnesses, the stolen money has mysteriously vanished. Faster than you can say 'Tom Turkey,' Gertie, Cora Mae, and Kitty are on the case in this hoot of a whodunit.
About the Author
Deb Baker (Wisconsin) grew up in Michigans Upper Peninsula. She is a member of Sisters In Crime, Mystery Writers of America, and the International Sled Dog Association, where she actively races sled dogs. Her short stories have appeared in many literary journals, including Passages North and Room of Ones Own. Her debut novel, Murder Passes the Buck, won Best of Show in the Authorlink 2003 New Author Awards Competition.
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4.1 out of 5 stars (8 customer reviews)
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wouldn't You Like to be a Yooper, Too?! Fun Mystery!, May 5 2008
By C. A. Hopkins - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder Talks Turkey (Paperback)
Although I have several of her Dolls To Die For Mysteries on my bookshelves, Murder Talks Turkey is the first Deb Baker novel that I've read, actually. What a hoot! Yep, her other books have now moved waaaaaaaay up on my TBR list. I'll admit, before reading this book, I had NO clue as to the definition of a Yooper - in fact, I don't believe I've ever heard the term before. Shocking, eh? Deb Baker does the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and its inhabitants proud.
Having spent the majority of my life in places in the West where absolutely everyone over the age of 10 knows how to use a firearm - the enclave of quirky characters residing in Stonely, Michigan totally resonates with me. Gertie Johnson, 66-year-old grandmother and widow, along with her good friends Cora Mae and Kitty, make up the Trouble Buster Investigative Company. Although their business is in its infancy, they have garnered their first real paying client - sort of. The investigation has barely gotten off the ground, when the Stonely Credit Union is robbed, with Gertie and Cora Mae inside. The robber is brought down by gunfire, but the real mystery begins when none of the sheriff's men take credit for the kill, and the dead robber is found to be holding a bag full of play money.
What transpires is a testament to Murphy's Law, "what can go wrong, will go wrong," and it does - with a vengeance. It reminds me of when one hears a story that is so incredibly unbelievable that it just might be true. Who could make up this stuff, you know? Gertie gets herself in so much hot water that there doesn't seem to be ANY way out, but with the help of her good friends and family (even the irascible Grandma Johnson), Gertie manages to come out smelling like a rose, albeit a bit worse for wear.
The book is very fast paced - I read it in just an afternoon. The characters are full-bodied and enjoyable, and Gertie's sarcastic wit had me laughing out loud on more than one occasion. The ending portends interesting things to come - I'll definitely be on the look out for the next Yooper Mystery!
Carol Ann Hopkins 5/5/2008
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another hilarious romp, July 23 2009
By D. J. Taylor - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder Talks Turkey (Paperback)
When 66 year old widow Gertie Johnson and her friend Cora Mae are in line at the credit union, waiting to cash their Social Security checks on that blustery cold April day, the last thing they thought they'd have to contend with was a bank robbery. Not a lot ever happens in the tiny town of Stonely, Michigan, and this event promised to be something to talk about for weeks. But one of the tellers hits the panic button and the local inept Deputy Sheriff Dickey Snell comes running to the rescue, just as a sniper from a rooftop across the street shoots the robber square between the eyes as he's coming out of the safe carrying a pillowcase full of what turns out to be Monopoly money. Something is mighty funny about this whole business, and Gertie soon recruits her partners in Trouble Busters (their fledgling "detective" business) to figure out what's going on. But before she can get a handle on things, the sniper is found dead with a bullet between his eyes lying behind Gertie's truck with her gun smoking on the ground next to him. Hiding her flaming red hair (the result of a haircoloring accident that she has grown to like) under a series of Cora Mae's wigs, Gertie goes undercover, trusting only a few people to help her find out where the real money went and who keeps killing people. Having to contend with her crotchety 92 year old senile mother-in-law and her mentally addled son, Sheriff Blaze Johnson who is recovering slowly from a near-fatal round of meningitis, Gertie has her hands full this time around.
I really enjoy this series of books. The characters crack me up and the story this time was complicated enough that every time I thought I knew who the bad guy was, I was wrong. I did finally figure it out, but the story was hilarious all the way through to the end. Lord, I wish I knew these gals!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Look out, here comes Gertie, Jan 26 2011
By SLP books "uppolishak" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder Talks Turkey (Paperback)
Laugh out loud, fun mystery. Gertie, along with her posse Cora Mae and Kitty will find the answers no matter how much it drives her sheriff son crazy.
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