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Review Date: 6/4/2007
Helpful Score: 1
Excellent read -- very enjoyable! I liked it better than "In the Company of the Courtesan," but don't miss that one either!!!!!!!!!
Review Date: 6/7/2007
This is a fun fast read about ... well a demon hunting soccer mom!!! worth spending a day at the beach with this book!!
Review Date: 7/8/2008
Helpful Score: 4
Fun cozy mystery about an older large animal veterinarian. Quite knowledgable about large animals and horses, except for the when mare foals -- oops! Definitely recommmend!
Review Date: 6/7/2007
Helpful Score: 2
Lots of plot twists and fun characters...enjoyable!
Review Date: 7/5/2015
Recently found this author - great story lines! Grabbed me from page 1
Review Date: 4/27/2020
Unexpectedly this was Quite a good mystery by a founder of âVeterinarians without Borders.â A young Canadian veterinary travels To Indonesia where he is caught up in local politics, dead, cattle, and murder. Good twists and turns. Recommend!
Review Date: 8/14/2011
I'd heard this was a great book, and I did get pulled in to the story; however, I have to agree that it did fall apart at the end. What started out as a good period mystery, fell apart towards the end with a sudden leap into the paranormal that wasn't really explained. Probably wouldn't recommend.
Review Date: 7/5/2015
True life crime mystery. Horse folks will appreciate the accuracy and detail
Review Date: 1/20/2009
Helpful Score: 4
I thought it was a tad hard to follow all the characters -- unless you're a Civil War buff or paid better attention in History class than I did -- but this is a compelling story of the battle at Gettysburg as viewed from both sides. The dialogue follows what is historically known about these "players" without making it sound too "made up."
The books does not deal with the gruesome details of the battlefield, but depicts insight into the soldiers' feelings, the respect they had for their leaders, and the courage they faced in following those leaders' commands beyond all.
A definite must read.
The books does not deal with the gruesome details of the battlefield, but depicts insight into the soldiers' feelings, the respect they had for their leaders, and the courage they faced in following those leaders' commands beyond all.
A definite must read.
Review Date: 6/7/2007
Helpful Score: 1
A great book club book; we all enjoyed it. Very poignant.
Review Date: 12/21/2007
Helpful Score: 1
First in a new series starring Meg and her crazy family. Similar to Janet Evanovich, this author makes the book a fun read and almost believable in its zany antics. Even the description of lawn mower incident (don't want to give anything away) was hysterical... check it out!
Review Date: 12/21/2007
Helpful Score: 1
This series is a delightful read! If you like the zaniness of Janet Evanovich, check this out. The heroine, Meg, seems to be th only sane one in her eccentric family...who follow her with mystery and mayhem.
Review Date: 6/7/2007
A good "horsie" novel. Very true to facts of the show world for junior riders. Young adults as well as us "horseshow moms" will enjoy it!
Review Date: 1/22/2008
Helpful Score: 1
This a great debut of what I hope will be many more books to follow. The Spellmans are a family of private investigators living in San Francisco. The characters are zany, but almost believable; the adventures are fun; and the writing snappy. You'll love Izzy and her kid sister who tags along on her cases. The theft and ransome of Uncle Ray's lucky shirt is great. And the invocation of "Section 5, clause (d)" of the family contract is nothing less than hysterical. READ THIS!!!!!!!!
Review Date: 3/22/2015
Fun book -- I love the dynamic! Crazy family antics, and very nearly believable -- or is it just that my family is as crazy?
Review Date: 6/4/2007
Charming story from the author of "Angry Housewives" -- enjoyed it!!
Review Date: 1/20/2009
Helpful Score: 2
This book left me with that dissatisfied longing we get when we want the book to have a different ending or we simply want to read "the rest of the story." I did guess some of the surprises as I went along, but it didn't detract from the story as told. Not all was truly believable -- the noble savage guide, the pioneer mother who is fit enough to walk miles across the frozen winterscape in a pair of moccasins, but still a good read...definitely left me wanting more!
Review Date: 7/5/2015
Irreverent and funny - and maybe just a little disturbing!
Review Date: 7/5/2015
Look Queen Betsy -- irreverent and funny. Laurel Hamilton "lite"
Review Date: 9/3/2007
Helpful Score: 12
Absolutely great read about a little known battle of the Civil War. The description of the battle and the aftermath -- the realization that this battle was absolute suicide on the confederate's part; the house and family was comandeered and turned into a field hospital/morgue fascinated me. The romantic aspect as well as Carrie's "depression" over her dead child was conjecture by the author and not quite believeable, but it does help bring the characters to life. What this woman went through and what she accmplished in her lifetime is truly inspiring
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