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Mind Over Murder (2011)

by Allison Kingsley(Favorite Author)

3.36 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

042524377X (ISBN13: 9780425243770)

languge

English

genre

Mystery & Thriller

publisher

Berkley

series

Raven's Nest

review 1: Since I don't normally write reviews unless I have something specific to say, here's the break down of how I rate my books...1 star... This book was bad, so bad I may have given up and skipped to the end. I will avoid this author like the plague in the future.2 stars... This book was not very good, and I won't be reading any more from the author.3 stars... This book was ok, but I won't go out of my way to read more, But if I find another book by the author for under a dollar I'd pick it up.4 stars... I really enjoyed this book and will definitely be on the look out to pick up more from the series/author.5 stars... I loved this book! It had earned a permanent home in my collection and I'll be picking up the rest of the series and other books from the author ... moreASAP.
review 2: This review originally appeared in the November 2011 issue of the Digital Concordian.Allison Kingsley’s Mind Over Murder is a quick and easy read. How quick? I finished the book in a couple of hours. How easy? I was able to figure out who the killer was well before the book’s fifty-page mark. I have watched episodes of Murder, She Wrote that were more mentally taxing.The first in a series, Mind Over Murder introduces us to cousins Clara Quinn and Stephanie Quinn Dowd. Clara has just returned to the small town of Finn’s Harbor, Maine, after a ten-year misadventure in New York City. Stephanie owns and operates Finn’s Harbor’s new retail hot spot, the Raven’s Nest Bookstore, and she helps cousin Clara out by giving her a job.Because Mind Over Murder is a paranormal tinged cozy, it contains an element of supernatural fantasy. Clara has some kind of vague clairvoyant power, referred to as the Quinn Sense. She is supposed to be able read minds and, every now and then, foresee the future. But the only thing Claire’s “Quinn Sense” does in this book is state the blatantly obvious.It was difficult for me to warm up to either Clara or Stephanie. Clara comes across as weak and directionless, while Stephanie is bossy and overbearing to the point of almost being unsympathetic.Not as unsympathetic as the murder victim, though. She is an unlikeable harridan and poisonous town gossip. So there are plenty of reasons for plenty of people in Finn’s Harbor to want to kill her.When the woman is found dead inside of the Raven’s Nest’s stockroom, the store’s only other employee becomes the prime suspect. Stephanie “convinces” Clara to become an amateur sleuth in order find out who really committed the crime.Aiding Clara and Stephanie in their investigation is the Raven’s Nest itself. It seems that a great many of Finn’s Harbor residents are voracious readers. So much so that they come into the Raven’s Nest every day, just to buy a book. There has to be some kind of credible reason for the various suspects to keep showing up, just so amateur sleuths Clara and Stephanie can then ask them some nosy questions.Being a bookworm that loves to browse the shelves of a well-stocked bookstore, I had high hopes for my very first visit to the Raven’s Nest. I doubt that I will be making many return visits. less

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