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The prime suspect in the murder of author Elliot Morgan, Annie Laurance Darling, owner of the Death on Demand mystery bookstore, embarks on an investigation in an attempt to clear her name. Originally in paperback. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not great, but may be worth to try, Dec 9 2003

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This review is from: Death on Demand (Mass Market Paperback)

Annie Darling is the owner of a bookshop located on a small island that hosts an unlikely large number of crime fiction writers. During a meeting of those writer one of them got killed and Annie is eager to investigate about the murder, especially because she is one of the prime suspects.
In my opinion the book is nothing special and the mystery in itself is rather disappointing. At times things are far too obvious and at others they simply does not make sense (you can spot a few minor contradictions in the story).
However the setting is really nice, the idea of the bookshop is appealing and the continuos references to famous detective stories and mystery writers may attract fans of the genre. For these reasons it may be worth to explore some other books of this series, hoping that the quality improve.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Debut novel in the series, May 16 2002

By	Karen Potts (Lake Jackson, Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Death on Demand (Mass Market Paperback)

Annie Laurance runs a mystery book store, Death on Demand, which she inherited from her beloved uncle. Once a week she has a meeting of the Sunday Night Regulars, local mystery writers from the South Carolina island where she lives. One of the writers, Elliot Morgan is a disagreeable fellow who threatens to reveal things about his fellow writers which they would prefer to keep quiet. Before he has a chance to do so he is killed, presumably by one of the Sunday Night Regulars. The local police suspect it is Annie herself but with her friend Max Darling, she sets out to find the real murderer. Max and Annie discover that each of the Regulars has avoided a brush with the law and each has something to hide which Elliot could have known about. There are lots of wonderful references to classic mysteries and mystery writers as Annie and Max work to solve the case. This is the first book of a justly popular series.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Especially for mystery buffs, Feb 28 2002

By	Michael Schau (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Death on Demand (Mass Market Paperback)

Since milieu is such an important part of a mystery novel, avid mystery readers will like Hart's Death on Demand book store and the cozy little island community in which it is located. Most of the characters are mystery novelists, and if the crimes and solutions are not brain teasers of the first order, mystery fans will enjoy the familiar references.

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3.0 out of 5 stars fun but full of inaccuracies
Overall, I felt that this book was fun and clever, but certain elements of it, like the literary name-dropping, could be annoying at times. Read more

Published on May 13 2001 by Christina P. Branson

1.0 out of 5 stars tripping the lights fantastically
"Death on Demand" was disappointing for two reasons. First, the main characters, Annie and Max, were simply annoying. Read more

Published on Jan 9 2001

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid rainy day read...
I love mysteries, and the premiere of the Death on Demand series is a winner. The author makes "whodunit" a little easier to figure out than I like, but the strength of... Read more

Published on Dec 29 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A fabulous addition to the world of female sleuths!
This book has everything a reader could want: suspense, intrigue, lovely setting, and a hilarious cast of characters... Read more

Published on Nov 30 1997