- Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Fawcett; 1st mmpb edition (July 5 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0449006298
- ISBN-13: 978-0449006290
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 10.7 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 163 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,387,749 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Against her better judgment, Josie Pigeon (last seen in Deck the Halls with Murder) single mom and owner of Island Contracting, agrees to allow her all-woman crew to be filmed by a PBS remodeling series, only to find that the show's beautiful host, Courtney Castle, is her childhood nemesis. Ever protective of her past, Josie tries to hide her connection to Courtney, but when the popular host goes missing and is presumed dead, the small island town's citizens are soon whispering that Josie had something to do with it. Josie turns to her boyfriend, former lawyer Sam Richardson, for advice on how to clear her nameAand to protect the members of her crew from unwanted scrutiny. Josie is an expert carpenter, and loveable and entertaining to boot, but she's no Nancy Drew: she jumps to conclusions and fails to ask the obvious questions necessary to solve the mystery. Somehow, though, everything comes together in her mind, and she single-handedly divines the killer's identity. Wolzien has an annoying habit of not telling the reader what Josie knows until after the fact, which detracts from what little suspense there is. The insight into Josie's secret past, however, will surely delight the series' fans, and a visitor from Wolzien's Susan Henshaw series is a clever tie-in.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A nice writing style and considerable wit."
--Chicago Tribune
--Chicago Tribune
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JOSIE PIGEON EXAMINED her reflection in the dressing room's mirrors, a frown creasing her freckled face. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Intriguing characters...,
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This review is from: This Old Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
The Josie Pigeon series is a refreshing addition to the amateur-detective mystery genre. Josie, owner of an all-women remodelling crew, is an independent woman in an industry where that is rare. She is also intelligent, a good mother, and an interesting woman with many layers. Why is it that Josie has no contact with her family? What is her connection with the famous and perfect TV personality Courtney Castle? The reader will be wondering about these questions as much as she will wonder who killed the person Josie's crew finds in a house they are working on. "This Old Murder" has many intriguing mysteries, keeping the reader wondering right until the end!
5.0 out of 5 stars
great story with delightful characters,
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This review is from: This Old Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
I read this book on vaction and loved it. We learn more about Josie's past (fascinating) and see her in a more fleshed out role as mother. As usual, the other characters in the book were lively, colorful and fun to be with. The victim is someone we all love to hate, which makes the book all that much more enjoyable. The story involves media coverage of a remodel a la "this old house." The woman who is the star of the program (the victim) is someone who has known Josie in the past. When she turns up dead, there are no shortage of suspects, but the biggest mystery is her relationship with Josie. A great "curl up and forget the world for awhile" book.
3.0 out of 5 stars
It was okay, but . .,
By A Customer
This review is from: This Old Murder (Mass Market Paperback)
I have read other Josie Pigeon books, and liked both the style and the characters. However, this one didn't seem to have the same zing that the prior ones did. For one thing, I guess I'm a little tired of Josie and company finding and hiding bodies, and Sam (her attorney boyfriend) covering up for them. Any real attorney would know he could lose his license for that kind of behavior, and anyone with the kind of intelligence Josie is supposed to have would use a little forethought.
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