Bonnie A. (ladycholla) -
Helpful Score: 1
Enjoyed this very much, got the murderer toward the end and was surprised about the reason. Cozy and clean, nice characters to read about.
Bethany B. (Forevertiny) -
Helpful Score: 1
dead days of summer
beaches, boardwalks and the promise of carefree summer days mark the start of tourist season in the small, scenic town Ocean Point, new jersey. but this scene is marred suddenly by the body of a young woman found bludgeoned to death. Its the first ina string of seemingly random, senseless murders, the only connection being the odd postitioning of the victims fingers
beaches, boardwalks and the promise of carefree summer days mark the start of tourist season in the small, scenic town Ocean Point, new jersey. but this scene is marred suddenly by the body of a young woman found bludgeoned to death. Its the first ina string of seemingly random, senseless murders, the only connection being the odd postitioning of the victims fingers
Ross M. (Parrothead) reviewed Jury of One (Jenkins & Burns, Bk 1) (aka Deadly Readings) on + 533 more book reviews
Beaches, boardwalks and the promise of carefree summer days mark the start of tourist season in the small, scenic town of Ocean Point, New Jersey. But this scene is marred suddenly by the body of a young woman found bludgeoned to death. It's the first in a string of seemingly random, senseless murders, the only connection being the odd positioning of the victims' fingers.
It's a crisis that puts local detective Mitch Burns on edge. Murder in a peaceful beach town is bad enough, but a serial killer at the height of tourist season is worse. Much worse. Newly hired local reporter Elise Jenkins cuts her journalistic teeth on this one - especially when her search for the truth leads her on a dangerous hunt for the killer with a face whose familiarty masks deadly intent.
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It's a crisis that puts local detective Mitch Burns on edge. Murder in a peaceful beach town is bad enough, but a serial killer at the height of tourist season is worse. Much worse. Newly hired local reporter Elise Jenkins cuts her journalistic teeth on this one - especially when her search for the truth leads her on a dangerous hunt for the killer with a face whose familiarty masks deadly intent.
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Cathy C. reviewed Jury of One (Jenkins & Burns, Bk 1) (aka Deadly Readings) on + 4 more book reviews
First in the series. Likable characters in a small New Jersy seaside town. Elise Jenkins is a newly hired reporter. mitch Burns is the local police detective assigned a homocide.
Barbara H. (Bobsy) reviewed Jury of One (Jenkins & Burns, Bk 1) (aka Deadly Readings) on + 69 more book reviews
great book mystery and romance easy read
Barbara S. (barbsis) -
Detective Mitch Burns is on the hunt for a serial killer in a small town in southern Jersey. He is helped by reporter Elise Jenkins who finds a lead in the investigation which opens the door for Mitch. This is a romantic suspense novel but the "romance" between Mitch and Elise never gets beyond a few dates not even a single kiss. So much more a mystery than a romance. I found the life of a reporter to be boring and tedious. I'm not at all interested in small town life and found these parts of the story irrelevant to the mystery itself.
Patricia H. (beachcomber) reviewed Jury of One (Jenkins & Burns, Bk 1) (aka Deadly Readings) on + 320 more book reviews
A good quick read.
Cathy C. (cathyskye) -
Originally published as Jury of One, Deadly Readings is a good solid debut mystery. The book's Jersey Shore setting rang true to this fan of Chris Grabenstein's Ceepak and Boyle mysteries. When tourist dollars are involved, solving crime quickly is the name of the game.
Elise Jenkins and Mitch Burns are the two main characters in this book, and they are almost too good to be true. I almost wanted to rough them up with a fault or two to make them more realistic. However, what really frosted my cake was the fact that the newspaper Elise works for is 100% ethical, and this proves that paying attention to the real world has made me too jaded and cynical.
But you know what? It was nice reading about a newspaper staff that believed finding a killer was more important than the headlines it could grab. It was nice reading about a newspaper reporter who worked with the police instead of against them. Although whodunit was a bit too easy to deduce and there were a couple of questionable procedural issues in Deadly Readings, it was still an enjoyable read for this old cynic. I may just have to track down more books in this series!
Elise Jenkins and Mitch Burns are the two main characters in this book, and they are almost too good to be true. I almost wanted to rough them up with a fault or two to make them more realistic. However, what really frosted my cake was the fact that the newspaper Elise works for is 100% ethical, and this proves that paying attention to the real world has made me too jaded and cynical.
But you know what? It was nice reading about a newspaper staff that believed finding a killer was more important than the headlines it could grab. It was nice reading about a newspaper reporter who worked with the police instead of against them. Although whodunit was a bit too easy to deduce and there were a couple of questionable procedural issues in Deadly Readings, it was still an enjoyable read for this old cynic. I may just have to track down more books in this series!
