- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Fawcett; Revised edition (Mar 2 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0449149633
- ISBN-13: 978-0449149638
- Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 2 x 17.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 141 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #614,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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FINAL QUESTIONS.
Until someone killed her, the only mystery about adorable Iris Grodnik was why she had never married. But for fifteen years, her strange disappearance and murder during a Passover seder has remained a troubling piece of family history.
So when Iris's relatives ask ex-nun Chris Bennett--now the wife of a New York City cop--to make one last attempt to learn the truth, she reluctantly consents. Iris's old friends and suitors have scattered, and Chris soon suspects that some of the relatives are not telling her all they know about Iris's life and death.
Then, in the dusty depths of a hall closet, she finds an old leather purse--and her worst forebodings about Iris Grodnik's haunting murder begin to be fulfilled. . . .
Until someone killed her, the only mystery about adorable Iris Grodnik was why she had never married. But for fifteen years, her strange disappearance and murder during a Passover seder has remained a troubling piece of family history.
So when Iris's relatives ask ex-nun Chris Bennett--now the wife of a New York City cop--to make one last attempt to learn the truth, she reluctantly consents. Iris's old friends and suitors have scattered, and Chris soon suspects that some of the relatives are not telling her all they know about Iris's life and death.
Then, in the dusty depths of a hall closet, she finds an old leather purse--and her worst forebodings about Iris Grodnik's haunting murder begin to be fulfilled. . . .
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Fifteen years after Iris Grodnik's strange disappearance and murder during a Passover seder, her relatives ask former nun Christine Bennett--now married to a New York City cop--to make a last attempt to discover the truth.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Christine #7, another "4" for Lee Harris, a nice easy read,
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This review is from: The Passover Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
Here we have the seventh in Lee Harris' nice clean easy-going series about a 15-year ex-nun turned (newly married) amateur sleuth, Christine Bennett. With only a couple of part-time jobs to sap her time, Chris has more than adequate opportunity to chase down witnesses and family members of crimes left unsolved from years ago. This one follows that same form - one of the elder women attending a Passover Seder some 16 years prior suddenly disappeared at a key part in the ceremony when someone opens the door for Elijah. (Knowing nothing about the heritage or celebration of Passover, I found the author's light tutorial interesting in itself, especially told through the eyes of our somewhat naïve leading lady, obviously a Catholic...) She was found murdered a day or two later in another part of Manhattan. The family knows of Christine's "hobby" and asks her to determine whatever happened if she can. A key discovery of the lady's wallet (after 16 years, right in the very closet where they originally thought it would be?), frankly a little hard to believe, provided a lot of clues, as did the somewhat reluctant memory of key players still alive, like the lady's ex-boss' widow, an old boyfriend, etc. A few somewhat surprising developments continue to unfold as Christine digs ever deeper into the family mystery, as well as family secrets heretofore untold, but in the end she unravels the whole mess. All of this is a favor to her best girlfriend, Melanie Gross, a confidante from virtually all the previous episodes. Lee Harris' series is certainly pleasant enough; rather carefree reading when one doesn't feel like following too complex a plot or too suspenseful a thriller. Rather, some nice characters we grow increasingly fond of must be finding a following, as the series now stands at 14 titles all told. I'd like to see a little more variety in the "formula", like maybe hubby and NYC detective Jack could work on a problem with Chris directly, or there could be old and new overlapping mysteries or something, but hey - I'm not the author!! So if any of this sounds like your cup of tea, or just to go with your cup of tea, try it!
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Christine #7, another "4" for Lee Harris, a nice easy read,
By Gerald M. Bull "Jerry Bull" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Passover Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
Here we have the seventh in Lee Harris' nice clean easy-going series about a 15-year ex-nun turned (newly married) amateur sleuth, Christine Bennett. With only a couple of part-time jobs to sap her time, Chris has more than adequate opportunity to chase down witnesses and family members of crimes left unsolved from years ago. This one follows that same form - one of the elder women attending a Passover Seder some 16 years prior suddenly disappeared at a key part in the ceremony when someone opens the door for Elijah. (Knowing nothing about the heritage or celebration of Passover, I found the author's light tutorial interesting in itself, especially told through the eyes of our somewhat naïve leading lady, obviously a Catholic...) She was found murdered a day or two later in another part of Manhattan. The family knows of Christine's "hobby" and asks her to determine whatever happened if she can. A key discovery of the lady's wallet (after 16 years, right in the very closet where they originally thought it would be?), frankly a little hard to believe, provided a lot of clues, as did the somewhat reluctant memory of key players still alive, like the lady's ex-boss' widow, an old boyfriend, etc. A few somewhat surprising developments continue to unfold as Christine digs ever deeper into the family mystery, as well as family secrets heretofore untold, but in the end she unravels the whole mess. All of this is a favor to her best girlfriend, Melanie Gross, a confidante from virtually all the previous episodes. Lee Harris' series is certainly pleasant enough; rather carefree reading when one doesn't feel like following too complex a plot or too suspenseful a thriller. Rather, some nice characters we grow increasingly fond of must be finding a following, as the series now stands at 14 titles all told. I'd like to see a little more variety in the "formula", like maybe hubby and NYC detective Jack could work on a problem with Chris directly, or there could be old and new overlapping mysteries or something, but hey - I'm not the author!! So if any of this sounds like your cup of tea, or just to go with your cup of tea, try it!
4.0 out of 5 stars
A Predictably Good Read,
By E. H. Walley - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Passover Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
I always enjoy the Christine Bennett mysteries. Chris is such an appealing character - lives a typical suburban life, down-to-earth, smart, nice, and gets involved in the most tantilizing situations in the most believable ways. This book was one of her best until the very end where a little twist that came out of the blue seemed like nothing but a trick to end the story.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Lee Harris books,
By Pat Long "paper lady" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Passover Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
One of my favorite authors. Nice mysteries played out with a "holiday" theme. Have never been disappointed by a Lee Harris book.
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