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Murder Carries a Torch [Large Print] (Paperback)

by Anne George (Author) "I'm telling you, Patricia Anne ..." (more)

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Paperback: 274 pages
Publisher: Wheeler Publishing; Lrg edition (November 2001)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1587241277
ISBN-13: 978-1587241277
Product Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.6 x 1.6 cm
Shipping Weight: 413 g

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (31 customer reviews)

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Sixtyish sisters Patricia Anne and Mary Alice return for more wacky fun and adventure in their seventh mystery in this popular series from Agatha-winner George. Soon after returning home to Birmingham, Ala., from Christmas in Poland, Patricia Anne and Mary Alice agree to help their cousin Luke track down his wife of 40 years, Virginia, who's run off with a house painter-cum-preacher with the Salinger-esque name of Holden Crawford. They start their search at Crawford's Jesus is Our Life and Heaven Hereafter Church, where someone hits Luke over the head and the two sisters find the neatly laid out body of an unknown woman in a pew. While Luke is in the hospital, the renegade preacher turns up in Virginia's car, dead of a snakebite. Patricia Anne and Mary Alice, aided by the local sheriff, unearth plenty of signs of jealousy, blackmail and adultery as they strive to clear Virginia's name and get to the bottom of her disappearance. Hilarious dialogue and small details (pimento cheese sandwiches?!) enrich a plot that's spread thin over past events and secondary players. Some questions are left unresolved, while othersAless important to the storyAare addressed by a person who appears only in the final chapters. Despite a weak ending, the eccentric characters and southern flavor should endear the book to cozy readers. George has written another genuinely funny mystery, and fans will be glad to see many familiar faces from earlier escapades.
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Petite Patricia Anne and hefty Mary Alice, series sister-sleuths in their sixties, hasten to the aid of their cousin Luke, whose wife has apparently run off with a painter. They search for the woman and discover a dead body in a "snake-handling" church; much-married Mary Alice meets and flirts with the investigating sheriff; police find the painter dead; and someone "hides" a rattlesnake in Mary Alice's car. Loads of excitement, then, accompanied by sisterly repartee, mostly humorous family complications and narrow escapes; light reading for most collections.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A weak ending but otherwise a great book, Jul 7 2004

By	M. C. Crammer (Decatur, GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Murder Carries A Torch Mm (Mass Market Paperback)

I'm a fan of the Southern Sisters series, and this was perhaps my fourth book in the series. I liked this one less than others I had read, probably because it was less of a puzzle for the reader to solve than I liked -- too much of the solution lay in things you had no reason to know. Nevertheless, because I have read so much in the genre, I was not surprised when the killer was revealed because there are certain characters in a mystery I keep an eye on based on the way the author portrays them.

The plot involves a snake handling church that sisters Patricia Ann and Mary Alice cross paths with in the search for their cousin Luke's wife -- who has disappeared with a house painter who is also a pastor at this church. Mary Alice is as outrageous as ever (and funny), while Patricia Ann is domestic as a plate (we hear about every meal she prepares) and yet gets dragged into a dangerous situation in her search for her cousin's wife.

If you like the series, you'll like this book, but if you haven't read any of the series, it would probably be best to start at the beginning. I personally didn't think this was the best in the series but it's well worth reading.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Just Danged Good, Jun 24 2004

By	Ann Sherry (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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This next-to-the-last book in the 'Southern Sisters' series is one of the best. The sisters' cousin, Pukey Lukey's (called so because he always got car sick as a child) wife is missing. The search leads the ladies to a snake handling church and a corpse. A quick read, the author's humor is in top form. Only one regret: After she wrote the next book ("Murder Boogies with Elvis") Anne George passed away. God Bless this author, who has given so much joy and entertainment thru her talent.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "Pukey Lukey" is Looking Green...., April 5 2004

By	K. A. Stevenson "WIAPilot" (Tucson) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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"Murder Carries a Torch" is Anne George's 7th book in her Southern Sisters Mystery Series. This series is one of the BEST and the funniest.

Siblings in their 60's - Patricia Anne (retired schoolteacher, petite, reserved, married for 40 years) and Mary Alice (a foot taller, 250+ lbs, bossy, bold, impulsive, and widow of three husbands) have just returned from visiting Patricia Anne's daughter, Haley, in Warsaw, Poland. Suffering from jet lag, they team up with their first cousin - "Pukey Luke" in this hilarious tale.

Luke, a successful businessman and father of U.S. Congressman, will never outlive his nickname, "Pukey Lukey," which he earned due to his propensity as a child for motion sickness in cars. The sisters have never forgiven him for ruining virtually every vacation while they were growing up and Mary Alice NEVER lets him ride in her Jag!

While Patricia Anne is out walking Woofer, a distraught Luke shows up at her home. Virginia - his wife of 40 years, has run off with a snake-charming painter/preacher! Mary Alice drops by and the saga is retold. Luke is so upset that Mary Alice must remove her colorful frog-detailed sweatshirt as "Pukey" starts to feel a little queasy when the frogs start hopping with each inhaled breath from Mary Alice!

The girls encounter danger, a few murders, and lots of mayhem as usual as they seek to find Virginia. Mary Alice meets possible husband #4 and the results will leave you laughing.

This is a series which is great for all ages, but especially for those who are older with children or grandchildren - although I have neither. It is one of the FUNNIEST series that I have ever read and I urge you to buy them all. You will get hooked and the sisterly bantering will remind you of your favorite sibling or relative.

The dialogue is PRICELESS and the mystery plots are SUPERB. You will not go wrong with this series!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A down-home murder mystery!
Love Anne's George's Southern Sisters Mysteries that are set in Birmingham! With her colorful characters (Pukey Lukey and Aunt Sister) and the everyday chores that the main... Read more

Published on Oct 12 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars --Hilarious and Entertaining--
In MURDER CARRIES A TORCH, Patricia Ann and Mary Alice (those outrageous sisters) find themselves trying to help their cousin Luke. Read more

Published on Jul 12 2002 by Judith Miller

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, Action Packed and Just Plain Great
This book is very humorous and will it also provides a little mystery between the humor. Anne is gone but will never be forgotten.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny,Funny,Funny
Anne George is the reason why I enjoy mystery. Her books provide intrigue as well as humor. She may be gone, but she will never be forgotten. Read more