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de Earlene Fowler (Author) "I HAVE NO idea who he is," I said ..." En savoir plus
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A bizarre inheritance, a dangerous quest and a political battle are the main events of Benni Harper's captivating sixth adventure (after Dove in the Window). Benni's work at the San Celina Folk Art Museum is interrupted when she unexpectedly inherits the estate of a stranger named Jacob Chandler. His house in Morro Bay is worth $200,000, but Chandler's will stipulates that Benni can keep the windfall only if she lives in the house for two weeksAalone. As expected, her protective husband, police chief Gabe, is none too happy about this development. But Benni is unwilling to turn down the money, and more important, her curiosity is piqued. After all, why would someone she'd never met make her his sole heir, especially when it turns out that many others were expecting to benefit from his death? To find the answer, Benni embarks on a dangerous search for Chandler's motives, following a series of cryptic notes that he's left for her all over California. Meanwhile, Gabe has his hands full keeping peace between San Celina's mayor and Benni's formidable Gramma Dove, who leads a sit-in at the Historical Museum to thwart the mayor's plan to convert it into a restaurant. As Benni's inquiries lead to unsettling information about her mother, who died when Benni was six, Fowler captures her plucky heroine's secret anxieties, but offsets them with a good dose of humor. Benni's need to know the truth about her family imbues the novel with alluring intimacy and suspense. And Chandler's penchant for wood carving provokes engaging descriptions of that craft, which accompany Fowler's usual bits on quilting and food. Chandler's puzzles test Benni's relationships with her husband, father and grandmother in this excellent addition to a notable series.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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In order to inherit a house from a man she never met, series protagonist Benni Harper (Dove in the Window, Prime Crime: Berkley, 1998) must spend two weeks alone in it. There, the folk art museum curator and sleuth follows mysterious clues her benefactor left behind. For series fans.
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Not the best Bennie Harper book, Fév 27 2004
I've recently discovered Earlene Fowler's Bennie Harper series and have plowed through the first 6 books in a week's time and have mostly enjoyed them. I was disappointed in Mariner's Compass, though. I wonder why it won any awards compared to the first 5 books. As unrealistic as recurring murder is in these characters lives (we mystery readers don't mind that), this premise was too unrealistic and somewhat corny. A complete stranger (to Bennie) leaving her his entire estate then leading her on a scavenger hunt to find the truth seems better fitted for a juvenile mystery. I'm also tired of Bennie's continually harping at her husband about being chauvinistic and over protective. In reality he never would have married her in the first place; what in the world does he see in her? Come to think of it, there's never been any explanation about what attracted him to her in the first place. I thought she was growing as a character and understanding her husband more, but this book was a giant step backward. He seems to be changing and becoming more willing to compromise than her. I have books 7 and 8 to read next and if book 7 doesn't show any reasonable growth in their marriage, I'll probably not even read book 8. I really feel Earlene Fowler's editors need to encourage Earlene to make Bennie grow up a little...come on, she's a 35 year old grown woman acting like a selfish child. I know we all read mysteries to figure out "who dunnit" along with the main character, but its the characters that keep us interested in the puzzel and I'm getting tired of Bennie Harper's immature attitude. I do enjoy some tension between married couples when I'm reading but this theme is Fowler's books isn't handled all that well. For a good example of how to maturely handle tantalizing marital tension, read Elizabeth Peter's Amelia Peabody series.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 This is fine storytelling, Janv. 1 2003
Par "evansrm1" (Clinton, TN USA) - Voir tous mes commentaires
While quilting is not as integral to the story as the Elm Creeks series, the storytelling is superb. Fast-paced, witty and with enough chutzpah and machismo to keep Benni & Gabe from getting staid; and keep me grinning. Tying the title quilt block to the plot of the book is clever and entertaining.

I found this book darker than the other Benni Harper mysteries as Benni confronts suspicions of her parentage thanks to her previously unknown uncle, the late Jacob Chandler. She has to deal with a wealth of suspicious characters as she tries to survive the terms of Jacob's will. Benni and Gabe seem to be growing together as a couple and their wildly differing viewpoints are finally rubbing off on each other. Dove, as usual, is a stitch; leading the "San Celina Seven" to rescue the Historical Society museum from the money-grubbing, development minded mayor. Cousin Emory and temporary neighbor Rich Trujillo add a healthy dollop of Southern and Mexican spice to the plot. Eccentric potter Azanna Nybak, best friend Eliva, and even Scout the dog add body to this story. A fun read that left me wanting more.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Notable Addition to the Benni Harper Mysteries, Sep 26 2002
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Mariner's Compass
The sixth book in Earlene Fowler's Benni Harper Mysteries. I must say I enjoyed this book even more the second time around. Earlene holds a contest with each of her books so I feel like I am on a scavenger hunt to find the answers to the questions she posts on her web site. I love the tie into the quilt patterns. The story line keeps me going with the twist and turns that lead to the plot. I can honestly say I have met Benni Harper (Earlene)but I am still waiting to meet Chief Ortiz.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Quilts, Family and a Mysterious Admirer
This is the sixth book in the Earlene Fowler quilting mysteries.

Benni Harper, the main character is notified that she has become an heiress. Read more

Publié le Sep 4 2002 par Judith Miller

3.0étoiles sur 5 Just alright
This is the first book in the Earlene Fowler/Benni Harper series that I have read. The premise of the story is good, but generally this book left me flat. Read more
Publié le Mars 8 2002

2.0étoiles sur 5 Great Read
This is a very readable mystery with several cute twists. If you live in or near the central coast of California you will love the way she works in many points of interest. Read more
Publié le Fév 5 2002 par Richard Kelly

2.0étoiles sur 5 A mystery, but not about quilting
I picked this up at at quilt show because it played up the "quilting" angle on the cover -- but quilting is tangential, at best. Read more
Publié le Déc 4 2001 par Annag Chandler

4.0étoiles sur 5 Right on course!
Benni Harper is the wife of a small town sheriff in San Celina, California. She is also an heiress to Jacob Chandler's estate. But who is Jacob Chandler? Read more
Publié le Nov. 21 2001 par Sandra L. von Pier

5.0étoiles sur 5 A HOUSE FULL OF MYSTERY
Being a Southern California-based mystery writer with my debut novel in initial release, I'm somewhat embarrassed that I have not yet written a review of one of Earlene Fowler's... Read more
Publié le Aoû 21 2001 par Kent Braithwaite

3.0étoiles sur 5 Mystery without murder
Fowler's Benni Harper series seeks a new way around the usual formula of, There's a murder, Bennie wants to solve it, fights with her police chief husband for 300 pages about... Read more
Publié le Jui 15 2001

5.0étoiles sur 5 They just get better and better
How could someone you don't even know leave you all their worldly possessions? Well, Benni Harper needed to find this out and it was a great adventure to follow. Read more
Publié le Avril 21 2001

5.0étoiles sur 5 Mariners Compass
I have just finished reading Mariners Compass. I have also read the 5 previous books in the Benni Harper series. This one is is the best by far! Read more
Publié le Avril 13 2001

1.0étoiles sur 5 Worst book I ever read
I bought this book because it was an Edgar Award Winner. How that happened I cannot imagine. It is a trite and cliche riddled. Read more
Publié le Mars 25 2001

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