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Reservations For Murder [Mass Market Paperback]

Tim Myers (Author)
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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Release Date: Jun 4 2002 | Series: Lighthouse Inn Mystery
In this second Lighthouse Inn Mystery, innkeeper Alex Winston discovers a new attraction at the county fair: a corpse.

"Myers cultivates the North Carolina scenery with aplomb and shows a flair for character." (Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Suprisingly Campy July 19 2004
By A Customer
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Tim Myers follow-up to his enjoyable Innkeeping With Murder
finds Alex Winston with murder at his doorstep once again.
Myers does a nice job with the small town characters giving each
chapter the right amount of homey touches to convey the
"Mayberry" cliches needed for this light read. However,
I do wish he gave his lead character more conviction and
development. We never get to know Alex Winston. He seems
to exist just to connect the dots between suspects, ex-girlfriends and current love interests. In addition, Myers
doesn't provide the reader with enough clues to the murder,
so the conclusion seems to come out of nowhere. What elevates
this so-so mystery to four stars is the campiness Myers creates
with his murderer. The last fifteen pages are pure camp and
comedy. The cat and mouse between Alex and the murderer is
over-the-top and played for laughs. This is the most
unintentionally funny murder suspect since Mrs. Voorhees took
revenge on camp counselors twenty-four years ago in Friday The
13th. If they get the right actors, this could be a hoot as
a trashy TV movie. Is this a one time comic rush or can we
expect more of the same from future Innkeeping Mysteries?
Let's hope so.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Gossip spread like kudzu May 5 2004
By Mary E. Sibley
Format:Mass Market Paperback
The preface notes a manuscript of the author's was plucked from a slush pile. Alex's housekeeper, Elise, for his Hatteras Inn, a replica of the Hatteras Light, situated in the foothills of North Carolina, argued with him that the inn needed to attract a wealthier clientele. She said that friendship should not get in the way of the goals for the inn. The conversation arose because a fair was scheduled to take place on the property.

Someone killed one of the blacksmiths. Alex persuaded the sheriff to let the fair continue. Alex called his former girlfriend, a lawyer, to the scene in case any of the fair participants needed to be defended as they were being questioned by the sheriff.

The fair attracted a huge crowd, more to see the crime scene than to see the artisans at work. The victim was trying to drive another blacksmith out of business. Everyone in town knew that the sheriff depended upon Alex to help him solve mysteries.

Gossip spread like kudzu in the town. Elise the housekeeper had to leave because her father was to have a heart operation. Everyone thought that she was gone for good.

Many people had hated the victim. Next a Marilyn Baxter is believed to have been kidnapped and is then found-- her absence caused by an overdose. I don't want to give away any more of the plot of this well-written story.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another death at the lighthouse puts Alex in the thick of it Feb 10 2003
By Dawn Dowdle
Format:Mass Market Paperback
...Alex is a likeable character. I like the relationship he has with Elise, but hope it will grow. I think that's the only thing I would say negative about this book is that I missed that. With Elise gone, all he did was miss her, but yet he's not sure what type of relationship they have. There was too much of that in this book.

This series is very enjoyable. I always look forward to the next book coming out. The descriptions are very enticing. I would love to stay at The Hatteras West Inn.

I highly recommend this book and the whole series.

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